Recipe: Turkey Burger with Potato Wedges

This meal tastes as good as any burger you’ll ever eat, but is really low in fat and even comes with some potato wedges. It takes next to no time to prepare, and is great on the barbecue…

This was a diet meal!

Serves 4

Nutritional Information (per portion):

Calories 760
Protein 56.5g
Carbohydrate 111g
Fat 12g

Ingredients:

500g Minced Turkey

1 Onion, finely chopped
3 Egg Whites
Mixed Herbs
4 Medium Sized Baking Potatoes
Mixed Salad Leaves
2 Tomatoes
4 Sesame Seeded Burger Buns
Olive Oil

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees and grill/barbecue

  2. Wash, but do not peel the potatoes

  3. Slice potatoes into ‘chip-sized’ pieces

  4. Put potatoes in a bowl with 4 teaspoons of olive oil. Mix around in bowl until all potatoes are covered

  5. Spread out in one layer on a baking tray and cook for 40 minutes, turning half way through

  6. Combine the minced turkey, finely chopped onion, egg whites and seasoning in a bowl and mix well

  7. Take handfuls of the mixture and form into patties

  8. Cook on a grill or barbecue for 15-20 minutes each side, making sure they are cooked all the way through

  9. Towards the end of the cooking time, add the burger buns to the barbecue and lightly toast them

  10. Serve the burgers in the buns with a good handful of salad leaves and some sliced tomatoes, with a side order of potato wedges


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2 Responses to “Recipe: Turkey Burger with Potato Wedges”

  1. WiiFitMom Says:

    Mm looks good – I’m going to have to try that next time my family is grilling out.. so I don’t have to face the temptation of greasy beef burgers and potato salad!

  2. Kevin Chapman Says:

    I made them again yesterday with extra lean steak mince. They were good too!

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