Cooking With Pia : Turkey Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries

In Episode VI, Pia shows how easy a healthy dinner recipe for turkey burgers and sweet potato fries actually is.

Ever search for "turkey burger" on the 1R site? Right, you'll come up with six pages of results. Not even I knew there was that much to be said about turkey burgers. The only problem of course is that, even with six pages, there's no recipe! Sure, you now know how to stir fry chicken, and now you know how to throw together a meatball (right... Right?!), but what about simple turkey pattie recipe? Problem no more, for in the sixth episode of Cooking with Pia, I'll walk you through one of the best tasting, healthiest, turkey burger recipes ever (EVER!). Oh, and the sweet potato fries in this recipe aren't too shabby, either. Suddenly gaining good, lean, weight isn't so complicated after all.

Here's what you'll need for the burgers:

3/4 lb of ground turkey (93% lean)
1/2 cup of finely grated Gruyere/(although Swiss will do) cheese
1/4 cup of fresh minced parsley/1/2 tsp of dried parsley
1/8 cup of dried bread crumbs
1/8 cup of dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, and mince it while you're at it
Salt and pepper, but just to taste

Okay, got it all? Once you're ready, here's how you'll make the burgers: 

1. Heat grill/George Foreman to high.
2. In a medium bowl, gently combine the ground turkey, cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs, mustard, and garlic together. Season generously with salt and pepper (but not too generously okay?).
3. Form mixture into two, 1-inch thick, turkey patties.
4. Place patties on hottest part of grill.
5. Sear until browned, which is about 10 minutes on the Foreman. Cook through! (Turkey is not like beef where you should eat it raw--there are all kinds of bacteria in it when raw)

Here's what you'll need for the fries:

1 red-skinned sweet potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wide slices, then again into 1/2-inch wide strips
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt and pepper, to taste

Once you're ready, here's what to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
2. Spray a large baking sheet with vegetable oil spray, or place a cooling rack on a baking sheet.
3. Toss the sweet potatoes with oil, salt, and pepper in large bowl.
4. Spread those sweet potatoes in single layer on your prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake until those sweet potatoes are tender and golden brown, (turn them occasionally), about 20 minutes.
6. Toss the hot fries with garlic and parsley.
7. Serve 'em hot!

Hard to say anything's easier, or more tasty, than a good burger and fries. Add in their actual healthiness, and this dinner recipe's a winner. Give it a shot, and thank me at your earliest convenience!

For more of Cooking With Pia, try these recipes:

Grilled Chicken and Tomato Omelette
Fajita Shrimp Salad
Pan-Seared Salmon with Baby Spinach Salad

Of course, should you not have time to make this easy, healthy, turkey burger recipe (1R Nation, remember the 90/10 Rule!), 1R would recommend the following supplements:

1. Optimum Nutrition 2:1:1 Recovery - The carbs and protein will help you recover and build lean muscle faster after tough workouts
2. BSN True Mass - A post workout recovery product with 6 different protein sources will ensure that you’re maximizing your workouts
3. Optimum Nutrition Glyco-Maize - The cleanest carbs around, the Waxy Maize Starch replenished glycogen stores after workouts