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Cheese and Turkey Burgers with Apples, Onions and Peppers

Great for leftovers after Thanksgiving, and full of fiber.

Ingredients
1½ pounds ground turkey (white meat)
1.2 ounce skim milk cheddar cheese, sliced very thinly
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
vegetable cooking spray
1 large cooking apple (Granny Smith, Braeburn, MacIntosh) cored and cut into slices
2 ounces red onion, thinly sliced
½ red pepper, cut in strips
4 whole-wheat rolls
mustard and/or ketchup if desired

Directions:

1. Shape the turkey into 8 patties. To make 4 burgers, shape the turkey into 8 patties. Put a slice of cheese on 4 patties, and then cover each with the remaining patties, pressing the sides down to enclose the cheese.
2. Coat 2 skillets with cooking spray. Cook the patties in one skillet and the apples and vegetables in the other until done.
3. When ready to serve, top the patties with the vegetable mixture and place on a bun. Pass the ketchup and mustard.

Per Serving:
351 calories
46 grams protein; 5 grams total fat (1.5 grams saturated fat); 30 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 118 milligrams cholesterol; 345 milligrams sodium

Exchanges:
5 very lean protein; 2 carbohydrate (1½ bread starch, ½ fruit.

Source:
Diabetic Lifestyle Magazine, October 2000.