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Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce

July 2, 2014 by Danae 19 Comments

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The 4th of July is just a couple of days away and nothing says the 4th of July like barbecues and burgers which is why I’m sharing this mouth-watering Buffalo Turkey Burger recipe with you!

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce | Recipe Runner | These lighter burgers are bursting with flavor and sure to be a hit at your next BBQ! #BBQ #summer #4thofJuly

Have you joined the buffalo flavor craze yet? My husband is a buffalo anything fanatic and I am close behind him. We’ve eaten everything from buffalo chicken pizza, tacos, chicken salad sandwiches, and our favorite Buffalo Chicken Burgers. I made these burgers for us on Sunday after our 50 mile bike ride. Yes I said 50, that isn’t a typo. I’m not gonna lie, it totally felt like 50 miles too. We started around 10:30 in the morning and didn’t get home until around 2:00, holy heck that felt like a long time! The ride started out good. We took a route along the South Platte River that goes north to Denver and ends at our favorite outdoor store, REI. Once we reached REI we still had to do another 10 miles before turning around and heading back. We decided to continue north since the week before we had gone east…bad idea. The ride took a major nose dive into boredom and ugliness. We discovered that when you go north on this bike path you head right into the industrial part of Denver and as I’m sure you can imagine it was not scenic. For the next 10 miles all we saw were crappy run down buildings, dead shrubs, a half-dried up riverbed, and a snake who nearly lost his head because he decided to slither out right in front of us! Oh and don’t get me started on the smells, good lord some of them were bad! If you’ve never smelled rotting water with who knows what in it, consider yourself lucky! As if the lack of scenery and the abundance of smells weren’t enough, there was no shade and it was about 92 degrees out. We were going through our water bottles faster than we could keep them filled. Once my Garmin watch hit 25 miles, I slammed on my brakes, turned the bike around, and went full speed back to Denver. I had seriously had enough of that! Once we got back to REI the remaining 15 miles weren’t so bad. It was still hot and my stomach was talking quite angrily to me, informing me that it was starving and we needed to eat. I started thinking about all kinds of food, ice cream, cupcakes, burgers, chips, bacon, my mind was on a real food binge! We finally made it back to the truck and hobbled around for a couple of minutes getting used to standing again and getting the feeling back in our butts, then headed home. Luckily before we left for the bike ride I had prepped the Buffalo Turkey Burgers.

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce | Recipe Runner | These lighter burgers are bursting with flavor and sure to be a hit at your next BBQ! #BBQ #summer #4thofJuly

To make the burgers is really simple. In a mixing bowl I combined the ground turkey, buffalo wing sauce, an egg, panko breadcrumbs, a clove of minced garlic, and a tablespoon of this DIY ranch seasoning mix (If you don’t want to make your own, I’m sure the ranch dry mix from the store works good too). I gently combined the meat mixture until everything was incorporated and then formed it into 6 patties. Now for the delicious sauce that goes on top of the burger! The buffalo blue cheese sauce is a simple mixture of plain non fat Greek yogurt, light mayonnaise,  buffalo wing sauce, ranch seasoning mix, and some crumbled blue cheese.  Whisk it all together until it’s smooth and creamy.

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce | Recipe Runner | These lighter burgers are bursting with flavor and sure to be a hit at your next BBQ! #BBQ #summer #4thofJuly

Since our grill is on the fritz, I used my grill pan and cooked them on the stove. I put the burger on the bun and topped it with a little bit of crumbled blue cheese, more buffalo wing sauce, red onion slices, tomato, lettuce, and that glorious creamy buffalo blue cheese sauce! I don’t know if it was because we were so hungry or they were just that GOOD, but we inhaled those burgers like wild animals. The flavor combination of the spicy burger with that tangy blue cheese and the cool creamy buffalo blue cheese sauce was AMAZING! All memories of that awful 10 mile stretch of ugly run down buildings, stinky smells, and burning hot sun melted away after eating our Buffalo Turkey Burgers. The burgers were so good I’m thinking about making them again this weekend! If you’re a fan of all things buffalo flavored then this Buffalo Turkey Burger is a must try!

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce | Recipe Runner | These lighter burgers are bursting with flavor and sure to be a hit at your next BBQ! #BBQ #summer #4thofJuly

Yields 6 Burgers

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce

Buffalo wing sauce flavored turkey burgers topped with a creamy delicious buffalo blue cheese sauce!

15 minPrep Time

8 minCook Time

23 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

    For the Buffalo Turkey Burgers
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce (I used Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wings Sauce)
  • 1 T. ranch seasoning mix (used this recipe )
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
  • For the Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce
  • 1/3 cup plain non fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 T. light mayo
  • 1 T. hot sauce, more if you want it hotter
  • 1 t. ranch seasoning mix
  • 1 T. crumbled blue cheese
  • Other Ingredients
  • 6 buns
  • Tomato
  • Red onion, sliced
  • Lettuce
  • Blue Cheese
  • Buffalo wing sauce

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl combine the hot sauce, beaten egg, panko breadcrumbs, ranch seasoning mix, and minced garlic.
  2. Add in the ground turkey and gently combine everything with your hands.
  3. Form the turkey mixture into 6 patties and place them on a plate or baking sheet.
  4. Prep your grill or grill pan to cook the burgers.
  5. In the meantime, combine all of the ingredients for the buffalo blue cheese sauce and whisk together until smooth.
  6. Grill the burgers over medium high heat for about 4 minutes on each side.
  7. Serve the burgers on buns topped with blue cheese, tomato, red onion, lettuce, more buffalo wing sauce, and the buffalo blue cheese sauce.

Notes

If you don't like blue cheese you can omit it from the buffalo blue cheese sauce and top the burger with cheddar cheese instead of blue cheese.

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Comments

  1. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction

    July 2, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    This is my kind of burger! Love the buffalo blue cheese sauce!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 2, 2014 at 9:07 pm

      Thanks Jessica, the sauce was my favorite part!
      Reply
  2. [email protected]

    July 2, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    Great job on the 50 mile bike ride! My husband is a huge fan of buffalo anything too. These burgers would make him think he died and went to heaven!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 2, 2014 at 9:08 pm

      Thanks Christin, that's about what my husband's face looked like after he took a bite!
      Reply
  3. Bri | Bites of Bri

    July 2, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    These look so good! I'm such a sucker for anything buffalo! Pizza, tacos, everything but especially burgers!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 2, 2014 at 9:09 pm

      I'm right there with you Bri!
      Reply
  4. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)

    July 2, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    50 miles?! I'm all proud when we walk the dogs for 2 or 3 miles. I need to get motivated! And then reward myself with one of these. They look so fantastic, all drippy and cheesy.
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 2, 2014 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks Kim! The 50 miles was definitely pushing it, but the burgers helped me forget all about the bad parts of that ride!
      Reply
  5. Consuelo - Honey & Figs

    July 2, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    Ohhh wow, I'm drooling just by looking at this gorgeous burger! It sounds absolutely delicious. That blue cheese sauce has my name written all over it ;=)
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 3, 2014 at 2:21 am

      Thanks Consuelo! The blue cheese sauce is the best!
      Reply
  6. Rachel Cooks

    July 3, 2014 at 1:16 am

    These look so perfect!
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    • Danae

      July 3, 2014 at 2:20 am

      Thanks Rachel! :-)
      Reply
  7. Chris @ Shared Appetite

    July 5, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    Yum I love buffalo anything! Love this turkey burger transformation!!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 6, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Thanks Chris! Buffalo is BEST!
      Reply
  8. Thalia @ butter and brioche

    July 13, 2014 at 1:33 am

    thanks danae for another great recipe.. definitely one i will be recreating this week. love it!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Thanks Thalia! :-)
      Reply
  9. Alison Grant

    May 6, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    Had to comment.. just made these for dinner for myself, my boyfriend and his friends. Holy hell!! Legit one of the most delicious things I've ever made / eaten. The sauce is out of this world! I didn't have ranch seasoning being in the UK (and didn't have all the ingredients to make it) so I compensated with some garlic powder, white pepper and salt and it was still delicious. I also used plain skyr in place of Greek yogurt which was what I had and I it gave a good sour tang. Thanks for this recipe, it was great with a Bud on a spring evening ????
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    • Danae

      May 7, 2017 at 9:31 am

      I'm so glad you and your boyfriend liked the burgers Alison! I love that burger grilling season is back. Thanks for trying the recipe! :-)
      Reply
  10. Lauren W

    July 19, 2020 at 9:08 pm

    YUM! We just made these, and they are SO delicious! Great flavor! We also loved the nomads ranch seasoning as well. Can’t wait to make these again and I definitely recommend! Thanks for a great summertime grill recipe!
    Reply

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