Creole Turkey Burger with Bacon

Cheese Baby Cheese!

I just love a good burger, but most of all I love a good, moist, juicy, cheesy, turkey burger. I use ground turkey for pretty much everything. I make spaghetti sauce, tacos, enchiladas, egg rolls...

Anything that requires ground beef, ground turkey is a great, lean substitute. The operative word being lean, which means for a good burger it's needs to remain moist and juicy.

Sometimes lean meats dry out quickly. I have a trick and it's adding sauteed veggies to the mixture and voila, it's juicy.

I toasted my bun because that is how I like them, you don't have to toast them. Another good option is to steam your bun quickly, OMG that is so good. A juicy burger on a steamed bun. 

This is the finished product, looks good, huh?

  
Yes, you knew I was going to eat it!


Creole Turkey Burger with Bacon

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time:  30 minutes
Servings: 4

Vegetable Saute

8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 bell pepper, diced
1 fresh jalapeno, diced
1 chipotle pepper, minced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, minced
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. creole seasoning
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Over medium heat in a medium skillet heat 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Add all the vegetables except the garlic.

Cook for about 5 minutes, season with all spices, add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Allow mixture to cool for about 5 minutes.

Turkey Burgers

1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. creole seasonings
8 slices of bacon
veggie mixture
sliced cheese
hamburger buns
extra virgin olive oil
room temperature butter to toast buns

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and cook bacon for about 15 minutes.

In a large bowl add turkey meat, all seasonings and cooled veggie mixture, mix well and form into 4 patties. Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat and cook burgers approximately 5-6 minutes per side. Add sliced cheese, cover pot and allow cheese to melt.

Butter the inside of buns and toast.

Add meat to bun, cheese, bacon and enjoy!