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Make this for: Dinner

Category: Ground Meat & Sausage

This Recipe Makes: 4 Serving(s)

Summary

No meat in this wholesome Vegetable-Filled Burgers Diabetic Recipe that turns out some pretty good vegetable burgers!

What you'll need

• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
• 1/4 cup finely sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup soft whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/4 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, crushed
• 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 3/4 lb lean ground turkey or chicken
• 1/4 cup Dijon style mustard
• 1/2 tsp. curry powder
• 4 med hamburger buns, (whole wheat or white) split and toasted

Instructions

• Step 1
  Stir together milk, carrot, green onion, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl. Add ground turkey; mix well. Shape the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Lightly grease the grill rack.
• Step 2
  For a charcoal grill, place patties on the greased grill rack directly over medium-hot coals. Grill, uncovered, about 12 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the side of a patty registers 165-degrees, turning once.
• Step 3
  For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium-hot. Place patties on grill rack; cover and grill patties as directed in second step.
• Step 4
  Meanwhile, stir together mustard and curry powder.
• Step 5
  Serve patties on buns topped (if desired, with lettuce leaves, zucchini, sliced tomato, and curry mustard mixture.)

Diabetic Exchanges

• Starch: 1 1/2
• Meats & Meat Substitutes: 2 1/2