Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions
These juicy turkey burgers are packed with Southwest flavor and perfect for grilling this spring or summer!
Servings: 4 burgers
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
Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 416mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g