Stuffed Turkey Burgers

It's grilling season! The best time of the year! There's nothing better then having a great grill and doing all my cooking outside! I know...a little strange coming from a female to say how much she loves to grill, but I really do! I put anything and everything on the grill! Easy clean up, and the food always tastes great! I like burgers, but not your ordinary burgers. My burgers are kicked up, packed with flavor, and perfect for the grill!

Ingredients:

2 lbs Ground Turkey
1 Egg
4 Slices of Cheese (I use a Monterrey Jack, Habanero Cheese)
1 Small Red Bell Pepper, roasted, skinned, and diced
1 Sweet Onion, sliced thin
2 Portobella Mushrooms, sliced thin
2 T Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 t Thyme
Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper
2 T Olive Oil
4 Fresh Bakery Buns

Instructions:

Turn grill to high, and roast peppers. About 7-10 minutes per side. Your looking for them to blacken, and blister. You can really use any kind of pepper you like, I always tend to use red because they taste great roasted. Once they are nice and charred take them off the grill and allow them to cool. Once they are cool, peel of the blackened skin and dice.

In a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and onions. Cook for five minutes and then add mushrooms and diced peppers. Add a little salt and pepper to taste and allow to cook for another 5 minutes. When done, remove from heat and slightly cool.

While vegetables are being sauteed, in a bowl mix ground turkey, egg, Worcestershire, thyme, salt & pepper. You don't really have to use an egg, but I do because it binds the meat better. Once meat has been mixed, form into 8 patties of equal size. A burger press works best for this recipe, it allows the burgers to be formed perfectly.

When all burgers have been formed take a slice of cheese and tear in half. Place cheese on the center of the burger, not allowing it to touch the edges. Take a scoop of the sauteed vegetables and place on top of the cheese. Lastly, take another burger, and place on top of the other. With a fork, crimp the edges of the burger together so filling does not fall out.

Heat grill to a medium heat, lightly season burgers (I use garlic powder, and a general seasoning blend), and grill for 6-8 minutes per side depending on your grill. Just before burgers are done, place buns on grills to lightly toast.

Place cooked burger on a bun and top with your favorite condiments! Enjoy!

Options:
**You can make this burger so many different ways. Use different cheese, different vegetables, anything you like!
***If you do not have a grill, you can do these in your broiler.
***These burgers are great without a burger and drizzled with a Merlot steak sauce.
***You can butter the bun and then toast to make it richer.