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Turkey-Chorizo Burgers Recipe with Creamy Guacamole
A recipe for juicy burgers made from a mixture of ground turkey and spicy Mexican chorizo, perfect for the grill, served up with extra creamy guacamole.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 572 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 24 ounces ground turkey
- 12 ounces ground chorizo
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 Jalapeno peppers chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- splash of olive oil
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs if needed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 cheddar cheese slices
- 8 toasted buns for serving
- Any toppings you desire - like roasted jalapeno slices and homemade guacamole.
Instructions
- Heat a pan to medium heat and add oil. Add onions and peppers and cook about 6 minutes, or until they are cooked through and soft.
- Add the garlic and cook another minute until fragrant.
- Add to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the turkey, chorizo and salt and pepper. If the mixture feels too wet, add in the breadcrumbs to tighten it up. Hand mix, but do not overmix.
- Form into six 6 ounce patties, or eight 4.5 ounce patties. Or maybe four 9 ouncers! Go big or go home!
- Heat a grill to medium heat and lightly oil.
- Add the burgers and cook about 6-7 minutes per side, or until cooked through, depending on the size. Get your nice grill marks!
- Top with cheese slices and cover. Cook about a minute to melt the cheese.
- Serve on toasted buns with your favorite toppings. I used some guacamole, baby. And roasted jalapeno peppers, of course.
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Notes
- Heat Factor: Medium. Up the heat factor with a spicier, hotter chorizo and hotter peppers.
- Calories are calculated without the guacamole.
Nutrition Information
Calories
572kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
130mg
(43%)
Sodium
993mg
(41%)
Potassium
466mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
385IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
5.9mg
(7%)
Calcium
309mg
(31%)
Iron
3.5mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 572
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 572kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 130mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 993mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 466mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 5.9mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 309mg | 31% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.