This combination of sweet and spicy is easy and delicious. Skip the take out and enjoy these turkey burgers cooked on a BBQ, stovetop, grill, or any way you’d like.

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg (1lb ) lean ground turkey
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) finely chopped red onions
• 1/4 cup gluten free bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp gluten free bbq sauce (divided)
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 tsp (1 mL) salt
• 1/2 tsp (.5 mL) ground black pepper
• 4 gluten free hamburger buns
• Optional : Toppings (bacon, mayo, lettuce)
• Optional : Side dish (potato wedges, steamed veggies, French fries,vegetables and dip, salad)

Directions:

1. Combine turkey, honey, 2 tbsps bbq sauce, gluten free bread crumbs, red onions, garlic, salt and black pepper; mix gently but thoroughly. Form into four round patties, about 1/2 in. (1 cm) thick.
2. Grill, covered, 5-6 minutes. Turn burgers and baste with half of the bbq sauce. Grill 2-3 minutes; turn and baste with remaining sauce. Grill an additional 2-3 minutes or until meat is cooked. Serve burgers on buns with optional toppings.

Tips:

• Do you hate touching raw meat? Me too. But I love burgers. The dilemmas of life. These are the tools that I use to keep the ‘ick factor’ at bay : Mix N Chop to mix it all together, Burger & Slider Press to make even patties that don’t turn out looking more like a weirdly shaped massive meatball, Extra Large Scoop two scoops with this makes a perfect patty every time!
• Press a dimple in the centre of your burger patty before cooking. It’ll keep it flatter while it cooks.
• Favourite gluten free burger bun brands : Promise (for texture and flavour) Get a $2 coupon here and Presidents Choice (for price… not bad toasted though)
• Always read BBQ sauce ingredients carefully! A lot contain gluten containing ingredients (barley, rye, oats, or wheat). I like Good Food for Good brand as they have clean ingredients and are even sweetened with dates.

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