WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SHARE SOME DELICIOUS RECIPES OF A GREAT COMBINATION OF LEAN, CHOLESTEROL LOWERING BURGERS – OSTRICH, CHICKEN AND TURKEY MEATS FULL OF PROTEIN WITH HEALTHY BUNS FULL OF CARBOHYDRATES.
Turkey
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds 90-percent lean, freshly ground turkey (not all white meat), chilled
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 slices goat cheese, sliced 1/2-inch thick
4 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
and lightly grilled
1 teaspoon olive oil
Watercress, for serving
Slat and peper
Directions
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, grill until
cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
Add 1 slice of cheese. Put the burgers on the buns, drizzle with some lemon-honey mustard and top with a few sprigs of watercress.
Serve with extra mustard on the side.
Nutrition
Per Serving
Calories560 calorie
Total Fat28 grams
Carbohydrates30 grams
Protein47 grams
Ostrich
Ingredients
1 pound ground ostrich
2 tablespoons onion (finely chopped)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
Directions
Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until slightly brown. Allow to cool.
Combine with other ingredients and form into patties about 1 inch thick. Preheat grill. Place meat on hot grill and cook on each side for 5 to 6 minutes or until done an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Serve on buns with your favorite hamburger toppings.
Nutrition
Per Serving
Calories 324 calorie
Total Fat 11 grams
Carbohydrates 33 grams
Protein 22 grams
Chicken
Ingredients
1 pound ground white meat chicken
2 cups coarse to fine fresh bread crumbs,
1/2 cup low-fat milk
3 tablespoons grated sweet onion
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon coarse grained salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
Directions
Place chicken in a mixing bowl, add the milk, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, onion, cayenne, salt and pepper. If the mixture is still wet use thePlace remaining 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs until it get the right dry texture. Divide chicken meat into 4 or 5 piles and using your hands. Coat each patty with bread crumbs. Cooked through, until golden and about 5 minutes per side. Serve immediately.
Nutritio
Per Serving
Calories 324 calorie
Total Fat 11 grams
Carbohydrates 33 grams
Protein 23 grams