Southwest Turkey Burgers

Recipe Ingredients

8		Turkey bacon
		= (or turkey bacon with black pepper or
		Applewood smoked bacon)
1 1/3 lbs	605g / 21oz	Ground turkey breast
		= (the average weight of 1 package)
2		Garlic cloves - finely chopped
1		Shallot or 1/4 red onion - finely chopped (large)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh thyme leaves
		= (or 1 tspn dried thyme leaves)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh cilantro leaves - (optional)
		= (parsley may be substituted)
1/2		Green, red, or yellow bell pepper - seeded, chopped fine (small)
1		Serrano or jalapeño pepper - seeded, chopped fine
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cumin
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cayenne hot sauce - (to 2)
		= (Tabasco recommended)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grill seasoning blend
		= (Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick
		Recommended)
		Vegetable oil or olive oil - for drizzling
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Deli-sliced pepper jack cheese
4		Crusty kaiser rolls - split
1 cup	237ml	Sweet red pepper relish
		= (pepper jelly may be substituted)
		Red leaf lettuce - as needed
		Spicy O-Nuts - (see recipe)

Recipe Instructions

Chop your garlic and veggies.

Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Wipe excess grease from pan and return skillet to heat.

While bacon cooks, combine turkey meat, garlic, shallot or onion, thyme, cilantro or parsley, bell pepper, serrano or jalapeño pepper, cumin, hot pepper sauce, grill seasoning or salt and pepper. Divide mixture into 4 equal mounds then form meat into patties.

Drizzle patties with vegetable oil to coat. Cook in skillet over medium high heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Place sliced cheese over the patties in the last 2 minutes of cooking, use 1 or 2 slices for each patty, as you like.

Pile cooked cheeseburgers into buns. Spread sweet relish or jelly on bun tops and set red leaf lettuce into place, using the relish or jelly as glue. Top cheeseburgers with 2 slices of cooked, crisp bacon or turkey bacon and lettluce. Then serve with tortilla chips, tossed salad and/or Spicy O-nuts.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
30 MINUTE MEALS with Rachael Ray - (Show # TM-1E36) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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