Recipe for Stuffed Mediterranean Turkey Burgers

Mmmm, little pockets of goodness tucked inside a moist, delicious turkey burger!  These are a little too fragile for the grill.  They cook up quickly in a pan with a little olive oil for browning.  Make sure not to overcook or they will be dry.

Servings: 3
Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 to 1 1/4 lb. ground turkey or turkey breast
• 1/4 cup julienne cut sundried tomatoes in olive oil
• 1/4 cup crumbled low fat feta cheese
• 1 heaping TBSP finely chopped basil
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper 

Method:

• Pour a very fine layer of olive oil in a large frying pan and heat over medium high heat.
• While pan heats, mix tomatoes, feta and basil together.
• Divide turkey into 6 equal balls and flatten them.
• Spoon 1/3rd of tomato mixture on 3 of the pieces of turkey and then top each of them with one of the plain pieces of turkey.
• Gently press around the edges to form a sealed burger.
• Sprinkle a few drops of olive oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Cook over med high heat 4-5 minutes per side, until no longer pink inside.

These were just perfect for an evening when we wanted a light but flavorful supper (to make up for overindulging the evening before!).

You can stuff all sorts of different things in these turkey burgers and stuffed burgers are my favorite way to eat ground turkey-I find it too dry otherwise.

Here are some other ways I've served them-Enjoy!

Olive and feta turkey burgers

Stuffed turkey burgers with goat's cheese and roasted red peppers

Blue Cheese, pistachio and cranberry turkey burgers (my personal favorite)

Inside out turkey cheeseburgers

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Recipe for Green Chili Turkey Cheeseburgers

It's grilling season just about everywhere now.  Of course, we're spoiled here in Hawaii with the ability to grill just about any day we like!



This is a very tasty turkey cheeseburger-hope you'll give it a try.


Yield: 3 or 4 burgers, depending on how big you make them
Time: 20 minutes


Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground turkey (or turkey breast)
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 garlic cloves, mashed and chopped finely
• 1 can diced green chilis (4 oz)
• 3 ounces shredded low fat cheese (I used cheddar/jack blend)
• 1/2 TBSP honey
• Juice of 1 lime
• Your favorite multi/whole grain hamburger bun

Method:

• Preheat grill.
• Mix turkey, salt, pepper, cumin, garlic, 1/2 of chilis, 2 oz cheese together and form into patties.
• Grill until just cooked and no longer pink in the middle, about 3 minutes per side, flipping once.
• After the flip, top patties with remaining cheese.
• Toast buns and mix together the remaining chilis, lime juice, and honey.  Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve burgers on buns, topped with chili mix.

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Adapted from How Sweet It Is