LOW FAT BARBECUE TURKEY BURGERS Less than 22% Fat

This low fat recipe dates back to March 2001 and I’ve been cooking it ever since then!  This is one of my favorite Turkey Burger recipes of all time.  This is a recipe I think you’ll love for many years to come and you can feel good about eating it too!

Ground turkey, by nature, can be somewhat dry because of it’s lack of fat.  The added zucchini and carrot not only give it a boost of flavor, but they add much needed moisture and vitamins.  Seriously, this is the key to keeping it low fat and still having a moist burger.  I know you won’t be disappointed.

4 servings (serving size: 1 burger)

Ingredients

• 1/4  cup  chopped onion
• 1 medium zucchini, grated
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 1/4  cup  barbecue sauce, divided
• 2  tablespoons  dry breadcrumbs
• 2  teaspoons  prepared mustard
• 3/4  teaspoon  chili powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  garlic powder
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  pound  ground turkey (if you can get Jenni O 99% Fat Free turkey, I recommend it)
• Cooking spray
• 4  large leaf lettuce leaves
• 4  (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato
• 4  (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns

Preparation

Combine the onion, carrot, zucchini, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, breadcrumbs, and the next 5 ingredients (breadcrumbs through turkey) in a medium bowl. Divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1 1/2 inch-thick patty.

Heat a grill pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Place patties in pan; cook 7 minutes on each side or until done.

Place 1 lettuce leaf, 1 tomato slice, and 1 patty on the bottom half of each bun. Spread each patty with 1 1/2 teaspoons barbecue sauce. Cover with top halves of buns.

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Nutritional Information

Calories:  310 (22% from fat)

Fat:  7.6g (sat 2.1g,mono 1.7g,poly 2.8g)

Protein: 29.9g

Carbohydrate:  28.5g

Fiber:  2.1g

Cholesterol:  65mg

Iron:  3.5mg

Sodium:  642mg

Calcium:  102mg