Bacon Ranch Turkey Burgers

Ingredients

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  0 strip or 0g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Seasoning

  Taco - Just the Basics

  3 tbsp dry mix or 24g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Cheddar cheese

  4 slice (1 oz) or 112g

• Hamburger bun

  Mixed-grain

  4 roll or 172g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  1 medium whole or 123g

• Lettuce

  Butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw

  4 leaf or 20g

• Light mayonnaise

  Salad dressing, light

  4 tbsp or 60g

Directions

1. Cook the bacon using the directions on the package or the method of your choice (skillet, oven, microwave) until brown and crispy.
2. Add the ground turkey to a bowl along with the ranch seasoning mix. Using your hands, mix the ranch seasoning into the ground turkey.
3. Divide the ground turkey into four equal amounts, then shape into burger patties. The meat will contract quite a bit as it cooks, so make the patties quite wide and flat (about 4.5 inches in diameter).
4. Add a little cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium. Once the skillet is hot, add the burger patties and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side or until the burgers are browned and cooked through.
5. If using cheese, add a slice of cheese to each burger, place a lid on the skillet and allow the heat to melt the cheese.
6. While the burgers are cooking, slice the tomato. Build the burgers using the buns, tomatoes, lettuce, cooked bacon, and mayonnaise. Enjoy!
7. Recipe by: Beth - Budget Bytes (source: https://www.budgetbytes.com/bacon-ranch-turkey-burgers/)