You don’t have to be a vegetarian to go bonkers for Boca! James and I eat these all the time. Packed with lean protein and low in calories and fat, these are a great go-to for busy weeknights.
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Fiber One Turkey Burgers with Apple Slaw and Spicy Mayo
The addition of Fiber One and oats really ‘beefs’ these up resulting in a heartier burger, while the apple slaw and spicy mayo add a little something unexpected.
Burgers
- ¼ cup fiber one
- ¼ cup oats (we used quick cooking oats)
- 1 lb ground turkey
- Salt and pepper
Toppings
- lettuce
- tomato slices
- 4 slices of cheese
Spicy mayo
- ½ cup fat free sour cream
- 1 tbs ff mayo
- 1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp lemon zest
- Salt and pepper
- 1/8 tsp crpf
Apple slaw
- 1 tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbs whole grain mustard
- 1 granny smith apple, grated
- 1 braeburn apple, grated
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
To make spicy mayo, combine sour cream, mayo, mint, lemon zest, crushed red pepper flake, salt and pepper in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make slaw, combine cider vinegar, mustard, grated apple, olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes, allowing flavors to marry.
Place fiber one and oats in food processor and blend until finely crushed. Add along with turkey, salt and pepper to a large bowl, mix to combine and form into 4 patties.
We cooked ours on the Forman grill but you could grill outside or, pan fry. Just cook about 5 minutes per side or until no longer pink and internal temperature reaches 165.
To serve, top burgers with a slice of american cheese (or whatever kind you like best), lettuce, tomato and a dollop of apple slaw. Spread your bun with a generous schmear of spicy mayo and go to town!
Spicy Black Bean Burgers
I’ve been experimenting lately with different types of burgers. Now, I love a juicy hamburger as much as the next gal but sometimes I crave something hearty but heart healthy too.
- 1 16 oz. can black beans (I used Eden Foods, Organic Black Soy Beans)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 jalapeno
- 1/2 red onion
- 1/2 bell pepper (I used an orange one but you can substitute red or yellow, I wouldn’t use green as they have a slightly different flavor)
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tbs olive oil
Add all ingredients, except egg, breadcrumbs and olive oil to food processor and pulse to combine. Once mixture comes together, transfer to a large bowl and add in egg and breadcrumbs. Form into 4 patties. Put them in the fridge for about 30 minutes, allowing them to set up.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add patties and cook about 5 minutes per side.
We served these in pitas but they’d be good on buns too. Top with this yummy, simple sauce:
- 1/4 cup low fat sour cream
- 1 tbs horseradish
- 1 tsp whole grain mustard
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
Stir to combine. This sauce is great on just about anything. Top fish, chicken, steak or even use it as a dip for chips!
Burger Cubano
This burger will leave you with the irresistible urge to get up and Salsa! Ole!
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tbs yellow mustard
- salt and pepper
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 8 slices thick cut ham
- 4 jalapeno dill pickles, sliced lengthwise (I used Mt. Olive brand)
- 4 kaiser rolls, halved
- 2 tbs yellow mustard
Combine first three ingredients in a bowl and form into 4 patties. Cook in a skillet over medium heat about 4-5 minutes each side. Remove the patties but leave the skillet on as you will assemble your burgers and put them back in the pan to finish cooking.
Spread rolls with yellow mustard on both halves. Place pickle slices on one half and top with a slice of ham. To the second half, add your other slice of ham, swiss and your patty. Once all are assembled and back in the pan, turn the heat down to low and top them with the bottom side of a heavy, cast iron skillet. Allow to cook about 2 minutes, flip and repeat.
Tips:
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can use a plate. Just place a few canned goods on top of the plate to weight the burger down.
Burger Parmigiana!
A burger wearing parm? That’s haute…. errr hot.
Think the idea of making tomato sauce from scratch is too daunting? Think again! You can have yummy, homemade, grandma approved tomato sauce in about 30 minutes flat!
Tomato Sauce:
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1/2 white onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
- 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp fennel seed
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp basil
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp parsley
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 bay leaves
Heat a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat and add in olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add in garlic, onions, salt and pepper and sweat for about 5 minutes. Add in the rest of your ingredients and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 20 – 30 minutes and remove the bay leaves.
Burger:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp basil
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp parsley
- 1/4 fennel seed
- salt and pepper
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 kaiser rolls, halved
- small handful of fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Combine ground beef, parm and spices in a bowl and form into 4 patties. Cook patties over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes per side. Top patties with a slice of provolone cheese and cover. Allow about 2 minutes for the cheese to melt.
Meanwhile, place about a tablespoon of mozzarella on your kaiser rolls and toast to melt the cheese. We did this in a toaster oven but if you don’t have one, just do them under the broiler for about a minute.
To serve, top your burger with some tomato sauce, toasted pine nuts and fresh basil.
Mangia!
Tips:
Toasting your own pine nuts is super quick and easy! Just heat a small skillet over low heat and toss in your pine nuts. No need to add oil as nuts have a ton of natural oils in them already. Let them go for about 8 minutes or until they’re a toasty shade of brown. Keep an eye on them though, they burn easily!
Open-Face Texas Burger
Hair, oil, football and don’t forget the beef! They do everything big in the lonestar state.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- salt and pepper
- 1 can of prepared chili (We used Hormel Turkey Chili, No Beans)
- 4 slices of Texas toast
- 4 fried eggs
Combine ground beef and spices in a bowl and shape into 4 patties. Cook patties over medium heat about 4-5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
While burgers are cooking, fry up your eggs and toast your bread.
Meanwhile, heat your chili in a small sauce pan about 8 – 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
To assemble, top toast with a patty, a fried egg and a generous helping of chili.
My Big Fat Greek Burger
Tzatziki
- 1 6 oz. container of plain, non-fat yogurt
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 3/4 cup seedless cucumber, grated
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 2 tbs low fat sour cream
- 1 tsp fresh oregano
- 1 tbs fresh mint
- 1/4 tsp dried dill
- salt and pepper
Combine all ingredients and set aside.
Burger
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup seedless cucumber, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 10 kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- handful of fresh mint, chopped
- tbs of fresh oregano, chopped
- prepared hummus
- crumbled feta
- pita bread
Combine first four ingredients in a bowl and form into 4 patties. Cook patties on medium heat for 4-5 minutes each side. Drain on paper towels. To assemble your burger, split the pita so that it is almost in two but leave it attached at one end. Spread one side with hummus and the other with tzatziki. Top with cucumber, feta, red onion, kalamatas and herbs. Fold and enjoy!
Tips:
To up the Greek factor, feel free to substitute ground lamb!
Apple Turkey Burgers
So thanks to Hungry Girl, I’ve been informed that May is National Hamburger Month. In honor of this, we will be posting a different burger recipe every day this week. With Memorial Day just around the corner, I’m sure a lot of you will be hosting and/or attending cook outs. Hopefully these recipes will be helpful! Enjoy!
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 apple, 1/2 grated for the burger, 1/2 sliced to top (I used a Braeburn apple)
- 1 tbs dijon mustard
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp minced onion
- 6 slices of turkey bacon
- A few slices of fancy cheddar cheese
- 1 toasted kaiser roll
Place turkey bacon under broiler and let it go about 5 minutes. Flip and cook an additional 5 minutes. I did this in my little toaster oven but if don’t have one, and your broiler gets screaming hot, you may want to cook the bacon on 450 instead of broil. Set the bacon aside to cool.
Combine all the burger ingredients in a medium bowl and separate into 4 patties.
Heat a skillet on medium and spray with non stick cooking spray.
Cook patties about 4 minutes each side.
Top each patty with cheese and cover with an aluminum foil tent. Allow about two minutes for the cheese to melt.
To serve, top with apple slices and turkey bacon. We put mayo on our buns but I think this would be awesome with a shmear of apple butter!
Apricot, Bleu Cheese and Caramelized Onion Burgers
Everyone knows that beef and bleu cheese are long time BFF’s. On this, their latest culinary journey, they’ve decided to bring along apricot for the ride. Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20% is best)
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1/4 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely sliced
- 1/4 tsp fresh thyme (you can substitute dry if you like)
- 1/4 cup bleu cheese dressing
- 2 tbs Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- 1 tsp worcesterchire
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add in your onions, salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes and reduce heat to low. Allow the onions to cook down about 15 – 20 mins, stirring occassionally. Onions should be medium brown in color.
In a small bowl, add bleu cheese dressing, hot sauce and worcesterchire. Mix to combine and set aside.
In a large bowl, add ground beef, apricot preserves, thyme, bleu cheese, salt and pepper. Form mixture into 4 patties.
Add the patties to the same pan you used to caramelize your onions. Cook patties 4 – 5 minutes each side.
To serve, spread English muffins and/or hamburger buns with bleu cheese sauce, and top each burger with caramelized onions.