ITALIAN TURKEY BURGERS

Italian Turkey Burgers
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POINTS® Value: 5
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


The addition of fennel seeds makes these burgers reminiscent of Italian sausage. Top them with fresh basil and tomato for a wonderful summer main course.




Ingredients

1 spray(s) cooking spray
1 pound(s) lean ground turkey
1/3 cup(s) onion(s), chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
4 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
2 small tomato(es), ripe, yellow and/or red, thinly sliced
1 cup(s) basil, fresh, leaves, torn or thinly shredded
4 item(s) reduced-calorie hamburger roll(s)

Instructions
Coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high.


In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey, onion, garlic, fennel seed, salt and pepper; form into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Coat burgers and inside of rolls with cooking spray.


Grill burgers for 5 minutes; flip burgers and add rolls to grill. Grill open-face rolls until lightly charred, about 1 to 2 minutes; remove to serving plates. Grill burgers until cooked through, about 5 minutes more.


To serve, top grilled rolls with burgers and tomato slices; garnish with basil. Yields 1 burger per serving.
Notes
For an extra hit of flavor, rub the bread with a cut garlic clove as it comes off the grill.

Try these burgers with arugula leaves instead of the basil.