Cranberry Cowgirl Burgers
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- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Ingredients for Cranberry Cowgirl Burgers
- 2 oz. pepper jack cheese, cut into 8 slices
- 1.25 lb. lean (93%) ground turkey
- 1 cup grated zucchini, squeezed dry
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- ½ tsp fresh black pepper
- ½ Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced into 4 rings
- Salt & pepper
- 1 tsp canola oil
- Cranberry Barbecue Sauce (recipe below)
- 4 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
- Lettuce and Tomato
- Homemade Cranberry Barbecue Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup 100% pineapple juice
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 3-4 T maple syrup or honey
- 1 T apple cider vinegar
- 2 T Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
Directions
- Combine ground turkey, zucchini, seasoning salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Form turkey mixture into 8 thin patties.
- Place 2 slices of cheese and 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce on 4 of the patties.
- Top with remaining four patties, pinching to seal edges.
- Brush onions with canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Preheat grill (or grill pan) to medium-high. Coat with cooking spray.
- Grill turkey burgers for 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- While burgers are cooking, grill onions for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- To assemble burgers, place lettuce and tomato on bottom bun, followed by burger, grilled onions and a dollop of cranberry barbecue sauce and top of bun.
- Homemade Cranberry Barbecue Sauce Directions
- In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries and ½ cup pineapple juice over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Cook until cranberries pop, and mixture thickens.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Stir in remaining ½ cup of juice and the rest of ingredients.
- Mix well and cook on low for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Set aside to cool.
Source
- FRESH Communications
- Ingredients for Cranberry Cowgirl Burgers
- 2 oz. pepper jack cheese, cut into 8 slices
- 1.25 lb. lean (93%) ground turkey
- 1 cup grated zucchini, squeezed dry
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- ½ tsp fresh black pepper
- ½ Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced into 4 rings
- Salt & pepper
- 1 tsp canola oil
- Cranberry Barbecue Sauce (recipe below)
- 4 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
- Lettuce and Tomato
- Homemade Cranberry Barbecue Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup 100% pineapple juice
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 3-4 T maple syrup or honey
- 1 T apple cider vinegar
- 2 T Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
Directions
- Combine ground turkey, zucchini, seasoning salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Form turkey mixture into 8 thin patties.
- Place 2 slices of cheese and 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce on 4 of the patties.
- Top with remaining four patties, pinching to seal edges.
- Brush onions with canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Preheat grill (or grill pan) to medium-high. Coat with cooking spray.
- Grill turkey burgers for 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- While burgers are cooking, grill onions for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- To assemble burgers, place lettuce and tomato on bottom bun, followed by burger, grilled onions and a dollop of cranberry barbecue sauce and top of bun.
- Homemade Cranberry Barbecue Sauce Directions
- In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries and ½ cup pineapple juice over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Cook until cranberries pop, and mixture thickens.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Stir in remaining ½ cup of juice and the rest of ingredients.
- Mix well and cook on low for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Set aside to cool.
Source
- FRESH Communications
