Turkey Cheeseburgers

Ingredients:

• 1 package (about 1 1/4 pounds) ground turkey
• 1 medium-size zucchini, trimmed and grated (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 Multi-Grain sandwich buns or rolls
• Lettuce (optional)
• sliced tomato (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat broiler, arranging rack so that the burgers will be about 2 inches from heat.
2. In a large bowl, combine turkey, zucchini, cheese, salt, onion powder, basil and pepper. Mix well and form into four flat patties, each about 5 inches.


3. Place burgers on broiler pan and broil 6 minutes. Carefully flip burgers and continue to broil an additional 6 minutes, or until burgers register 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (I actually broiled mine for 8 minutes on each side)

4. Toast buns/rolls, if desired. Stack buns/rolls with burgers, lettuce and sliced tomato. Serve warm.
   Hubby's Yum-O Meter
   (on a scale of 1-10)
   8.5

4 servings
Nutrient Analysis: per serving
Calories: 402
Fat: 17 g (9 g sat.)
Protein: 40 g
Carbohydrates: 25 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sodium: 803 mg
Cholesterol: 112 mg

*You can serve these with sweet-potato fries or pretzels (like shown in the pictures at top of post). The original recipe was found in February issue of The Family Circle magazine. I will say, I have never been a big fan of turkey burgers, but these were really good. They were super moist and tasted great!