Italian Meats and Poultry Recipes - Provolone-Turkey Burgers

Ingredients    

• 1 egg

• 1/4 cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 pound uncooked ground turkey

• 4 slices provolone or mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)

• 4 kaiser rolls or hamburger buns, split and toasted

• Fresh basil leaves or shredded lettuce

• 1/4 cup dried tomato-flavored light mayonnaise dressing

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Method:

1. Preheat broiler. In a large bowl beat egg with a fork; stir in bread crumbs and salt. Add ground turkey; mix well. Shape into four 1/2-inch patties.

2. Grease the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Place patties on prepared rack. Broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until done (165F), * turning once halfway through broiling time.

3. Top patties with cheese slices; broil about 30 seconds more or until cheese melts.

4. Serve patties on rolls topped with basil leaves or shredded lettuce and mayonnaise dressing.

*Note: The internal color of a burger is not a reliable doneness indicator. A turkey patty cooked to 16SoP is safe, regardless of color. To measure the doneness of a patty, insert an instant-read thermometer through the side of the patty to a depth of 2 to 3 inches.