The key to a mega-successful turkey burger is a great rich bread.  When the burger is made out of beef, the meat is the star of the cheeseburger.   Turkey, on the other hand, has a more mellow flavor then beef, and that’s the reason why turkey burgers are usually blah.

Well, this turkey cheeseburger is far from blah!   Brioche is a super-rich, very soft and very flavorful bread, and the turkey cheeseburger made with brioche is absolutely delicious.

Ingredients For The Turkey Cheeseburger

Brioche bun
Turkey patty (I usually use frozen turkey burger patties)
Slice of cheese
Lettuce leaves
Tomato slices
Onion slices
Mayo
Mustard

Directions How To Make Turkey Cheeseburger

Cook the turkey patty on both sides.  At the end of cooking, top with a slice of cheese, so the cheese melts.

Microwave the brioche bun for 7 seconds so it gets warm.  Split the bun horizontally.  Spread the bun with mayo and mustard, top with turkey patty with melted cheese, top with onion slices, tomato slices, lettuce leaves and finally a top bun.  Enjoy!

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This is a nice change from the classic shepherd’s pie recipe.  Sweet potatoes are more nutritious then regular potatoes - that’s a good excuse to make this sweet potato shepherd’s pie for dinner!

Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
1 lb ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp oil
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp cumin
3 tbsp honey
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Bring a pot of water to a boil.  Add the potatoes and boil for 20 minutes, or until tender.

Preheat the oven to 375F.

While the potatoes are boiling, heat the oil on a non-stick frying pan and cook the onion over medium heat for 5 minutes.  Add the ground turkey and sprinkle with cumin.  Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until the meat is no longer pink.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

When the sweet potatoes are cooked, drain them in a colander and put in a large bowl.  Add milk and honey and mash with a potato masher.

Put the meat mixture into a large non-stick baking dish (spread it evenly), then spread the mashed sweet potatoes on top.  Whisk the egg in a small bowl.  Brush the top of the sweet potato mixture with the egg.

Put in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.

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This salad is filling enough to be a main dish!

Ingredients:

Cubed cooked turkey breast
Canned corn, drained
Avocado, cubed
Lettuce leaves
Oil
Vinegar

Directions:

Whisk oil and vinegar (3 parts oil, 2 parts vinegar) to make a dressing.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients.  Toss with dressing to coat.

Note: you can also use cubed ham instead of turkey

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Ingredients:

1 lb turkey breast cutlets
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp oil

Directions:

If the turkey cutlets are too big, cut them into smaller pieces.  Sprinkle turkey cutlets with salt and pepper on both sides.

Whisk the egg in a bowl.  Put the flour on a large plate.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat (I like to use 2 frying pans at once to save time).

Dip each turkey cutlet in the egg, then dip into flour on each side, then put on a frying pan.

Cook turkey cutlets for 4 minutes on 1 side, then flip them and cook for 4 minutes on the other side (or until no longer pink inside).

These turkey cutlets go great with cranberry sauce! 

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