Day 1- Turkey Burger

This recipe is super easy, super healthy, and super yummy! What could be beter?! This recipe comes out of the book, Cook Yourself Thin.

What you will need:

1 1/3 pounds lean ground turkey

4 ounce can diced green chilies, drained

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2-3 spritzes, canola oil in a mister

To dress the burger:

3 ounces 50%-reduced-fat pepper-jack cheese, cut into 8 thin pieces

4 whole wheat kaiser rolls

Tomaine lettuce leaves

Tomato, sliced

Red Onion, sliced

1/2 avacado, sliced

Get the burger cookin'!

1. In a large bowl, mix the lean ground turkey with the diced chilies and season with salt and pepper. Shape into patties and refrigerate until ready to cook.

2. Heat a large grill pan or nonstick skillet on medium heat and sprtiz with canola oil. Form the meat into pattie shape and cook until brown on eat side (about 4 minutes) eat. Top with cheese and cook for an extra minute.

3. You can toast your rolls if you wish. Dress your burger with the onion, avacado, tomato, and lettuce.

Thats the "offical" recipe. On my burger, i skipped the onion, lettuce, and rolls and ate my burger the "Atkin's way" with avacado, tomato, and provolone cheese.

On a side note, the avacado takes the place of mayo, adds the texture you want/need compared to mayo, and is healthier! :)

My fiance Jimmy rates this 4/10 stars. He didn't care for the chilies in the turkey, the avacado, and he kept complaining about how the the patties wouldn't keep together on the skillet.