Honey-Mustard Turkey Burgers

From EatingWell: October 1998, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005) — Subscribe Now!

Burgers made with ground turkey are a lean alternative to beef burgers, providing you choose turkey ground from the breast. Regular ground turkey, which is a mixture of light and dark meat and some skin, contains almost as much fat as lean ground beef. A honey-mustard mixture keeps these low-fat patties moist and succulent.

4 servings

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Nutrition Profile

Ingredients

1/4 cup coarse-grained mustard
2 tablespoons honey
1 pound ground turkey breast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 teaspoons canola oil
4 whole-wheat hamburger rolls, split and toasted
Lettuce, tomato slices and red onion slices, for garnish

Preparation

Prepare a grill.
Whisk mustard and honey in a small bowl until smooth.
Combine turkey, 3 tablespoons of the mustard mixture, salt and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Form into four 1-inch-thick burgers.
Lightly brush the burgers on both sides with oil. Grill until no pink remains in center, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Brush the burgers with the remaining mustard mixture. Serve on rolls with lettuce, tomato and onion slices.

Nutrition

Per serving: 313 calories; 6 g fat (0 g sat, 1 g mono); 45 mg cholesterol; 39 g carbohydrates; 32 g protein; 5 g fiber; 526 mg sodium; 6 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Folate (20% daily value), Iron (20% dv), Calcium (15% dv).

2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 2 starch, 4 lean meat