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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Burgers
Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Burgers
"These easy ground turkey sweet potato burgers offer a delicious, flavorful twist on your original turkey burger. Sweet potato patties are chock full of antioxidants and can be made as a paleo turkey burger and gluten-free turkey burger without the bun. Topping ideas: Avocado, Cilantro, Sautéed onions and peppers, BBQ sauce. Use gluten-free buns or omit the buns to keep these gluten-free. These burgers are easy and quick, flavorful, great for meal prep, ideal for a weeknight dinner or for entertaining, and easy to clean up - you just use one bowl!"
Makes6 Burgers
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time8 min
Cooking MethodMicrowave, Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 pound ground turkey (or ground beef, pork, or chicken)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- dash of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
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Cook sweet potatoes (I microwaved mine for about 6 minutes).
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Mix the mashed sweet potatoes and ground turkey together with the garlic powder, italian seasoning, ginger, salt and pepper
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Form into 4-5 large patties
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with 1-2 tbsp olive oil
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Cook the patties for about 4-5 minutes on each side until browned and cooked all the way through
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Top with cilantro, avocado and sautéed onions/peppers
