Turkey Quinoa Baked Burgers
Description
Quinoa and ground turkey team up to make the most flavorful turkey burgers you will ever have, moistened with barbeque and spicy hot sauce.
Ingredients
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup quinoa
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 onion, finely chopped
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5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
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1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, divided
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2 eggs
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2 tablespoons barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's®)
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2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
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1 tablespoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
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2 teaspoons ground black pepper
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2 pounds lean ground turkey
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil.
2
Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.
3
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4
Combine cooked quinoa, onion mixture, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, eggs, barbeque sauce, hot sauce, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Whisk together. Add ground turkey and mix well with hands. Form patties and place in the prepared baking dish.
5
Mix remaining 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar together in a bowl to make a paste. Spoon on top of the patties.
6
Bake patties in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 45 minutes.