Easy Turkey Burgers with Oven-Roasted French Fries

A couple nights ago I was craving a big, juicy hamburger.  Of course, the craving hit at 5:30 pm, right in the midst of traffic. I didn’t feel like cooking, and my next option was Terra Burger (they offer gluten-free buns) but they were too far away. After much contemplation (and laziness), I decided to make Turkey Burgers with my favorite, oven-roasted french fries.

What you will need for the burger patties:

• 1 lb. ground turkey (or beef, pork, chicken)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 C parmesan cheese
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 1/2 red onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander
• Oil
• Salt and pepper

What you will need for the fries:

1 potato per person, sliced in french fry strips (Sweet potatoes would also be great)

Oil

Salt and pepper

Garlic powder, 1 tablespoon or so

Instructions:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
• Slice potatoes into french-fry strips (about 10 slices per potato)
• Season potatoes with oil, salt and pepper, garlic powder
• Place potatoes in oven for 1 hour or until they have reached desired level of crispness
• While the potatoes are cooking, get a large mixing bowl and put all ingredients for burgers into bowl
• Mix meat, spices and vegetable and score the meat into 4 sections
• Pre-heat cast iron skillet to medium high
• Place oil in skillet, sear the hamburger patties on both sides
• Place in oven to finish cooking through, about 20 minutes.

I topped my burger patty with some freshly sliced goat cheddar, holy YUM!

For more information on Terra Burger:

Terra Burger: My review

Terra Burger’s official website