Teriyaki Turkey Burgers
These delicious teriyaki turkey burgers make a wonderful weeknight dinner or addition to your summer barbecue, complete with a grilled pineapple ring!
It’s day 3 of Meat Week!
Today, I’m mixing it up a bit and using ground turkey instead of ground beef, making these burgers lighter and healthier than the rest of the week.
How to Make This Burger Even Healthier
The nutritional facts for this recipe were calculated using all of the ingredients exactly as written, but if you are trying to lose weight, this recipe can still be a part of your healthy diet!
Here are a few tips for making this burger even healthier.
Use Extra Lean Ground Turkey
The leaner the meat, the less fat and the fewer calories. Just beware that leaner meats may not be quite as moist.
Sub Greek Yogurt for the Mayo
Plain Greek yogurt is a great healthy substitute for mayo. It won’t taste exactly the same, but it still gives you that lovely creaminess in the sauce on your burger.
Opt For A Whole Wheat Bun
Trading your regular buns for a whole grain variety will give you more nutrients and, usually, less calories.
The burgers themselves combine ground turkey, garlic, breadcrumbs, minced garlic, green onions, pepper, and teriyaki sauce to make a moist and tender patty.
It’s topped with a teriyaki mayonnaise (yum!) and grilled pineapple (double yum!)!
But, don’t use canned pineapple like I did. It was handily already in our pantry and I was trying to use it up, but…don’t do it. Get the fresh stuff. Because grilled pineapple is a thing of beauty and the canned stuff is just too thin to bring out the entirety of the warm, juicy goodness.
There was a restaurant in the town where I grew up in Colorado that served a teriyaki burger and it was such a great burger, but they used canned pineapple and it really just ruined it. You’d think I would have remembered that lesson, but apparently, I’m a little thick headed.
So, learn from my mistakes. Don’t do it.
Even with the canned pineapple, this was one of my favorite burgers of the week!
Stay tuned, two more burgers are coming your way!
Teriyaki Turkey Burgers
These delicious teriyaki turkey burgers make a wonderful weeknight dinner or addition to your summer barbecue, complete with a grilled pineapple ring!
Ingredients
For the burgers
- 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
- 3 Tbs breadcrumbs
- 2 Tbs teriyaki sauce
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 stalks green onions, diced
- 1/8 tsp ground pepper
For the toppings
- 4 pineapple rings
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbs teriyaki sauce
- 4 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Mix together ground turkey, breadcrumbs, teriyaki sauce, garlic, green onions, and pepper.
- Divide meat into 4 equal pieces and shape into patties.
- Grill both the burgers and the pineapple rings, covered, over high heat for 5-8 minutes (less for the pineapple, depending on how thick the slices are) per side, or until meat temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- While the burgers are cooking, mix together the 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1 Tbs teriyaki sauce.
- Remove the burgers and pineapple from the grill.
- Place a burger patty, a pineapple ring, and ~1 Tbs teriyaki mayonnaise on each hamburger bun.
Notes
**Nutritional info includes all of the ingredients, including the bun, as listed above. Read the post for tips to save on calories and make this burger an even healthier choice.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 burgerAmount Per Serving: Calories: 524Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 1244mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 2gSugar: 14gProtein: 35g
Mine too! Hope you like them!
This is TOTALLY up my alley. 🙂 I can’t wait to try it!