Italian Turkey Burgers
2
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
The addition of fennel seeds makes these burgers reminiscent of Italian sausage. Top them with fresh basil and tomato for a wonderful summer main course.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Uncooked 93% lean ground turkey
1 pound(s)
Onion
⅓ cup(s), chopped
Minced garlic
2 tsp(s)
Fennel seed
2 tsp(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es), freshly ground
Olive oil cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Tomato
2 small, ripe, yellow and/or red, thinly sliced
Fresh basil
1 cup(s), fresh, leaves, torn or thinly shredded
Reduced calorie hamburger buns
4 bun(s)
Instructions
1
Coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high.
2
In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey, onion, garlic, fennel seed, salt and pepper; form into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Coat burgers and inside of rolls with cooking spray.
3
Grill burgers for 5 minutes; flip burgers and add rolls to grill. Grill open-face rolls until lightly charred, about 1 to 2 minutes; remove to serving plates. Grill burgers until cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
4
To serve, top grilled rolls with tomato slices and burgers; garnish with basil. Yields 1 burger per serving.
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