Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions
on May 03, 2016, Updated Jan 12, 2025
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These Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions are packed with Southwest flavor and perfect for grilling this spring or summer!
Happy National Burger Month! Yep, May is burger month. It’s the perfect month to celebrate burgers because it’s finally warm enough to grill, unless of course you’re living in Colorado, then there’s always that possibility of a freak spring snow. For everyone else though, you’re probably good to go. Memorial Day is also this month which for most of us is the first holiday of the spring and summer season that requires a good barbecue and get together with friends and family. To celebrate this month of all things burgers I joined up with a group of bloggers who will all be sharing creative and delicious burgers throughout the month of May. The creator of this epic month of burger goodness is Kita at Girl Carnivore, be sure to check out her amazing burger! My contribution to #BURGERMONTH are these mouthwatering Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions!
If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I LOVE anything made with green chiles! Born and raised in Arizona and now living in Colorado, roasted green chiles are in my blood. One of my favorite times of year is late summer when the roasted Hatch green chiles are available. Last year I stocked up on them at our local farmers market and froze them so I’d have them available all year round. If you’ve ever smelled green chiles roasting in one of the big chile roasters you know the peppery charred smell is intoxicating and one you don’t forget!
I’m sure you get the picture by now that I’m a little obsessed with them. To add to my obsession, the only obvious thing to do was make these green chile turkey burgers for burger month. The burger itself is lean thanks to the turkey, but what it lacks in fat it makes up for in flavor. The star is the roasted green chiles, which can easily be replaced with canned green chiles if you aren’t fortunate enough to have a bag in your freezer. There is also a good amount of cumin, chili powder and a little cilantro.
Every burger needs some awesome toppings and since I went Southwest with mine, pepper Jack cheese, guacamole and pickled red onions were a must! I shared the recipe I use for guacamole, but I know everyone has their own preference so feel free to use this or your own favorite recipe. If you’re like me and don’t care for the strong flavor of raw onions, give this super easy quick pickled version a try. It sweetens them up and mellows out the intense flavor. As if the turkey burger recipe isn’t fantastic enough on it’s own, there are also giveaways going on all month long. Check out all the awesome prizes and enter for your chance to win below!
Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions
Ingredients
Green Chile Turkey Burgers
- 1 pound lean ground turkey, 93/7%
- 1/2 cup diced green chiles, canned or fire roasted
- 1/4 cup grated onion
- Juice of half a lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (optional, but recommended)
- 2 teaspoons chile powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- Pepper Jack cheese for topping the burgers
- 4 buns, toasted or grilled
Pickled Red Onions
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup apple cider or red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
Pickled Red Onions
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the water, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper.
- Add in the red onion, cover with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for an hour.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Green Chile Turkey Burgers
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- In a large bowl stir together the green chiles, onion, lime juice, cilantro and spices.
- Add in the ground turkey and use your hands to combine everything being careful not to overwork the meat.
- Form the mixture into 4 patties.
- Oil the grill grates then place the patties on and grill for approximately 3-4 minutes per side or until cooked all the way through.
- During the last minute of cooking top the burgers with pepper jack cheese.
- Serve the burgers on toasted or grilled buns topped with guacamole and pickled red onions.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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oh my! This sound sooo good!! Yummo!!!
Holy smokes does that look amazing!! I am so glad I came up with an avocado free guac recipe (I am allergic to avocados :( sad I know), so I can cram this gorgeous burger in my face hehe!!
Thanks Bobbi! I’ll have to check out your blog for this avocado free guac, I’m intrigued!
Those flavors look outrageous, Danae! I can’t wait to try them. Pickled onions are always a favorite…but add the green chiles and I think it’ love!
Thanks Camilla! I heart green chiles! :-)
LOVE all of these flavors~
Thanks Carrie!
This is my kind of burger! I’m all for topping burgers with guacamole!
It’s a very good thing! Thanks Jessica!
THAT cheese and guac alone is making me weak at the knees! Looks absolutely sensational Danae!
Haha! Don’t fall! ;-)
I love an egg on my burgers!
An egg would put this burger over the top! :-)