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Cheese And Turkey Burgers With Apples, Onions, And Peppers

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 pounds ground white meat turkey
1/2 ounce skim-milk cheddar cheese sliced very thin
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Vegetable cooking spray as needed
1 large cooking apple cored, sliced
= (Braeburn, Granny Smith, or Macintosh)
2 ounces red onion thinly sliced
1/2 red pepper cut julienne strips
4 whole-wheat rolls
Mustard (optional)
Low-sodium ketchup (optional)

Yield: 

4 Servings

Method: 

Shape the turkey into 8 round uniform patties. Top 4 with cheese and top with another patty, pressing the sides of the patty down to enclose the cheese.

Coat 2 skillets with cooking spray. Cook the patties in one skillet and the apple and vegetables in the other until done.

When ready to serve, place a turkey double-patty on each of the 4 rolls, top with apples and vegetables and (if using) pass the mustard and low-sodium ketchup.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 5 Very Lean Protein, 2 Carbohydrate (1 1/2 Bread/Starch, 1/2 Fruit).

Nutrition Facts: 351 calories (13% calories from fat), 46 g protein, 5 g total fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 30 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 118 mg cholesterol, 345 mg sodium.