You can make the best turkey burgers in a short amount of time with just a few ingredients! These are moist, juicy, and so flavorful. Serve these with oven roasted fries for a delicious dinner.
Turkey burgers are one of our favorite main dishes around here. I prefer ground turkey to ground beef, and this recipe is super flavorful and delicious.
You might be thinking, “Turkey burgers are bland and dry,” but that’s not true of this recipe! These burgers are nice and moist from chopped mushrooms and onions. Both of those ingredients keep the ground turkey from drying out while it’s cooking.
We love these all year round! I usually make them in a frying pan, so I don’t have to wait until grilling season to enjoy them. They are delicious in warm and cold weather. Try these on a toasted bun with lots of pickles, tomatoes, and mustard – they are so good.
Ingredient Notes
- Ground Turkey – I used 93% lean ground turkey. Don’t go any leaner than this, or these burgers will be dry.
- Mushrooms – White button mushrooms help keep these burgers super moist.
- Sweet Onion – Use a sweet onion (like a Vidalia onion) for the best flavor in this recipe.
- Hamburger Buns – If you need gluten free buns, some brands to check out are Canyon Bakehouse and Little Northern Bakehouse. Canyon Bakehouse does contain eggs, but Little Northern Bakehouse is free of the top allergens. If you are not gluten free, there are nut free and allergy friendly buns made by Pretzilla.
Variations
There are other things you can add to the burger mix, but some of them aren’t very allergy friendly. If you desire, you can add Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, or fresh herbs. I don’t think this recipe needs those things, but you are free to add them if you like!
Grilling Instructions
You can make these on the grill, but the mixture is a little bit loose, since it contains the mushrooms and onions. If you want to try grilling these, you will want to cover the grill grates with foil to prevent these burgers from falling apart.
Serving Suggestions
Serve these burgers with:
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.
Recipe
The Best Homemade Turkey Burgers.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces 93% lean ground turkey
- ½ cup sweet onion
- 6 ounces white button mushrooms
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
Optional toppings:
- tomato slices
- lettuce
- pickles
- dairy free cheese
Instructions
- Place the sweet onion and mushrooms in a food processor, and pulse until finely chopped. (You can chop these veggies by hand, but it is much easier to incorporate into the burgers if you use the food processor).
- Put the ground turkey, onions and mushrooms, and spices in a mixing bowl. Use your hands to mix well.
- Shape the burgers into patties that are about ½ inch thick. Depending on what you want to do, you can do 4 large patties, or 8 smaller patties, like sliders.
- Place the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Gently set the patties in the skillet.
- Cook over medium heat until the patties are done on the bottom – about 5 minutes, then flip. Continue to cook until they are browned on both sides and reach a temperature of 165 degrees F in the middle of the patties.
- Serve warm in buns or toasted bread with the toppings of your choice.
Darryl
We love these burgers! Super delicious with dairy free cheese on a bun.