Bacon and Onion Stuffed Turkey Burgers

It may be shocking to see me posting a meat recipe. It happens once in a while. It’s grilling season. You got to cook up some burgers during grilling season!

When I do buy and cook meat, I like to know that my meat is coming from a good place. Kind of like the chicken on the Portlandia episode. Well, I’m not that intense. I do like to know though, that the animals were treated well and fed well. I prefer to only buy sustainable, pasture-raised and grass-fed meats when possible. That’s where KOL Foods comes in to play. They have an amazing selection of pastured and grass-fed meats and poultry. You can read more about them here.

They recently sent me some beef bacon and ground turkey. I was so excited when the meats showed up. I had a few things in mind as to what to create.

Being that July 4th, Independence Day, is almost upon us, I thought I would share a treat that’s perfect for your family barbecues. These bacon and onion stuffed turkey burgers come together fairly painlessly and you will reap the rewards with the amazing flavor.

Earlier in the day, I stepped on to my deck to pick some herbs for my burgers. I like using sage, rosemary, parsley  and thyme whenever I mix up some burger meat.

In one pan, I began to caramelize some onions and garlic. I love caramelized onions both on and in the burger.

In another grill pan, I began to fry up the bacon. Half of the bacon was reserved for garnishing the burgers, but the other half would be going in the burgers.

I let both the bacon and the onions cool a bit.

In the bacon pan, I sliced up some portabello mushrooms and grilled them.

I began to mix up my burgers. I mixed the ground turkey with chopped onion, garlic, salt, pepper, rosemary, parsley, thyme and sage. I then added some gluten free oats, vegan worcestershire sauce and an egg to the mix. I mixed everything well. If you are not gluten free, feel free to add some bread crumbs or panko crumbs instead. I wanted to keep these gluten free for me.

I crumbled up half of the cooked bacon.

I formed some of the burger mixture in to a patty and then placed about a tablespoon of chopped bacon and a tablespoon of onions in the center of the formed patty. I then placed more of the burger mixture over it and sealed the bacon and onions in.

I managed to get 7 burgers out of this mixture.

I then grilled the burgers in my grill pan until done. (You can use the BBQ. It was raining that day)

I served up the burgers with additional bacon, onion, mushrooms, spinach and avocado. Oh my. That burger was amazing! You must make it!

As far as KOL Foods goes, they are amazing. I found that the meats and poultry are much more flavorful than the traditional store-bought varieties. The turkey tastes like turkey and the no-nitrite bacon was incredibly flavorful. I really loved the meats I received from them and am excited to order and cook from them again soon. Thank you, KOL Foods!

Bacon and Onion Stuffed Turkey Burgers

 

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Author: Hindy Garfinkel

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 large vidalia onion, sliced
• 1 large spanish onion, sliced
• 1 large red onion, sliced
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 lb. of bacon (beef or pork) - half will be used in the burger, other half to top burger
• 1 pound of mushrooms (portabella or baby bella), sliced
• 2 lb. ground turkey
• 1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 tbsp. fresh sage, chopped
• ½ tbsp. fresh thyme
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper
• 1 extra large egg
• ½ cup gluten free oats or bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
  
• Recommended Burger Toppings:
• Avocado
• Bacon
• spinach or arugula
• caramelized onions
• grilled mushrooms

Instructions

1. In one pan, heat up some olive oil. Add the onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook on medium until the onions are caramelized. Set pan aside when done.
2. In another pan, cook the bacon. Because the bacon is fatty, you don't need to add any oil. Cook the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
3. In that same grill pan, grill the mushrooms until nicely browned. Set aside.
4. Crumble up half of the bacon.
5. In a mixing bowl, mix up the ground turkey with the fresh herbs, the egg, the oats or bread crumbs, the worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
6. Form the burger in to a small patty.
7. Place a tablespoon of the crumbled bacon and the caramelized onions in center of each patty. Top and seal with additional burger mixture.
8. Cook burger on a barbecue or on a grill pan until done.
9. Top with your favorite burger toppings.
10. Enjoy!

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