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Chicken, Turkey, Fowl and Egg: Chicken, Turkey, Fowl Dishes: All-American Turkey Burgers
Try our twist on the classic quarter pounder with this CalorieKing Recipe Makeover. Our version uses lean ground turkey in place of ground beef.
Author: National Turkey Federation
Date: August 03, 2009
Serves: 4 person(s)
Yield: 4 x patties
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Ingredients:
The traditional quarter-pounder hamburger is high in calories, fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. This turkey burger recipe is transformed to lower calorie and lower fat by replacing the traditional regular high-fat ground beef with lean ground turkey. We've also added vegetables to the mix, increasing both nutrition and flavor. | Recipe Makeover |
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1 lb lean ground turkey (90% lean)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup ketchup
1/8 tsp black pepper
4 kaiser rolls, sliced
4 leaves lettuce
4 slices red ripe tomato
4 thin slices onion
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| Traditional Recipe |
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4 ground beef patties (1 pound)
1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper, or to taste
1/4 cup ketchup
4 hamburger buns
1/2 cup pickle slices
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Directions:
Preheat charcoal grill for direct-heat cooking.
In medium-size bowl combine turkey, onion, garlic, ketchup and pepper. Evenly divide turkey mixture into 4 burgers, approximately 3-1/2 inches in diameter.
Grill turkey burgers 5 to 6 minutes per side until 165ºF is reached on food thermometer and turkey is no longer pink in center.
To serve, place each turkey burger on bottom half of kaiser roll and top with lettuce, tomato, onion and top half of roll.
Nutritional Information
(Per Serving)
| Makeover | Traditional |
| Calories: | 379 cals | 515 cals |
| Kilojoules: | 1,587 kJ | 2,156 kJ |
| Fat | 10.6 g | 36.0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 43.0 g | 29.0 g |
| Protein | 29.0 g | 18.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 70.0 mg | 89.0 mg |
| Sodium | 774 mg | 892 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 2.4 g | 13.3 g |
| Fiber | 2.6 g | 1.9 g |
| Calcium | 74.0 mg | 63.0 mg |
| Total Sugars | 11.0 g | 5.0 g |
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