It’s another beautiful day in the neighborhood!
Now where did I put my sweater…
It was so glorious outside this evening, that the only choice I had was to fire up the grill and make Apricot Glazed Turkey Burgers Stuffed with Goat Cheese for dinner!
YES!!
I started by seasoning up 1lb of extra lean ground turkey breast with garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper. I like to cover my hand in a plastic bag when mooshing up raw meat to distribute seasoning. It makes me feel better!
I divided the seasoned turkey into 4 portions,
and did the same with some fresh, chevre.
I LOVE THIS STUFF!!
I divided each turkey portion in half, thumbed a little indentation in one half, placed a goat cheese ball in the indentation,
and covered with the other half.
Make sure to seal the edges pretty good, otherwise you’ll lose all your precious goat’s cheese during the cooking process!
While my grill heated up I made the glaze. OMG THE GLAZE!! Apricot preserves, soy sauce (Costco, whoop!) and a wee bit of ground ginger. Oh and a few red pepper flakes that I threw in for good measure at the end.
I divided the glaze in half – one part for glazing the meat, one part for drizzling over the finished burgers!
I brushed one side of the burgers with the glaze and grilled, glazed side down, for ~4 minutes. When it was time to flip, I glazed the top half and gave them the old switcheroo.
YEAH!
While the other side grilled, I enjoyed the scenery. Beautiful, and HOT!
On the other side of the grill, I had some zucchini kabobs workin’. All I did was thread two zucchinis, sliced in ~1-1.5 inch sections, onto some bamboo skewers that I soaked in water for 5 minutes so they wouldn’t burn on the grill.
I sprayed each side of the kabobs with non-stick spray and sprinkled them with my favorite grill seasoning – Weber Veggie Grill Seasoning.
They took just a little bit longer to cook than the burgers, which was actually fine because they needed some time to rest and get their juices redistributed.
When all is said and done!
These burgers!!! The simply seasoned turkey meat really let the glaze shine through. It was sweet, salty and a bit spicy from the red pepper flakes. Basically, I wish I had a gallon of it to pour on top!!
And let’s talk about this goat cheese!
It became warm and oozy on the grill - a perfect tangy contrast to the sweet glaze. Just fantastic!
The zucchini, while not quite as exciting as the burgers, was good too. I really do love that seasoning blend. It’s got a bit of a kick to it, which adds a ton to the smoky flavor of veggies off the grill. YUM!
Loving these SOOOO, so much. I need to stuff burgers more often… muwahahaha!
In other news, I didn’t really have the energy to go for a run after work, but I’m about to hop on my bike and knock out a nice tour de Iowa. 
Have a good night!
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What’s your favorite thing off the grill?
I’ve got to say – I do love me a good brat, although grilled Iowa sweet corn DOES hold a special place in my heart!
Mmm, these look fabulous! I love apricot glazes on meats. I’ve never heard of that type of cheese…but then, I don’t really venture far from cheddar, mozzarella and provolone.
You’re right our sweet corn is the best! I love a great burger or brat though too:)
Drooooooooooool! Those look amazing.
I like grilled salmon or fillet mignon off the grill.
Jenn
I can’t think of anything else to say except that I want these ASAP. They sound PERFECT. Melty goat cheese is at the top of my foodgasm list.
I just had some great grilled salmon the other day! I threw it on a tortilla with cheese, wild rice and salsa and it was amazing!
wow, those look so deliciousand easy! We’ll try those!!! I like the hand in the baggie tip. We fired up the grill here, too and enjoyed grilled asapragus and cauliflower with our meat. Yum!
Those look great! I loveeeeeeeee grilled veggies and salmon off of the grill:) Sooo delish!
Those burgers look delicious. I will definitely have to try these! I haven’t had goat cheese, but I have been wanting to try it! This seems like a perfect way!
Wow! These looks great! I’m going to have to try these soon!!! My favorite thing off of the grill has to be a good steak, potatoes, and sweet corn!! I’m craving grilled sweet corn….I just haven’t found any worthwhile yet…it’s still just too early!
What a great idea! I’ve gotta try that
The turkey burgers look delicious! I’m definitely gonna have to make them sometime soon.
OMG please come cook these for me!
Your turkey burgers look amazing!!! I love Robin Miller’s recipe for turkey burgers–just poultry seasoning in the meat & then you wrap a couple of strips of turkey bacon around them & grill. Served on an onion bun with homemade blue cheese sauce. They are to die for. I could eat them twice a week, easy.
I love anything on the grill. My mom makes amazing grilled chicken and then she also throws corn on the cob and pineapple on the grill. I love the summer cooking!!
I cant wait till monday when I get to indulge in all of these foods!!
Woah, those burgers are making my mouth water. These are for sure going in the recipe book to try. Thanks girly
If I ate turkey, your dinner sounds uh-mazing. I loveee apricots, chevre & zucchini.
An after-dinner ride sounds heavenly – enjoy : )
Yum!! Can I come to your house for dinner? LOL I actually buy bulk boxes of disposable gloves and use them when I’m mooshing meat. I don’t feel so weird now
Wow, that is most wonderful looking burger. YOU got me interested in Goat cheese, so I bought some. Tonight I had it on spring salad with strawberries and balsamic dressing. So good. I also had a little roasted chicken on the side, veggies and hummas. So I suppose that is what I am having for lunch tomorrow.
My goat cheese is gone, but next time I do burgers, I will try that!
My favorite thing to grill is ANYTHING that makes the neighbors jealous!
LOL
Those burgers look amazing!!! Keep the grilling recipes coming! =) I’d have to say asparagus on the grill is delicious, but char-grilling tomatoes for my easy salsa is one of my favorites as well!
Oh my gosh, those burgers look utterly amazing! The stuffing, the glaze – wow!!
I hardly ever grill things,,but I can imagine grilled vegetables would be my favourite
Those burgers will for sure be on the menu for next week! Looks amazing!
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omggg you are amazing. just when i think im catching up on all of your amazing looking recipes, you come out with something like this!!! that will DEFINITELY be on the menu for next week. one question tho, does it still have that turkey burger taste? my mom is not a fan of turk burgs, so i didnt know if i could pretend it actually isnt one
hehe
Try it out using bison meat! You won’t be disappointed and neither will your mom. Taste wise they exceed turk burgers and are much better for you than beef!
When I get around to making them, THESE babies will be my favorite thing to grill!
For now though, any type of meat or veggie off the grill is FANfreakingtastic.
Have you ever had a bison burger? LOADED with flavor and much better for you than a reg. beef burger. Not quite sure how it nutritionally compares to a turk. burg but taste wise, it exceeds.
OMG those burgers look heavenly! do you plan on putting them under your recipes?? that would be great
then we can get to them anytime!!!
IGE…I have noticed that you use ground ginger in many of your recipes. If you haven’t tried real ginger you should. It’s a totally different taste and brightens up any sauce or stir fry. It’s best grated right from the rhizome but you can find it already grated in a jar (like garlic). Try it, I think you would love it!
This isn’t to exiting but I love Oscar Meyer Cheese Dogs on the grill! And also zuchini. I slice mine into spears, like a pickle spear, spritz w/a little olive oil & sprinkle with seasoning salt. YUM!
Those turkey burgers look amazing . I have been making my turkey burgers the same way every time and it gets old. I also adore Goat CHeese unfortunately bf does but I’m sure I could substitute something for his. Thanks for the idea!
I cook corn every couple days in the summer but have never tried it grilled or the oven/foil method!
My favorite thing on the grill is slow cooked bbq chicken.
Try it out using bison meat! You won’t be disappointed and neither will your mom. Taste wise they exceed turk burgers and are much better for you than beef!
Those burgers look so good. What a creative idea. I love it. I’m definitely going to give it a try. Thanks for posting
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