Time to get your grilling food fix in the form of Thai Turkey Burgers with Peanut Sauce – which are actually better cooked indoors than out!
Made with lean ground turkey breast, fresh veggies, and a savory peanut sauce, these burgers are hearty, filling and ultra-tasty.
Start the Thai Turkey Burgers by making the peanut sauce that goes into the burger patties AND on top once they’re cooked. Just throw flavorful ingredients like soy sauce or gluten-free tamari, peanut butter, garlic, chili-garlic sauce and ground ginger into a food processor and let ‘er rip.
Save part of the sauce to slather on top of the cooked burgers, and use the rest of it to mix into the burger patties.
Which is what we move to next! Start with 1lb 99% fat-free ground turkey breast then add in shredded carrot and finely chopped broccoli. Since they’re finely shredded/chopped, the veggies will cook perfectly with the burgers.
Add in a sliced green onion, 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro, and the remaining peanut sauce.
Top with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and red chili pepper flakes, then put your rings somewhere safe and mix it all up with yer mitts.
Form the mixture into 4 patties then place on a hot skillet sprayed with non-stick spray. Cook for 3-4 minutes then spray the top with more non-stick spray and flip, cooking for another 3 minutes, or until the turkey is no longer pink in the middle. You could cook these on an outdoor grill, but ground turkey is a little more “wet” than ground beef, so there’s a bigger risk of them falling through the grates.
Toast up some buns, top with a cooked burger patty, 2 teaspoons of the reserved peanut sauce, and some crunchy baby spinach, then dig into the deliciousness!
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Thai Turkey Burgers with Peanut Sauce
Description
Thai Turkey Burgers with Peanut Sauce are a delicious twist on plain, dry turkey burgers.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 99% fat-free lean ground turkey breast
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli
- 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 buns
- baby spinach leaves
- For the peanut sauce:
- 3 Tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Directions
- Create peanut sauce by combining peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, water, garlic, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, honey and ground ginger in a food processor or blender. Blend until very smooth. Reserve 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons and set aside.
- Combine remaining peanut sauce with turkey, carrots, broccoli, green onion, cilantro, salt and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Mix well and form into 4 patties. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and spray with non-stick spray. Cook patties for 3-4 minutes on one side, then spray the top with more non-stick spray. Flip and cook for 3-4 more minutes or until burgers are no longer pink in the middle.
- Place a burger patty on each bun and top with 2 teaspoons of the reserved peanut sauce. Add baby spinach for crunch and serve.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
I HEART this peanut sauce. It is incredibly rich and savory, and goes so well with the light turkey burger which is super moist from the carrots and broccoli added directly into the patty.
As delish as the sauce is, the thing that tickles me the most is the fact that the whole Thai Turkey Burger, including a Sandwich Thin, clocks in at just 350 calories and 10 grams of fat, AND has nearly 40 grams of protein!
Add in freshly steamed broccoli on the side, and you’ve got yourself a winner of a dinner, my friends.
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I found this recipe on pinterest and they are soooooooooo delicious! My husband and I absolutely loved the meal, especially the peanut sauce. Thank you!
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Tammy Wakley 03.19.2012
I made these for dinner tonight, and they were delish. I had one question though. My burgers were very crumbly, I was thinking there should have been an egg to hold things together. Have you ever had this issue with them?
Iowa Girl Eats 03.20.2012
I haven’t ever needed to add an egg, but you could certainly try it. I don’t think it would affect the flavor!
Marie M 03.08.2012
I just made these with a few tweaks (I don’t care for cilantro), and MANNNN are they good! For the peanut sauce I used Crazy Richards peanut butter, a splash of soy sauce, ground ginger, juice of 1/2 a lime, little bit of brown sugar, and a splash of “Mae Ploy” sweet chili sauce. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Jessica C 03.07.2012
Made these last night, and they were great! I made broccoli slaw to have with it, so I just used some slaw in place of the chopped broccoli. Can’t wait to have the leftovers for lunch. Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer 03.06.2012
Thank you for this delicious recipe!!! I made it last night (tripled the recipe!!, but made 10 patties instead of 12) for my family of 5 and a guest. Rave reviews all of the way around. We have 4 leftover burgers that I am fairly certain will be gone by evening. I chopped the carrots in my Ninja with the cilantro and onion instead of shredding and it worked out perfectly. I am on Weight Watchers, too, and figured the points for this as 8 points plus, which includes the Sandwich Thin. Mine were 10 points plus, because I got greedy and made 1/3 lb. burgers! :)
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Jessica C 03.06.2012
Do you have the nutrition information for just the burger and sauce, by chance? (calories, fat, fiber, and protein would be great!)
Iowa Girl Eats 03.07.2012
You bet! (Without a bun): Cals: 252 Fat: 9g Fiber: 2g Protein: 35g
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sara u 03.02.2012
what could you use instead of sesame oil?
Iowa Girl Eats 03.07.2012
Hmmm – I’m not sure of a replacement, but you could leave it out if you had to. The sauce won’t taste quite the same (as sesame oil is very strongly flavored) but it should still be tasty!
Kris P. 03.01.2012
Just made these. Yum-O! My fiance and I both agree we will be making these again, soon! Thanks for the delicious dinner!
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Lillian 02.29.2012
I can’t wait to try this burgers, I love me a good turkey burger. Do you think these would freeze well? I was thinking of freezing a few of the raw patties.
Iowa Girl Eats 02.29.2012
Definitely! I froze two, then partially thawed them on the counter and cooked the next day.
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In the recipe, is chili garlic powder the same thing as mixing chili powder and garlic powder, or is this something completely different?
Iowa Girl Eats 02.29.2012
It’s actually chili garlic sauce, which you can find in the Asian foods aisle!
Crystal Christopher 02.29.2012
Awesome! Thanks so much. I’m going to try the burgers for Sunday lunch! :)
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