Cheese Stuffed Turkey Burgers

Are you ready for a really strange recipe? It turns out really good, I promise! Maybe it isn’t that strange…

Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
2 eggs
1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes
1/4 cup quick cook oats
2 TBS wheat germ (that’s the strange part!)
1 TBS garlic salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Mrs. Dash
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 TBS ketchup
1 tsp mustard
4 slices cheese OR 1 cup shredded cheese

Combine all ingredients except for the cheese. Split the mix in half (just push the halves against the bowl with a space between) and form 4 patties out of each side –8 patties in all. Place four patties on a plate, put a slice of cheese on each (or if you are using shredded cheese, top the patties with some cheese) and then put the remaining patties on top of the cheese. Crimp the edges together.

Cook either in a pan for 4-6 minutes per side on med-high heat or use a nifty grill for 7 minutes, like this one:

We don’t usually use buns or bread with our burgers (call us weird), but we get our carbs from the oats and potatoes I also use the oats and other ‘fillers’ because turkey does not seem to have the same texture as beef. I use the egg to bind it more but the liquid from the egg requires (in my humble opinion) some fillers to absorb it a little. That is where the potato flakes come in. The oats are to add texture.

I don’t normally use wheat germ but I saw it in the cupboard and being curious and experimental (haha with everyone’s food muahahaha!) I put some in. Why not!

This post has been submitted to The Christian Home, Issue 36, under Hospitality.