Another late night and another successful recipe from Cooking Light…their Fajita Turkey Burgers were super tasty! I was running out of ideas for things to cook since I’ve been “attempting” to eat healthier in lieu of our debaucherous Labor Day weekend! 🙂

Soooo a burger sounded good (a healthy one of course), and Cooking Light’s Fajita Turkey Burger just hit the spot.

I really can’t escape Southwestern food…and why should I. It’s just too delicious!

Next stop…happy hour and Mexican food at Blue Goose!!!! I love Friday’s!

Fajita Turkey Burgers

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 burger)

Ingredients

• 1/4  cup  bottled tomatillo salsa
• 2  tablespoons  chopped avocado
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2  (1-ounce) slices white bread
• Cooking spray
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped onion
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped green bell pepper **Tom Thumb was out of Green Peppers…so I substituted a mild Hatch Chile!!
• 2  teaspoons  fajita seasoning, divided
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt, divided
• 1  tablespoon  tomato paste
• 1  pound  ground turkey
• 1  egg white
• 4  (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted

Preparation

Combine tomatillo salsa, chopped avocado, and cilantro; set aside.

Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until crumbs measure 1 cup.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and bell peppers; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon fajita seasoning and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cool.

Combine breadcrumbs, onion mixture, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons fajita seasoning, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, tomato paste, turkey, and egg white in a large bowl. Using damp hands, divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 3/4-inch-thick patty. Heat pan over medium heat. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add patties; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons salsa mixture; top with remaining halves of buns.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 349 (30% from fat)

Fat: 11.5g (sat 3.1g,mono 1g,poly 1.1g)

Protein: 30.4g

Carbohydrate: 34.5g

Fiber: 4.6g

Cholesterol: 71mg

Iron: 2.7mg

Sodium: 876mg

Calcium: 110mg