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Ultimate Christmas Burger Stack

Ultimate Christmas Burger Stack
Lauren Dawes
Writer and expert5 years ago
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Add a touch of festive spirit to a teatime classic – these delicious turkey burgers are just the thing to fill you up with Christmas cheer. This recipe is perfect for a warming meal after work, or as a quick and simple crowd-pleaser to impress your guests with at the weekend. Get creative with your fillings – and generous with that cranberry sauce!

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Makes: 4

Cuisine/Type: Christmas

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

To make the burgers: • 500g turkey mince • 400g low-fat sausage meat • 1 handful chopped sage • 1 handful chopped parsley • Salt • Pepper

Extras: • Slices of Low-Fat Protein Cheese • 4 x brioche buns • 4 tbsp. cranberry sauce • Salad leaves

Method

1. To make the burgers, combine the turkey mince, chopped herbs and a generous pinch of salt and pepper and use your hands to create four large patties. 2. Divide the sausage meat into quarters to create four sausage patties. 3. Heat coconut oil in a frying pan, add the turkey and sausage patties and cook on each side for 4-5 minutes, or until golden brown on the outside. 4. Add your slices of protein cheese to the burgers while they’re still in the pan, and let the cheese melt for a minute or two. 5. Remove the burgers and toast your brioche buns in the pan for 20 seconds. 6. Place each burger inside the bun, add salad leaves and finish with a dollop of cranberry sauce – then serve!

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Nutritional info per serving:

Calories564
Total Fat9g
Total Carbohydrates63g
Protein60g
Lauren Dawes
Writer and expert
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Lauren is an English Literature graduate originally from the South. She’s always loved swimming, has discovered the power of weight training over the past few years, and has lots of room for improvement in her weekly hot yoga class.

On the weekends she’s usually cooking or eating some kind of brunch, and she enjoys trying out new recipes with her housemates – especially since shaking off student habits, like mainly surviving off pasta. Above all, she’s a firm believer in keeping a balance between the gym and gin.

Find out more about Lauren’s experience here.

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