TexaCali Turkey Tailgate Fiesta

Recipe Rating:	8 Ratings4
Categories:	Turkey, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
Collections:	The Great Tailgate!
Keywords:	PEPPERS, burger, cilantro, avocado, poblano, aioli
Serves:	6
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

2 lb	ground turkey
6 slice	turkey bacon, browned and drained
1 large	poblano, anaheim or red bell pepper
1 medium	white or yellow onion, diced
2 Tbsp	olive oil, light
1 Tbsp	ground cumin
2 Tbsp	ground chili powder
1 pinch	salt and pepper to taste
1 pkg	romaine lettuce leaves
2 large	tomatoes, sliced
2 large	avocados
3/4 c	mayonnaise
1/3 c	fresh cilantro
1 dash(es)	hot sauce
8 slice	pepper jack or cheddar cheese (optional)
1 pkg	large burger buns
2 Tbsp	spicy mustard

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tamie joeckel

Lightly Salted

Katy, TX (pop. 14,102)

tamiejoeckel

Member Since Nov 2012

tamie's Notes:

I love ground turkey, but I had to come up with a way to keep the lean meat moist and flavorful. Tex Mex flavors evoke memories of home in South Texas. And when my grandkids liked this burger, I knew I had a winning combo! I'll grill up both mini and regular burger patties. The girls love Mimi's "baby burgers" and these made as sliders are their fave! For the heartier appetites of the "real men" I grill thick, juicy patties that make everyone smile. Even the men who only eat beef in my family will devour this turkey burger! And I just feel good serving them.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Yum! A really great turkey burger with tons of veggies, terrific flavor and a scrumptious cilantro aioli! There's no way your team's not winning when you serve this one...

Directions

Heat your grill!
Finely dice the pepper and onion.
Brown the bacon and set aside to drain.
In a large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, pepper, and onion. Take the bacon and crumble it into the mixture. Add the spicy mustard, cumin, chili powder, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix lightly. Make patties out of the mixture for grilling.

For the cilantro aioli, in a food processor add the mayo, the fresh cilantro (without stems), a squeeze of lemon if you have it and a dash of hot sauce (or two or three...) Mix and set aside in a small bowl in the cooler or fridge.

Immediately before you assemble the burgers, slice the avocados.

Grill the patties and set aside under a foil tent to allow them to cook a little more get juicier!

To assemble the burgers, I heat the buns on the still hot grill and place in a basket.

Set out all the fixings - buns, patties, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese, aioli and get set for a fiesta in your mouth!

Comments

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Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

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deb baldwin messinthekitchen

Jan 11, 2013

Congratulations Tamie, on your blue ribbon!

sabrina Plourde Splourde22

Jan 13, 2013

Wow, these look amazing!!! I will be trying these and posting pictures! Thank you!!!

tamie joeckel tamiejoeckel

Jan 14, 2013

Thanks, all!

June Ross JuneRCooks

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Nancy Judd ladynann

Jan 29, 2013

Wow does this ever look and sound good! And since Tamie made it I know it is fabulous!! Congrats Tamie this is a winner and you sure deserve it!!

Irene Foss Irenecooks

Jan 29, 2013

Congrats on the blue ribbon Tamie. Your recipe looks so good and I'll bet it tastes great. There is a Mexicon grocery store near us so I will be able to get a nice fresh poblano and some some fresh cilantro. This will make a great dinner for us tonight. Mmmmm I can hardly wait to bite into one. Thanks for posting your recipe.

Karen Dalton kdalt45

Jan 29, 2013

Did u know that if your put a hole in the middle of your hamburger before cooking it it won't shrink. I learned this from my daughter-in-law. And it really works.