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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes

    Juicy Oven Baked Turkey Burgers

    Published: Oct 5, 2019 · Modified: Mar 21, 2021 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A burger topped with tomato and arugla.

    Grilling season passed you by? Learn how to make the best turkey burgers in your oven all year long!

    How to make easy weeknight turkey burgers in oven. These juicy patties cook in 9 minutes, making this a healthy dinner for a busy weeknight.

    I do almost all the cooking for our family but I just don't grill, that is Tim's domain. Since he gets home fairly late and we don't want to hold up dinner for him to arrive to cook, we miss out on a lot of grilled recipes. Burgers are generally a weekend treat during the summer. 

    Additionally, we are trying to reduce how much red meat we eat and choose turkey and pork more when we tire of chicken. I'm always on the lookout for new recipes that are easy enough to make mid-week. 

    Last Sunday I spotted an awesome recipe from the "What's Gaby Cooking" cookbook I purchased earlier this year. Many of her recipes require a few extra elements that need significant prep work, so I tend not to think of them for busy weeknights.

    But when I took a closer look at this recipe, I realized that with a few of my own shortcuts, I could easily prep this for the whole family even on the busiest night of our entire week.

    Turkey burgers get a bad reputation for being very dry. This recipe mixes them with flavorful, fresh ingredients that help boost the moisture. By broiling them in the oven, they get a quick flash of heat but it isn't quite as intense as our outdoor grill.

    The kids absolutely devoured them. Our only regret was that I didn't double the recipe so we could have leftovers the next day. 

    How to make the best turkey burgers in oven when you don't feel like grilling. Filled with Italian seasonings and topped with balsamic onions, tomato, and arugula, these are the most delicious turkey burgers ever.

    How to make turkey burgers in oven:

    I LOVE our broiler pan, it lets me mimic grilled food right in my oven. It is a two-piece pan with a grated top. I line the bottom with aluminum foil for easy clean-up since the fat tends to cook off and drip down into the bottom collection pan. This makes our burgers crispy on the outside because of the airflow and juicy on the inside because they don't have to cook too long to cook all the way through.

    How to time baking the entire turkey burger meal:

    We served our Italian turkey burgers with Gabby's balsamic onions, fresh tomato, and arugula. My girls requested tater tots as the side dish. To prepare everything in a timely manner, this was my workflow:

    1. Make the onions. You can slice the onion and have them roasting in almost no time at all. While they cooked, I prepped the rest of the meal. They are SO good, they are worth the extra 2 minutes at the front end.
    2. Prepare the turkey burger patties: Prep all the ingredients and form the patties. Store them on a plate or pan until you are ready to cook them.
    3. Bake the tater tots (optional): If you're baking a side dish, I recommend doing so BEFORE you finish the turkey burgers. The burgers cook so quickly and are best served warm. I simply put an aluminum foil tent over the finished tots while we waited for the burgers.
    4. Broil the turkey burgers in your oven: It should only take 9 minutes total-- 5 minutes on the first side, 4 on the other side.
    5. Top the burgers with the cheese so it melts and serve

    A note on making Italian turkey burgers for kids:

    There is a lot of "suspiciousness" going on with these burgers. I was super worried my kids wouldn't like them. I used some of my mom super-power tricks but in the end I was worried for nothing. The kids LOVED them and agreed it is absolutely a make-again recipe.

    If you're worried about making these turkey burgers for your kids, I suggest these tricks:

    1. Chop the veggies for the burger patties SMALL! You can't even see the sun-dried tomatoes in the patties, they almost melt right in if you chop them tiny enough. The green of the chives might be easier to spot, but hopefully it will be buried under the bun. The shallot shouldn't even add any crunch-factor if you cut it small enough. The ingredients inside the patties went completely unnoticed by my kids.
    2. Serve all the toppings at the table in separate bowls: My girls did not want the fresh veggies on top of their burger, but that was our main veggie serving for the meal. I suggested they make a side-salad instead and they ended up eating a lot more arugula than they would have on their burger. Win-win.
    3. Let them use ketchup: I preferred topping my burger with balsamic glaze, but ketchup still really does complement this particular burger patty. If it means your kids will eat it, go for it.

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    An oven baked turkey burger sits on an open faced bun and is topped with fresh tomato slices, green arugula leaves, and a melted slice of cheese. Tater tots sit next to it for a side dish.

    Oven Baked Turkey Burgers

    5 from 1 vote
    These flavorful, juicy turkey burgers will easily replace ground beef in your rotation. Let the kids build their own combination for the toppings or eat them as a mini-salad on the side.
    TOTAL TIME 25 minutes
    PREP TIME 15 minutes
    COOK TIME 10 minutes
    YIELD 4 burgers
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    Ingredients
      

    For the Balsamic Onions

    • 1 yellow onion sliced thinly
    • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil

    For the Turkey Burgers

    • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil minced
    • 1 shallot finely diced
    • ¼ cup fresh chives finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • 1 pound ground turkey
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper

    For serving

    • 4 hamburger buns
    • 4 slices of mozzarella cheese
    • 1 fresh tomato sliced
    • 1 bunch of arugula

    Instructions

    First, prepare the balsamic onions:

    • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Thinly slice the onions and toss them on a cookie sheet with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Roast them for 20 minutes or until crispy and browned.

    Prepare the turkey burgers:

    • Finely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl. Finely chop the shallot and chives and add them to the bowl. Add the parmesan, red pepper flakes, and ground turkey to the bowl. Use a fork to lightly fluff the ground turkey into the ingredients. Keep fluffing and stirring gently till everything is evenly incorporated. 
    • Gently pat the turkey into a large round disc. Use a large spoon to divide the meat into 4 equal portions. Scoop ¼ of the meat at a time and form a thin burger patty. The meat will shrink as it cooks, so make the patties ½-inch larger than the bun you intend to place them on. 

    Broil the turkey burgers in oven:

    • Place your oven rack near the top of the oven and preheat the broiler. Spray a boiler pan with cooking oil. Place the turkey burger patties on the pan. (For easy clean-up, place aluminum foil underneath the grate plate.)
    • Broil the turkey burgers for 5 minutes. Carefully flip them over and broil for an additional 4 minutes or until the patties register 180°F.

    For serving:

    • We place all the toppings buffet-style at the table and let the family top their burgers as they choose. If the kids don’t want the arugula and tomato on top of the burger, it makes an excellent side salad with a pinch of the balsamic onions.

    Recipe Notes

    We love soft potato hamburger buns or these delicious homemade whole wheat hamburger buns with this recipe.
    COURSEDinner
    CUISINEAmerican
    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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