Buffalo Wing Turkey Burgers

Hello one & all...have a new recipe for you. Different and kind of fun! We served these to new friends and they were a hit with children and adults. Don't let the ground turkey scare you off if you are new to this frugal, versatile, healthy alternative to ground red meat. Very flavorful, very moist recipe...buy better ground turkey. The stuff from the discount stores has a "different" texture and taste. Jenny-O is my preferred brand and costs, pound for pound, very close to decent ground beef.

Buffalo Wing Turkey Burgers

For each 4 burgers:

1 pound ground turkey
4 TBSP Parmesan cheese
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 large carrot, shredded or finely chopped
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder (or 1/2 small onion, finely chopped)

Sauce:
1/2 stick butter
hot pepper sauce
ketchup

Put chopped veggies in a microwave safe bowl and nuke for 2 minutes to slightly soften. Once cooled, mix all ingredients and form 4 patties. Grill 10-15 minutes (till 160 degrees) or till cooked through. Do not overcook.
Cover and set aside. Melt butter in a skillet, add hot sauce and ketchup to taste and desired thickness. Once mixed add burgers. Simmer and coat burgers till most/ all the sauce has been absorbed. (You are trying to infuse the flavor into the burgers.) The original recipe for these called for toasted English muffins, a thick slice of cheddar and some crumbly bleu cheese. I found that these were wonderful simply on the plate with onion, tomato, cheddar and creamy bleu. Delicious! Play around with this to suit your taste...the kids enjoyed them with BBQ sauce. How about sweet and sour to resemble a country sweet wing? LMK if you find any new combos that you liked!

Make and enjoy! Blessings, Eve