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!

Rosemary Sweet Potato Steak Fries

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into steak fry-sized pieces
• 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly minced garlic (or you can use pre-package minced garlic, like I did. shown in the ingredients picture)
• 1 1/2 dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a large glass, or plastic bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with the garlic, rosemary, olive oil, and salt.
3. Arrange in a single layer, not touching, on a large nonstick baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
4. Turn the potato pieces and bake 10-15 minutes longer, or until tender inside. (I had my fries in the oven, on the second side, for 8 minutes and as you can see they were a little burnt. I will say that they were super delish when I tried them as I was flipping them over to bake on the second side. If you prefer your fries on the soft side then I wouldn't even put them back in to bake on the second side. Next time I will only bake them on the second side for 4-5 minutes. I would suggest checking them after that amount of time if you try this recipe.)

Hubby's Yum-O Meter:

(on a scale of 1-10)

7.5

For six servings

Nutrient Analysis- per serving

120 calories

2 g protein

24 g carbohydrates

2 g fat (trace saturated)

0 mg cholesterol

4 g fiber

169 mg sodium

*I made these sweet-potato fries to serve with turkey burgers. The recipe came from my Biggest Loser Family cookbook. I highly recommend the entire book.