Smothered Turkey Burgers With Savory Mushroom Onion Gravy

ground turkey

🥗Healthier: ground chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground chicken is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while chicken broth is often cheaper.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain buns are healthier, while white bread is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Beat the eggs in a bowl.

Ensure the ground turkey is widespread to avoid overmixing.

Pour the eggs over the ground turkey.

Add milk over the melted butter.

Add minced garlic to the mixture.

Add seasonings and plain bread crumbs to the turkey mixture, setting some aside for the gravy.

Gently combine the ingredients without overmixing.

Shape the turkey mixture into about 7 burgers.

Prepare the gravy by mixing turkey broth, sliced mushrooms, sliced yellow onions, all-purpose flour, seasonings, and browning sauce in a bowl.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

Sear the turkey burgers for 6 minutes, browning each side without cooking through.

Remove the burgers from the skillet and sauté the onions and mushrooms for about 3 minutes.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the turkey burgers back to the skillet.

Pour the gravy mixture over the burgers, stirring to incorporate flour at the bottom.

Add a little more broth to get the remaining seasonings and flour out of the skillet.

Cover the skillet and let it cook until the gravy thickens, about 30 minutes.

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