Organic Turkey Burgers With Grilled Onions
Indulge in Organic Turkey Burgers with Grilled Onions for a simple dinner full of nostalgia but with a healthier twist. This easy dinner provides lean protein along with a comfort food vibe, for a homemade burger you’ll love!
If you’re looking for more easy dinner recipes, check out some of my other favorites like Turkey and Lamb Burgers With Dill Sauce, Pan Pizza Dough Recipe With Instant Yeast, Organic Meatloaf With Bone Broth or Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Organic Turkey Burgers With Grilled Onions
- Ready In: 18 minutes
- Makes: 2 burgers
- Main Ingredients: ground turkey, onions, BBQ sauce, buns
- Flavor Profile: umami-rich burger with nutritional yeast
- Dietary Info: no seed oils, eggless
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: no cheese turkey burger with grilled onions
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Healthy Twist: This homemade burger recipe strikes the perfect balance between healthy and indulgent — proof that eating well doesn’t mean giving up your favorite comfort foods.
- Protein Packed: The additional of nutritional yeast also adds even more protein to these BBQ turkey burgers, making this a high protein meal.
- Versatile: While I make BBQ Turkey Burgers, you can also use traditional burger toppings like ketchup, mustard, or spread if you prefer.
- Gluten Free: These BBQ Turkey Burgers are gluten free, so feel free to use a lettuce wrap in place of a bun if you want a gluten free burger!
What makes these organic turkey burgers especially tasty is their lighter, juicy texture. Not as heavy as traditional beef burgers, these BBQ Turkey Burgers are topped with lettuce, grilled onions, and pickles for a delicious homemade burger!
Try them with my Soft White Hamburger Buns, Sourdough Pretzel Buns, Organic Brioche Buns With Instant Yeast or lettuce wrap style! You could even make them smaller and do sliders with Honey Butter Dinner Rolls.
Ingredients
- Ground Turkey: I use organic ground turkey as it’s a lean protein option for a nostalgic meal.
- Spices: I use salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder to give these organic turkey burgers flavor.
- Nutritional Yeast: I use organic nutritional yeast inside these turkey burgers. This provides a cheesy like flavor, without dairy, and it adds more protein!
- Butter: I use Organic Valley Salted Butter for the onions for flavor and to ensure they don't stick to the pan. If you prefer to use EVOO or ghee you can also do that.
- BBQ Sauce: I use my Homemade BBQ Sauce with Bone Broth which has is free of natural flavors and seed oils that you may find in some store bought BBQ sauces.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Organic Turkey Burgers with Grilled Onions
- While I’m using ground turkey, these can also be made with ground chicken or even ground beef too.
- Making the grilled onions is optional, but I think they really add so much flavor to these turkey burgers!
- I don’t use any oil in the pan when cooking the burgers as my GreenPan works really well without. But, if you’re using a stainless steel pan you may want to add a little EVOO to ensure they don’t stick.
- You can also make these turkey burgers on the grill during grilling season!
- I use a sesame bun, but you can also use a whole wheat or white bun if you prefer.
How to Make Organic Turkey Burgers with Grilled Onions
- Make the grill onions: Slice the yellow onion thin. Add the butter to a large skillet and put over medium/high heat. Once the butter melts, add the onions.
- Sauté until the onions are translucent and golden. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Make the burgers: In a large mixing bowl, add the ground turkey, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and mix together.
- Divide the ground turkey into 2 burgers (weight 4 ounces each). Form into a large patty that is about 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the burgers and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Assemble the burgers: Lightly toast the buns. Add the leafy greens onto the bottom bun. Top with the turkey burger, grilled onions, pickles, and BBQ sauce (or condiments of choice!).
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, you can make these burgers with ground chicken or ground beef.
You can skip this if you don't have it. Or you can also do some grated parmesan, which will have a similar flavor.
Yes, if you want to add cheese, place your cheese slice on top of the burgers as soon as you flip them. This will give it the perfect amount of time to melt.
Serving Ideas
- Enjoy with Lemon Herb French Fries or Garlic Lemon Sweet Potato Fries as a side.
- Perfect for game day with snacks like Bone Broth Queso Dip, 3 Ingredient Mango Guacamole and tortilla chips.
- Enjoy with veggies and Lemon Tahini Hummus or Garlic Lime Hummus.
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Organic Turkey Burgers With Grilled Onions
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Mixing Bowl
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 8 ounces ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 sesame hamburger buns
- ½ cup leafy greens
- ¼ cup hamburger pickles
- BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Make the grilled onions: Slice the yellow onion thin.
- Add the butter to a large skillet and put over medium/high heat. Once the butter melts, add the onions and sauté until the onions are translucent and golden. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Make the burgers: In a large mixing bowl, add the ground turkey, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and mix together.
- Divide the ground turkey into 2 burgers (weight 4 ounces each). Form into a large patty that is about 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the burgers and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Assemble the burgers: Lightly toast the buns. Add the leafy greens onto the bottom bun. Top with the turkey burger, grilled onions, pickles, and BBQ sauce (or condiments of choice!).
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Notes
- While I’m using ground turkey, these can also be made with ground chicken or even ground beef too.
- Making the grilled onions is optional, but I think they really add so much flavor to these turkey burgers!
- I don’t use any oil in the pan when cooking the burgers as my GreenPan works really well without. But, if you’re using a stainless steel pan you may want to add a little EVOO to ensure they don’t stick.
- You can also make these turkey burgers on the grill during grilling season!
- I use a sesame bun, but you can also use a whole wheat or white bun if you prefer.
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