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, photo by Lenka Selinger
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Turkey burger with creamed spinach
This pan-fried turkey burger becomes a well-rounded keto meal with a helping of velvety creamed spinach on the side. Who needs a bun with their burger when they can have this? This is a quick and tasty meal, and a good one to double for tomorrow's lunch!
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Ingredients
Turkey burger
- 1 lb 450 g ground turkey
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tsp 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter or olive oil
Creamed spinach
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp butter or olive oil
- ½ (2 oz.) ½ (55 g) yellow onion, finely choppedyellow onions, finely chopped
- 4 oz. (32⁄3 cups) 110 g (850 ml) fresh spinach, rinsed, trimmed, and dried
- 1 oz. (2 tbsp) 28 g (30 ml) cream cheese
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
Turkey burger
- Combine the ground turkey with mayonnaise, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Divide the meat mixture into balls — roughly 4 oz (110 g) each. Flatten and shape them into burgers with wet hands. The thinner they are, the faster they will cook.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter.
- When the pan is hot, place the burgers in the pan.
- Fry for about 5 minutes on each side until cooked through, and have a nice brown crust. There are two burgers per serving.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Add the spinach to the skillet. As it cooks down, add the cream cheese, heavy cream, and garlic powder. Stir until the cream cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan just before serving.
I also add 2-3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese and 1 egg for 2-3 servings to the ground turkey.