Friday, September 6, 2013

Turkey Burgers and Toasted Baked Potato Bites

We've been without a stove this week, so I've been making good use of my George Foreman, toaster oven, crockpot and microwave.  It was Josh's birthday today and he really likes hamburgers.  We do generally make turkey burgers instead of using ground beef.  However, today I realized that I was making burgers and then cutting them up for the kids - and that it might make more sense just to make them smaller to begin with.  As it turns out, burger bites are super quick to form and grill, and the kids were able to handle them more easily.



Turkey Burgers
2.5 lb ground turkey (I use 93/7 lean.)
1 egg
2-3 Tb Worcestershire sauce

Blend all ingredients together with a fork or your hands.  Form patties to desired size, and grill on medium-high heat until cooked through.

I have a pretty large George Foreman, so I can do quite a few at once.

Since we've been eliminating gluten out of the rest of the family's diet we ate our burgers on lettuce topped with freshly shredded cheddar cheese and slices of tomatoes from our garden.  For our starch item we had Toasted Baked Potato Bites - also easy.

Toasted Baked Potato Bites
potatoes
cooking spray or oil
salt and pepper
parsley

Scrub the potatoes, then poke with a fork several places around each potato.  Place on a microwave safe dish and microwave until tender.  Cut up potatoes into bite sized pieces and place in a single layer on a baking sheet - one that fits in your toaster oven or full sized oven.  Spray with cooking spray or drizzle with a little oil.  Add desired amount of seasonings (could also use seasoning salt) and cook at 375 until the outside of the potatoes are crispy.