Pesto turkey burgers
9
Points®
Total time: 20 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Presto, pesto! The pine nut sauce is the secret weapon in this quick-fire recipe. Mixed into the meat, the pesto lends bold flavor while keeping the turkey extra juicy. This burger comes together fast, so follow this assembly line order: Toast the buns on the grill first, then grill the onions and patties at the same time.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Uncooked 99% fat-free ground turkey breast
1 pound(s)
Dried plain breadcrumbs
0.25 cup(s)
Pesto sauce
0.25 cup(s)
Kosher salt
0.5 tsp
Black pepper
0.5 tsp
Uncooked red onion(s)
4 slice(s), thick
Light whole wheat hamburger buns
4 item(s)
Light mayonnaise
8 tsp
Tomato(es)
8 slice(s)
Instructions
1
Coat a grill rack or grill pan with cooking spray and preheat to medium-high.
2
In a medium bowl, combine the turkey, breadcrumbs, pesto, salt, and black pepper. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a ½-inch-thick patty.
3
Coat both sides of the turkey patties and onion slices with cooking spray. Arrange the patties, onion slices, and buns on the grill rack. Grill the buns until toasted, about 1 minute. Grill the patties and onion slices until cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
4
Spread 2 tsp mayonnaise on the bottom half of each bun. Top each with 1 patty, 1 onion slice, 2 tomato slices, and the top half of the bun.
5
Serving size: 1 burger
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