I have a mental arsenal of our weeknight dinner recipes; they’re so engrained in my head I never think to actually write them down. My friends at Peapod asked me if I had any easy recipes that I’m leaning on as a new mom with a busy schedule, and I knew just the one to share. It’s a quick and easy turkey burger, packed with flavor from BBQ sauce, spicy hot sauce, and chopped up scallions.
I serve them bunless, on a bed of crisp lettuce and shredded carrots, with a drizzle of this tasty blue cheese dipping sauce on top. My husband adds more hot sauce on top of his because he loves his food spicy. They go great with my favorite buffalo Brussels sprouts, or baked sweet potato fries and some pickles. If you’re a 2-family house like us, make all four burgers and leave two of the uncooked patties in the fridge for up to 3 days for a second meal. Get the full recipe below! 
- 1 lb of Ground Turkey
- ¼ Cup of BBQ Sauce
- 1 Tbsp of hot sauce
- 3 Cup of chopped Scallions, plus more for garnish
- ⅓ Cup of panko bread crumbs
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt and Pepper
- Blue Cheese crumbles
- Boston Lettuce
- Shredded Carrots
- For dipping sauce:
- 8 oz of Sour Cream
- ⅓ Cup of blue cheese crumbles
- 2 Tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- Ground Pepper
- Coat a non-stick pan with cooking spray and heat to medium-high heat.
- Combine ground turkey, BBQ sauce, hot sauce, scallions, breadcrumbs and garlic in a bowl and mold the mixture into four burger patties.
- Season the burgers with salt and pepper, and place them in the pan to cook.
- While burgers are cooking, prepare the dipping sauce by combining sour cream, blue cheese crumbles, apple cider vinegar, and fresh ground pepper into a bowl. Keep refrigerated.
- Cook burgers until internal temperature is 165 degrees, about 15 minutes.
- Glaze burgers with a drop of BBQ sauce during the last few minutes of cooking.
- Serve burgers on a bed of lettuce and shredded carrots, top with more crumbled blue cheese, scallions, and dipping sauce.
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Kate, this sounds and looks delish! I like how you serve them without a bun. I’m always looking for ways to enjoy yummy foods and maybe eat a few less carbs 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!
xoxo, Jenna
Boston Chic Party
I mean it tastes awesome on a bun too, but eating them in lettuce wraps means you can have a cocktail with them guilt-free 😉