Diet Cheese And Turkey Burgers With Apples, Onions, And Peppers Recipe
1 1/2 lb ground white meat turkey
1/2 oz skim-milk cheddar cheese, sliced very thin
1/8 tsp kosher salt
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Vegetable cooking spray, as needed
1 large cooking apple, cored, sliced
= (Braeburn, Granny Smith, or Macin
2 oz red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 red pepper, cut julienne strips
4 whole-wheat rolls
Mustard, (optional)
Low-sodium ketchup, (optional)
Directions
Shape the turkey into 8 round uniform patties. Top 4 with cheese and top
with another patty, pressing the sides of the patty down to enclose the
cheese.
Coat 2 skillets with cooking spray. Cook the patties in one skillet and
the apple and vegetables in the other until done.
When ready to serve, place a turkey double-patty on each of the 4 rolls,
top with apples and vegetables and (if using) pass the mustard and
low-sodium ketchup.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 5 Very Lean Protein, 2 Carbohydrate (1 1/2
Bread/Starch, 1/2 Fruit).
Nutrition Facts: 351 calories (13% calories from fat), 46 g protein, 5 g
total fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 30 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 118
mg cholesterol, 345 mg sodium.
Source:
Diabetic Recipes
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 9 Calories; trace Fat (4.3% calories
from fat); trace Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 59mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable.
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