The addition of pasta sauce keeps ready-in-30-minutes burgers moist while grilling.
Grilled Italian Turkey Burgers
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground turkey breast
- 3 tablespoons tomato pasta sauce
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
- 2 slices (1 oz each) mozzarella cheese, cut in half
- 1/2 baguette (8 inches), cut into two 4-inch pieces
- 2 lettuce leaves
- 2 slices red onion
- Additional tomato pasta sauce, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Heat gas or charcoal grill. In medium bowl, mix turkey, 3 tablespoons pasta sauce and chopped onion. Shape mixture into 2 patties, each about 3/4 inch thick and the approximate shape of the baguette pieces.
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Step2Cover and grill patties over medium heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 165°F. Top patties with cheese. Cover and grill about 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted.
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Step3Slice baguette pieces horizontally in half. Place lettuce leaves on bottom halves; top with burgers and onion slices. Top with remaining baguette halves. Serve with additional pasta sauce.
Nutrition
360
Calories
9g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 610mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 440mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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