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Bowl with ground turkey topped with burger sauce, waffle fries and other burger toppings.
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Turkey Burger Bowls with Special Sauce

These quick and easy loaded turkey burger bowls are so easy to make and smothered in a delicious burger sauce that will have everyone begging for this dinner in the weekly rotation. This recipe takes the flavor of turkey burgers and turns them into a 20-minute super customizable dinner that will please everyone. Perfect for weeknight dinners and more!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

Turkey Burger Mixture

Special Sauce

Burger Bowl Ingredients

  • 3-4 cups frozen waffle fries tater tots or crinkle fries are also great!
  • other favorites: dill pickles, shredded romaine, diced tomatoes, red onion, shredded cheddar cheese, and more

Instructions

  • Whisk together the burger spices/seasoning in a small bowl.
  • Whisk the special sauce ingredients together and adjust to taste as desired. Chill until ready to serve. I also suggest prepping the toppings and waffle fries etc. before cooking the meat.
  • Set a large skillet to medium-high heat and allow it to really heat up. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and once glistening, add the intact rectangle of ground turkey (if your turkey comes in a tube or another container, form it gently into a flatter shape that is approx. 1 ½-2 inches thickness).
  • Allow the turkey to sear uninterrupted for about 3-4 minutes for a nice brown crispy outside. Sprinkle half of the burger seasoning over the surface of the meat that is not being heated.
  • Flip the turkey over to the other side—you can break into a few smaller pieces to make this easier and allow to sear once again for several minutes. Sprinkle the other half of the burger seasoning over top.
  • Once the second side is seared, begin to break down into smaller chunks and continue to cook until heated through and internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  • Once the turkey is cooked, remove it from the heat drizzle the Worcestershire sauce over and stir to combine.
  • Assemble burger bowls with your favorite ingredients and drizzle with the burger sauce. We add air fried waffle fries, diced pickles, sliced red onion, shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato to ours but add all your favorites!

Notes

*Nutrition info is based off of 1/4 of the turkey mixture with about 2 1/2 Tbsp burger sauce and about 3/4 cup waffle fries/tater tots, etc.. No other add-ins are added to this calculation since they will vary.
Prep your toppings for your burger bowls before cooking the meat. The meat cooks fast and having everything ready to go saves a lot of time. You can set it up like a burger bar and allow everyone to add their favorite ingredients to their bowls. Create the build your own bowl dinner experience that makes the kids and grown ups happy.
Let the pan heat up really well and then allow the meat to sit completely undisturbed to start for several minutes. This will get a nice brown sear to the meat that sets it apart from any other cooked ground turkey.
To prep this dinner ahead of time, you can make the turkey burger mixture and the sauce in advance and then prep the burger bowl toppings and reheat the meat just before dinner. You can prep the meat about 1 day before serving for best results.
Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days. Store the sauce and the meat separately in airtight containers. To reheat the meat, microwave in about 30-45 second increments for about 2 minutes, stirring in between until heated. This will depend on how much you are reheating.
The turkey burger mixture can be frozen for up to 3 months. Wait until it cools completely before adding to a freezer safe container.

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 1210mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 457IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 4mg