Bleu Cheese and Bacon Turkey Burgers w/ Bleu Cheese Butter and...

Today's Recipe: Bleu Cheese and Bacon Turkey Burgers w/ Bleu Cheese Butter and Baked Crinkle Fries


I got the idea for these burgers from Sandra Lee of the Food Network. I made some changes from her original recipe to cut the calories and carbs. I switched the Burger from Beef to Turkey along with switching to Turkey Bacon. The flavor of the Burger is fantastic! I'll be making more of these this way. I topped it with a Bleu Cheese Butter, another Sandra Lee recipe. I wasn't too sure about the Butter but I gave it a try and it was delicious. Perfect topping for Burgers and Bleu Cheese lovers!. I served it on a Healthy Life Whole Grain Bun. For a side I had Ore Ida Crinkle Fries. I left the recipes for the Burger and Bleu Cheese Butter at the end of the post. For dessert/snack later a 100 Calorie Bag of Jolly Time Mini Bag of Pop Corn. Thanks again to Sandra Lee and the Food Network!


Bleu Cheese and Bacon Turkey Burgers


Ingredients:

    1 1/2 pounds Jennie - O Lean Ground Turkey (93/7)
    1/2 cup Bleu Cheese Crumbles (recommended: Murray's Mayfield)
    1/4 cup real Turkey Bacon pieces (recommended: Oscar Mayer Low Sodium)
    1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning (recommended: McCormick Grill Mates)
    Sea Salt and freshly Ground Black Pepper, McCormick Grinders
    4 Healthy Life Whole Grain Buns, toasted
    Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, sliced Avocado, optional



For the burgers:

In a mixing bowl, stir to combine ground beef, 1/3 cup bleu cheese crumbles, bacon pieces, and steak seasoning. Wet your hands to prevent sticking and shape into 4 patties slightly larger than the buns. Cover with plastic and set aside in refrigerator.

Your choice to grill, broil or fry the burgers.

For Bleu Cheese Butter:

    4 tablespoons butter
    2 tablespoons bleu cheese crumbles (recommended: Treasure Cave)
Directions

For bleu cheese butter:

In a small bowl with a fork, smash together butter and 2 tablespoons bleu cheese crumbles; set aside.

Sloppy Chicken Joes w/ Mashed Potato Skins

Dinner Tonight: Sloppy Chicken Joes w/ Mashed Potato Skins

It was sort of like having Chicken Wings and Potato Skins except with a lot less calories and carbs! I made some Sloppy Chicken Joes along with Mashed Potato Skins. I used Perdue Lean Ground Chicken and McCormick Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix. I also used Healthy Life Whole Grain Sandwich Buns and Crumbled Bleu Cheese to top the Chicken with. The recipe for the Sloppy Chicken Joes and Mashed Potato Skins are at the end of the post. I saw the Mashed Skin's on an Rachael Ray Show and they looked delicious, and they were!


Mashed Potato Skins
Directions
These potatoes taste like skins with the works and sour cream but they are boiled, not fried. The bacon is baked on a slotted broiler pan so the fat falls away. The sour cream is replaced with buttermilk, which is tangy but made from skimmed milk. I use whole milk Cheddar but it is super sharp so a little goes a long way!

Ingredients

    * 6 slices Turkey Bacon
    * 2 pounds small Yukon Gold Potatoes, halved
    * 1 cup Buttermilk
    * Sea Salt and freshly Ground Black Pepper
    * 1/4 cup fresh Chives, chopped
    * 1/2 cup Extra-Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Yellow or White ( I used White )

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Arrange the bacon on a sheet pan and bake for 12 to15 minutes until crisp. Cool and chop.

Put potatoes in a medium sauce pot and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and season with salt. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes with buttermilk and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, Cheddar and fold in bacon.


Sloppy Chicken Joes

Ingredients

1 pkg. McCormick Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix
1 lb. Lean Ground Chicken
1 can (6 oz.) Tomato Paste *
1¼ cups Water
Crumbled Bleu Cheese for topping
Healthy Life Whole Grain Sandwich Buns

Directions:

Brown Chicken in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drain fat.
Stir in Seasoning Mix, tomato paste and water.
Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
 Serve on buns top Chicken with Crumbled Bleu Cheese.

* Substitution: Use 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce in place of tomato paste and water.