Turkey Burgers With Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
By: Vanessa Bonnin
Published: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 9:07am

Ingredients




1 pound of lean ground turkey (preferably free range and organic)
1 small organic onion, diced
1 teaspoon of minced organic garlic
2 tablespoons chopped organic parsley
1 tablespoon organic olive oil
4 mediums sized organic sweet potatoes, scrubbed (keep skin on)
4 tablespoons of organic peanut oil
1 tablespoon organic garlic powder
2 dashes of organic cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Saute onion and garlic, salt and pepper in olive oil until tender 2 Combine the rest of the ingredients and form into 4 round patties (press your thumb to create an indentation into each patty.  This will help your burgers from forming into balls) 3 Heat grill pan on high, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.  Add each burger and cook on high heat on each side for 2 minutes.  Turn heat down to medium-low, cover, and cook for another 10-12 min. 4 Serve on a whole grain bun with healthy toppings such as tomato, lettuce, avocado, low fat cheese, and a small amount of organic ketchup, low fat mayo, or mustard!  Yum! 5 Cut up sweet potatoes into even pieces in french fry shapes 6 Combine all ingredients together, mix well, and bake on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray at 400F for 45 min to an hour (in a convection oven if you have one). 7 Flip the fries around on the cookie sheet a few times.  Cook until the fries reach desired texture.   I like to use peanut oil also because it is a healthy oil and has a high smoke point.   Serve immediately with the burger.

About


Happy New Year!!!  I am so excited that it’s the New Year because I can focus on even more healthy recipes.   I have to admit, during the holidays I do tend to eat a bit unhealthily.  Now I am back on track and working on all my favorite recipes!
Here is a recipe for one of my favorite variations on an all time American favorite: Burgers!
I love turkey burgers and sweet potato fries because you still get all the good flavors and textures of a traditional burger, and you save tons of calories and saturated fat!  Not to mention you get a lot of anti-oxidants from the fries.