Green Chile Turkey Burgers

Side view of a grilled turkey burger with green chiles.

5 from 2 votes

Make these Green Chile Turkey Burgers for your next backyard barbecue. These lower-fat burgers include ingredients that pack major flavor and are just as tasty as any other burger you've tried!

Course Main Dish, Sandwich

Cuisine American

Keyword green chile turkey burgers

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings burgers

Calories 221kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

24 oz. ground turkey - 93% lean
4 oz. Green Chiles - drained
1/4 cup red onion - minced
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
cheese slices - we used pepper jack
hamburger buns (grilled) - to serve
lettuce, tomato, mustard - condiments to serve

Instructions

Combine ingredients. In a mixing bowl, combine the burger ingredients – the ground turkey, green chiles, red onion, breadcrumbs, and seasonings (garlic powder, ground cumin, red pepper flakes, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper).
24 oz. ground turkey, 4 oz. Green Chiles, 1/4 cup red onion, 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Form patties. Use your hands to gently combine the ingredients and form four patties. Place on a baking sheet and press your thumb in the middle of each patty.
Light grill. Prep an outdoor grill to 400 degrees.
Grill burgers. Grill turkey burgers until done, or until a digital thermometer reaches 160 degrees (allowing for a few degrees of carry over cooking).
Finish burgers. Top each burger with some pepper jack cheese (or cheese of your choice). Add burgers to some grilled buns along with some lettuce and tomato (or other condiments).
cheese slices, hamburger buns (grilled), lettuce, tomato, mustard

Notes

**Turkey is done when it reaches 165 degrees F on a digital thermometer. I always take it off at around 160 to allow for a few more degrees of carry-over cooking.

No grill? No problem! You can also make these indoors in a cast iron skillet. Just make sure you check for doneness with a digital thermometer. You want them cooked through like you do with chicken!

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