Honey-Mustard Turkey Burgers

From EatingWell: October 1998, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005)

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.

READER'S COMMENT:

"Wow unexpectedly delish, very few ingredients great flavor, I made them on the stove and thought they were excellent. Only thing I did is sprinkled a little extra pepper on the outside. Yum will be making again. "

Makes: 4 servings

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

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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: 317 calories; 11 g fat ( 3 g sat , 2 g mono ); 65 mg cholesterol; 31 g carbohydrates; 26 g protein; 3 g fiber; 593 mg sodium; 387 mg potassium.

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

Carbohydrate Servings: 2

Exchanges: 2 starch, 4 lean meat

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