Fitness and Muscle

Turkey burgers are great for building muscle as turkey contains lots of protein and is low on calories. This is a turkey burger recipe with a little spice added as I find turkey can be quite bland on its own.

Turkey Burger Recipe

You will need:

• 500g of minced lean turkey
• 55g of chopped red onion
• 1 Diced Jalapeno pepper(you can use a red or green pepper if you prefer a milder spice)
• 30ml of soy sauce
• 4g of black pepper
• 8g garlic powder
• 10g Paprika
• 3g of cumin
• 5g of mustard powder
• 10g of finely chopped coriander
• 4 low fat cheese slices
• 4 tomato slices
• 4 large lettuce leaves
• 4 wholemeal burger buns

Directions

• Preheat the grill to a medium/high heat
• Put the turkey, onion, jalapeno, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, paprika, cumin, mustard and corainder into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Mould the mixture into 4 burger patties
• Cook the burgers on the grill for 6-7 minutes each side, or until cooked right through
• Put the burgers in the bun along with the cheese slice, tomato and lettuce.  Enjoy!

This turkey burger is a great source of protein with nearly 30 grams in each burger.  This particular turkey burger recipe contains around 230 calories, which i