I swear that lady has my house bugged. This week, Rachael Ray came out with a new cookbook called "The Book of Burgers" or something like that. I get it, she's a chef/TV personality/NYT Best Selling Author... so cooking and cook books are her thing. Well, here is the truth...she has been listening to Dan and I plan our menus each week and has claimed this idea as her own! Just getting the real story out there.
A while ago, Dan and I were coming up empty on ideas for dinners. We somehow got on the topic of different burgers...probably because we are genius or always hungry or love burgers....but we did NOT get this idea from RR. So we've been trying a new type of burger each week for some time now. It has been sort of a game to think of a theme or flavor and make up a tasty dinner burger. Then this week RR puts this book out. Shock does not describe. In my humble opinion, she could have stayed with the whole shortening names of ingredients train she was on....EVOO is equal parts catchy and annoying...and leave the burgers to us. Just a thought.
Since we want y'all to enjoy great food too, here are our favorite ones so far for you to try and enjoy this weekend....and Rachael Ray, beware...we are on to your game.
Mexican Inspired Turkey Burgers
similar to Taste of Home
1/4 cup salsa
3 tsp. paprika
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 lb. extra lean ground turkey
4 slices pepper jack or cheddar cheese
4 burger buns
lettuce & tomato to top burger
-In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients. Crumble ground turkey over ingredients and mix together. -Form into 4 burger patties.
-We seared ours in a pan on the stove and then placed in the oven to fully cook through for about 7 minutes. These would be best if made on the grill.
You can add a sauce on top before serving. Use 1/4 cup salsa and 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream. Mix together and use as a condiment for the burger.
Asian Fusion Turkey Burgers
idea from Finger Licking Food
The recipe I found was for Asian bean burgers. We are mostly meat eaters so I used turkey instead. These could definitely be made with beef too. I am going to try the bean burgers out one night...but haven't yet.
1 lb or package of extra lean ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp minced or ground garlic
1/2 tsp or more red chili flakes for heat
2 tbsp diced scallions- I used 2 whole scallions and diced them
2 tbsp diced carrots- I used 1 small/medium carrot and chopped it up
4 burger buns
-Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl (except the buns...)
-Form into 5 or 6 burger patties.
-We cooked ours in a skillet on the stove and finished them in the oven, but a grill would again be a great option
For the sauce:
1/4 cup light mayo/olive oil mayo- we used less, just enough to make it into a sauce texture
1/2 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1/2 tbsp minced scallions
1 tsp hot sauce
Once the burgers are done, place them on the toasted bun and top with a bit of the sauce. Enjoy!
Breakfast Burgers
1 lb or package of extra lean ground turkey or beef
salt and pepper to taste
4 eggs
4 English muffins
4 slices of cheese of your choice
dijon mustard
tomatoes
-Season the ground meat with salt and pepper
-Form into burger patties
-We cooked ours on the stove and finished them in the oven
-While burgers are in the oven, lightly fry the egg in a skillet
-Place burger on toasted english muffin and top with a slice of cheese, a slice of tomato, some dijon mustard and the egg
So that ends our recipe share for the week. Hope everyone has a great weekend! Enjoy that summer weather for us...
And thank you all for your sweet comments and emails about our anniversary! Dan planned a great dinner at a new steakhouse here in one of the casinos. It was amazing food! We had a great time and enjoyed some fun gambling afterwards. Perfect celebration!
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