Honestly, not many people can get excited over a turkey burger. Typically, they lack much taste and are fairly bland, even if you add salt and pepper. However, I have spiced these turkey burgers up with pizza type ingredients so that they will be loved by people of all ages! Items like, pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, etc. would be amazing in this recipe.

I am going to give you the basic formula, and then you could eat it just like this, or make it a bit more personal by adding your own favorite pizza ingredients. There is one key trick to the best burgers (of any type of meat): don’t over handle the meat! Over-handling of the meat causes it to bind up and get tough, and if your like me, there is nothing worse than a tough burger.

Ingredients:

 1 lb ground turkey (I usually use anywhere from 85-95% lean)

¼ cup tomato sauce

1 egg, beaten

¼ - ½ cup bread crumbs (I like Italian style)

A hefty sprinkle of your choice of cheese (mozzarella, parmesan etc. )

1 clove garlic

Any other ingredient for pizza (pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions)

Place all ingredients in a bowl. Using your hands, work the meat until just combined. The technique that I use is one hand in the bowl, grab the meat and twist.

Once the meat is just combined, make patties the size that you would like by grabbing the amount of meat that you prefer, roll it for a second into a bowl and then press flat.

You are then ready to either freeze these in freezer bags, or place them right in a skillet or grill. Cook until the center is cooked through, about 4-5 minutes per side on a grill.