Habanero Cilantro Turkey Burgers with Portabella Mushroom Cap Buns
These super juicy habanero cilantro turkey burgers are made with 99% fat free turkey breast and is exploding with flavor!! Portabella mushroom caps for buns are low carb and full of all natural nutrition!
Servings Prep Time
8burger patties 20minutes
Cook Time
16-20minutes
Servings Prep Time
8burger patties 20minutes
Cook Time
16-20minutes
Ingredients
burger patties
portabella mushroom caps
burger fixins’
Instructions
BURGER PATTIES:
  1. Chop the peppers, onions, cilantro and place in mixing bowl.
  2. Fire up grill to medium heat and add olive oil.
  3. Add ground turkey to same bowl. Add olive oil and all other additional seasonings. Incorporate all ingredients, mIxing thoroughly with hands.
  4. Form mixture into 8 thick, equal sized patties and set aside.
  5. Grill patties 8-10 minutes on each side, flipping over only once, until internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees.
PORTABELLA MUSHROOM CAPS:
  1. Set grill to medium heat.
  2. Using a spoon, completely remove the gills from the underside of the mushrooms.
  3. Wipe both sides of the mushrooms with a damp paper towel to remove dirt and debris.
  4. Using a basting brush, brush olive oil and coco aminos on both sides of the mushrooms, and add seasonings.
  5. Cook top side down for 4-6 minutes. Flip over and cook for another 4-6 minutes until browned and tender.
  6. Use as burger buns. Add fixins. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

-If you don’t want it too spicy, eliminate some or all of the habanero peppers.  Or just use jalapeno peppers instead of habaneros.

-Adding olive oil to the mixture adds moisture and helps the burgers become more juicy.   This also adds healthier monounsaturated fats than the saturated fats you would have if you used a 93% or 90% lean turkey burger.

-Worcestershire sauce adds a great, deeper flavor to the burger, and added moisture.

-Jalapeno peppers can be optional.  Add or subtract as you see fit.  Even substitute other peppers like poblano, serrano, fresno peppers.

-Make an indentation in the center of the patties with your thumb before placing onto the grill.  This ensures even cooking.

-Avoid touching patties as they cook on the grill.  Flip over only once.  This will keep juices retained inside the patties and ensure nice grill marks.

-Don’t press down on the burgers with a spatula!  This will release all that flavorful juice out of the burger and dry it out!  We don’t want that!

-Don’t overcook the burgers!  On medium heat, 10 minutes at the most on each side is probably the max I will go (depending on the thickness) to avoid drying it out.  9 minutes is usually enough, but always use a meat thermometer inserted all the way to the center to ensure it has reached at least the recommended 165 degrees.

-You can substitute soy sauce in for the coco aminos if you wish.


**Nutritional information is an approximation using Nutrifox, information from Google, and my own calculations to the best of my knowledge.  It is not the definitive values or guaranteed to be 100% accurate information.  Use only as a reference. (Peanut butter and other fixins not calculated)**