This is the BEST juicy healthy turkey burger recipe you've ever had! Easy and quick to prep with simple ingredients. Ready to grill, air fry, or cook in less than 20 minutes! The most delicious and flavorful ground turkey burgers with zucchini and no egg!
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- Why You'll Love These Juicy Turkey Burgers
- Ingredients You Need for This Recipe
- How to Make the Best Juicy Turkey Burgers
- Cooking Methods for Making This Healthy Turkey Burger Recipe
- What Should I Serve With Turkey Burgers?
- Storage, Reheating, Freezer, and Serving Tips
- Expert Tips for Making the Best Healthy Turkey Burger Recipe
- Recipe FAQs
- Other Ground Turkey Recipes You Will Love!
- Best Juicy and Healthy Ground Turkey Burgers (No Egg)
Why You'll Love These Juicy Turkey Burgers
Here are the top 5 reasons to make the best turkey burgers around!
- Heart-healthy swap for a beef burger, lean protein, low-fat, and gluten-free turkey patties. Easy to make keto and low-carb.
- No egg, hidden veggies (spinach and zucchini), and kid-friendly - great for toddlers and babies!
- This healthy turkey burger recipe is so quick and easy! Prepped in 20 minutes.
- Can be made on the grill in the summer, in the oven, in the air fryer, on the stovetop, or straight from frozen!
- Moist and juicy thanks to zucchini! Full of flavor thanks to turkey burger seasonings like onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder.
Ingredients You Need for This Recipe
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
I highly recommend using ground turkey thighs as it has more moisture than turkey breast. Using lean ground turkey is also an option if you want to make them low-fat.
You can also use ground chicken for this recipe (or try this air-fried chicken burger!)
Adding in zucchini makes this healthy turkey burger recipe naturally juicy and come together with no egg.
Chopped spinach is optional, but it is a great way to add veggies and fiver to this recipe.
Seasoning such as onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder perfectly season these burgers. Italian seasoning is also a flavorful addition.
Making these with Worcestershire sauce adds a delicious savory flavor - don't skip this flavorful ingredient! Soy sauce is a great alternative.
Breadcrumbs are not essential, but definitely help to keep the burger together. They are not shown in the ingredients above; but can be added if you want more filler.
Almond flour is a great substitute for breadcrumbs when you want more filling but want to keep the recipe low-carb.
Feta cheese is optional but lends great savory flavor and richness.
How to Make the Best Juicy Turkey Burgers
Below are step-by-step instructions for how to cook this recipe. The recipe card at the bottom shows the exact cooking time and temperatures.
Preparation Instructions:
- Add ground turkey to a large bowl and season with turkey burger seasonings.
- Add in Worcestershire sauce.
- Add in the remaining ingredients.
- If needed, add up to ½ cup of breadcrumbs or almond flour.
- Combine the meat mixture using your hands and create 6 equal-sized patties. Place each burger patty onto a baking sheet lined with pieces of parchment paper.
- Freeze patties for 10 minutes to one hour before cooking via one of the methods described below.
Cooking Methods for Making This Healthy Turkey Burger Recipe
How to Grill Turkey Burgers Without Falling Apart
Spray the grill grates with cooking spray and heat to medium. Grill time for healthy turkey burgers is 7-8 minutes per side or until the internal temperature reaches 165 F.
How Long to Cook Turkey Burgers on the Stove
Heat a nonstick skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat or medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray. Cook patties for 7-8 minutes per side or until an instant-read thermometer reads 165 F.
Baking Turkey Patties in the Oven
Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake the patties for 25-30 minutes.
To cook turkey burgers in the oven at 350 F, cook them longer, anywhere between 30 and 45 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 F.
Air Frying Turkey Patties
Air fry raw, thawed turkey burger patties at 360 F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway.
How to Cook Frozen Turkey Burgers
This healthy turkey burger recipe can be made straight from frozen in the air fryer or on the grill.
Add 2-5 minutes extra per side and use an instant-read meat thermometer to assess the internal temperature.
How to Know When Turkey Burgers Are Done?
The best way to tell if they are done is by using a meat thermometer to determine doneness. Once the cooking time has elapsed, insert an instant-read thermometer into the center of the patty.
Once the burger has reached 165 F it is done.
What Should I Serve With Turkey Burgers?
Making delicious turkey burgers homemade from scratch is so easy (just like our air fryer chicken burgers!)
You can pair these healthy turkey burgers with healthy sides like veggies and salads.
Pesto tortellini salad, pasta salad, sweet potato fries, or potato salad are some of our favorite healthy side dishes for turkey burgers.
Favorite burger topping ideas include mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and red onion, with mayonnaise (avocado mayonnaise for a heart-healthy option), dijon mustard, ketchup, or avocado!
Serve in a lettuce wrap for a low-carb option, or on hamburger buns, Hawaiian rolls, or slider buns for mini turkey burger sliders.
If you like these healthy turkey burgers, try this air fryer BBQ turkey burger too!
Storage, Reheating, Freezer, and Serving Tips
- Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: Reheat healthy turkey burgers in the oven at 400 F for 2-3 minutes per side.
- Freezer: If making straight from the freezer, add in 2-3 minutes more per side to account for frozen patties. To store frozen and uncooked, allow the burgers to freeze on the sheet pan for one hour. Then, place them in a freezer-safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.
Expert Tips for Making the Best Healthy Turkey Burger Recipe
- If the mixture seems too moist, add some breadcrumbs, oats, or almond flour. Use a paper towel to remove all of the moisture from the zucchini before adding it to the bowl.
- After you make the turkey patties, place them in the freezer for 10 minutes to an hour to help them stay together when grilling.
- Peel zucchini and grate on the fine side of a box grater if you have picky eaters.
- Do not press burgers down while cooking, this will make them dry and lose their juicy quality.
- To make your burgers fit the bun, form patties to be a tad wider than the bun. They will shrink a bit during cooking.
- Spicy: For a spicy version swap paprika for cayenne pepper or add hot sauce or jalapenos.
- Sliders: Make patties into smaller sizes for a slider-style option.
Recipe FAQs
Turkey burgers contain less fat and calories compared to beef burgers. Healthline compared ground turkey vs. ground beef and recommends turkey burgers for heart health as they have less saturated fat.
The turkey burger's internal cook temp is 165F according to the Mayo Clinic.
Since these healthy turkey burgers are made with no egg, you need something to keep them together. Zucchini and freezing the patties before cooking helps to keep them from falling apart.
You can also add in some breadcrumbs if desired.
Be sure to spray your grill with cooking spray. I also spray the patties before putting these healthy turkey burgers on the grill.
Freezing the patties prior to grilling will also help the patties stay together during grilling.
Adding in the right turkey burger seasoning like paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper helps to create a delicious and juicy burger that tastes as close to a beef burger as you can get!
The nutrition for these healthy turkey burgers can be found in the recipe card. Using an online nutrition calculator, this recipe has 116 calories per serving.
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Best Juicy and Healthy Ground Turkey Burgers (No Egg)
Equipment
- 1 instant read thermometer
- 1 box grater
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 cup zucchini
- 1 cup baby spinach chopped
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup feta cheese
- ½ cup breadcrumbs optional
Instructions
- Peel and grate zucchini using a box grater. Place zucchini into a paper towel and wring out as much moisture as possible before adding to the turkey burger mixture.1 cup zucchini
- Add ground turkey to a large bowl and season with salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder. Season with Worcestershire sauce and add in the remaining ingredients.1 pound ground turkey, 1 cup baby spinach, 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ¼ cup feta cheese
- If needed, add up to ½ cup of breadcrumbs. Combine using your hands and create 6 equal-sized patties. Freeze patties for 10 minutes to one hour.½ cup breadcrumbs
Cooking Methods
- Grilled: Spray grill with cooking spray and heat to medium. Grill for 7-8 minutes per side or until an instant-read thermometer reads 165F.
- Pan Fried: Heat a skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Cook patties for 7-8 minutes per side or until an instant-read thermometer reads 165F.
- Oven Baked: Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake patties for 25-30 minutes and temp them to 165F to ensure they are done.
- Air Fryer: Air fry at 360F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway.
Notes
- If the mixture seems too moist, add some breadcrumbs, oats, or almond flour. Use a paper towel to remove all of the moisture from the zucchini prior to adding it to the bowl.
- Do not press burgers down while cooking, this will make them dry and lose their juicy quality.
- Peel zucchini and grate on the fine side of a box grater if you have picky eaters.
- After you make the turkey patties, place them in the freezer for 10 minutes to an hour to help them stay together when grilling.
- Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
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- Serving: Serve burgers in a lettuce wrap for a low-carb option, or on hamburger buns, Hawaiian rolls, or slider buns.
- Toppings: Top with mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with mayonnaise, or avocado!
- Reheating: Reheat leftovers in the oven at 400F for 2-3 minutes per side.
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