Turkey Burger with Apple really turned a corner for me with my quest to find a great turkey burger recipe. This is a MUST try burger especially if you usually don’t like turkey burgers.
Turkey burgers with apple includes the unexpected ingredient of rice that stretches this recipe to feed six. If you are trying to cut cost, without cutting flavor, add these burgers to your next menu! I first found this recipe in my Taste of Home Light and Tasty 2002 Annual Recipes Cookbook.
Grill It!
Recipe serves: 6
Serving size: 1 burger
Total time: 30 minutes
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices.
Pantry & Spices
-
rubbed sage
-
dried thyme
-
ground allspice
-
cayenne pepper
Grocery
-
1 garlic bulb
-
1 onion
-
1 apple
-
1 bunch fresh parsley
-
1 large tomato
-
1 head of lettuce
-
1 pound ground turkey
-
1 bag brown rice 16 oz
-
1 bag hamburger buns
Let's prep!
Ingredients
Prep
Ingredients
| 1 medium apple, grated |
| 1/2 cup cooked brown rice |
| 1/4 small onion, grated |
| 2 garlic cloves, minced |
| 1 teaspoon rubbed sage |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 1 pound ground turkey breasts |
| 2 tablespoons fresh parsely |
| 6 whole wheat hamburger buns |
| 6 lettuce leaves |
| 6 tomato slices |
Prep
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Cook 1/2 cup of rice to package directions. Once cooked add to a large mixing bowl.
- Add to a large mixing bowl
- peel and grate 1 apple
- grate 1/4 small onion
- mince 2 garlic cloves
- crumble turkey over top
- Add spices in a small prep bowl and mix together:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Add seasoning to the top of the ground turkey and mix all the ingredients together
- Weigh meat to 3 ~3/4 ounces then shape into patties.
- I place my burgers on a quarter sheet pan then put them in the refrigerator until I am ready to grill.
- Remove 6 lettuce leaves and wash lightly shaking water off lettuce leaves. I place a paper towel on a plate then add the lettuce leaves or I use my salad spinner to remove water from lettuce. Set aside until ready to serve.
- Slice 1 large tomato into 6 slices then set aside until ready to serve.
Let's cook!
- Complete the prep from the prep tab above.
- Start your grill
- Grease the grill rack before grilling be careful of the flames.
- Grill burgers with the lid on for 5-8 minutes per side depending on your heat.
- Burgers will be done when the internal temperature is 165° F.
- I like to top my burger with mayo, lettuce and tomato. Enjoy!
This recipe can also be found in Weekly Dinners for 2 under $45 – Menu 5
