30 minute (or less) Turkey Burgers

Simple, easy. Delicious.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground turkey breast meat

1/2 cup diced onions

1/2 cup chopped mushrooms

4 whole wheat buns

1 tomato

Romaine lettuce

Directions:

Saute onions and mushrooms in 1 teaspoon olive oil for a 4 minutes, until softened.  Season with pepper and garlic salt. Transfer onion mixture to medium size bowl. Add ground turkey to onion mixture and mix with fork. Shape into four patties. In large saute pan, add about 1 tablespoon olive oil. Saute patties for about 5 minutes on each side, or until thoroughly cooked. Toast hamburger buns. Layer burgers with mustard, turkey patty, lettuce, tomato and ketchup (optional). Enjoy with carrots, salad or baked chips!

Nutrition Info per burger:

Yields 4

Calories: 300 (depends on buns, try to look for whole wheat buns with 200 calories or less)

Fat: 8 g. (depends on fat % for turkey breast, look for lean, ground turkey)

Saturated Fat: 2 g.

Sodium: 400 mg

Fiber: 4 g.

Protein: 27 g.

Carbohydrates: 30 g.

If cooking for 2 people, this recipe makes great leftovers. Simply pack turkey patty in tupperware. Place bun in separate container and vegetables in another container. Heat turkey burger in microwave before eating and combine with bun and vegetables. Perfect healthy and filling lunch!