La Bella Italian Turkey Burger
La Bellan Italian Turkey Burger is an American main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 846 calories, 64g of protein, and 51g of fat. For $5.65 per serving, this recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. 2 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. A mixture of pine nuts, bell pepper, basil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 84%. Turkey
Instructions
- 1
Mix first 8 ingredients together thoroughly then add salt & pepper and olive oil. Form 8 thin patties with the meat mixture.
- 2
Cut mozzarella into 1/4 inch pieces. On top of one patty, scatter 4-5 mozzarella pieces throughout the center of the meat leaving a little space between each cube. Be careful not to put cheese too close to the edges or it will leak out during grilling.
- 3
Place another patty on top and seal edges together until cheese is completely buried.
- 4
Cut off the top of the red bell pepper and remove seeds and core. Then slice into 1/4 rings and brush lightly with olive oil.Pesto Sauce: In a dry frying pan, quickly toast the pine nuts. Should take less than 3 minutes. In a food processor, pulse basil leaves, toasted pine nuts and salt & pepper. simultaneously adding olive oil through the feed tube. Once good puree is achieved, add the mayo and pulse 2-3 more times, scraping sides to make sure its thoroughly mixed. Cook burgers meat over low to medium heat. Be sure to coat grill with non-stick spray. Cook about 8-10 minutes on each side. Try not to flip the burger too often as it tends to crumble. If the mozzarella starts to ooze out, don't worry... that's a sign that your burger is almost done.
- 5
Place red pepper rings on the upper or outer edges of grill. Cook 2-3 minutes on each side.
- 6
Brush olive oil on the insides of both halves of the sourdough buns and also place on the upper or outer edges of grill.
- 7
Remove when lightly toasted.
- 8
Spread pesto sauce on top & bottom bun. place spinach leaves on bottom bun and place meat on top of spinach leaves.
- 9
Garnish top of meat with grilled red bell pepper, fold the halves together and you have La Bella Burger!
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Ingredients (17)
- •a pinch of black pepper
- •4 burger buns
- •1 egg
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- •1 cup finely chopped fresh basil
- •8 ounces of fresh mozzarella
- •1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- •1 tablespoon fresh garlic
- •1 pound ground turkey
- •1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage (usually found in links)
- •1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- •1 tablespoon finely chopped dry oregano
- •2 tablespoons pine nuts – toasted
- •1 red bell pepper sliced
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •1 cup spinach leaves (remove stems)
- •1 tablespoon finely chopped dry thyme
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