7.12.2011

Mexican & Greek Burgers



Mexican Turkey Burger (the one closet to the bottom of the picture)
Ingredients:
7 oz of 99% fat free lean ground turkey - it will equal about 5.25 oz (3/4 lean)
1 oz 2% reduced fat Mexican Three Cheese Blend (1/4 lean)
.25 cup mixture of chopped cucumber and tomatoes (1/2 green)
.25 cup chopped red peppers (1/2 green)
2 TSP low sodium taco seasoning mix - i recommend Old El Paso brand ( 3 condiments)
1 TBSP water
dash of Worcestershire sauce
dash of Tabasco - only if you want

Directions:
Place the turkey, red peppers, cucumber/tomato mix, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauce into a mixing bowl. Mix the taco seasoning and 1 tsp water in a separate bowl to thoroughly mix it, then dump it into the mixing bowl with the rest of the condiments. Mix until all ingredients are combined. Form patties (you'll get about 2 or 3 patties, depending on how big you want them). Grill, cook in hot skillet, or broil until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.

Serving: 1 lean, 1 green, and 3 condiments

Greek Turkey Burger (the one at the top of the picture)
Ingredients:
7 oz of 99% fat free lean ground turkey - it will equal about 5.25 oz (3/4 lean)
1 oz reduced or fat free feta cheese (1/4 lean)
.5 cup chopped baby spinach leaves (1/2 green)
.25 cup chopped red peppers (1/2 green)
.5 TSP oregano (1 condiment)
.25 TSP garlic powder (1 condiment)
.25 TSP salt (1 condiment)

Directions:
Place the turkey, feta, red pepper, spinach, and seasoning into a mixing bowl. Mix until all ingredients are combined. Form patties (you'll get about 2 or 3 patties, depending on how big you want them). Grill, cook in hot skillet, or broil until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.

Serving: 1 lean, 3/4 of 1 green, and 3 condiments

In the end, I actually made a two of each kind of burger. So the actual meal was 1 greek burger (.5 lean, .5 green, 1.5 condiments), 1 mexican burger (.5 lean, .5 green, 1.5 condiments), and 1 cup of lettuce as a salad with dressing (2 greens, 1 healthy fat).

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