Even the pickiest eaters will enjoy the sweet and sour sauce on top of these lean turkey burgers!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 patties |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons mustard
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and grease a 9×12 inch baking dish.
- Mix the ground turkey, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and form into 6 patties. Place the patties in the prepared baking dish.
- Stir together the maple syrup, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and oil in a bowl, and set aside.
- Bake the patties in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, remove from oven, and turn them over.
- Drizzle the patties with the maple syrup mixture, return to the oven, and bake until the patties are browned and the sauce is bubbling and thickened, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 420 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 87 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 531 mg |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
i feel there was way to much sour stuff used i used other seasonings to balance it all out but other than that it was perfect will make again
My family loved these
This was awesome. Made according to recipe but added extra garlic and only used a tablespoon or so of oil as many others suggested. My husband and I loved it. Will make again but double the sauce!
We did meatballs and left out the oil like suggested. Our 5-year-old was plugging her nose and would not even try them. As they cooked, the vinegar smell filled the house. It was too much for her…and now we are airing out the house. The sauce is VERY sweet. My 10-year old had seconds…so there’s that.
After reading some reviews I only put half of the called amount of oil. Yummy recipe, my toddler ate all of it on her plate. Will make again!
Oh my goodness! The sauce is very tasty! I didn’t have pure maple syrup so I used regular pancake syrup and added a little honey. It turned out wonderful, I will definitely make this again.
Amazing!!! I used Dijon mustard for a little spice, and it turned out great.
I just put the patties in the oven. As I mixed up the sauce I made some changes to it. I used Olive Oil (same amount), Red Wine Vinegar, REAL VT maple syrup, & a local chunky mustard. I am a fan of using local when I can. So far it tastes unbelievable and I can’t wait to serve this to my family!
this was a delicious recipe although I did modify it a little bit I made me lose ground turkey. I didn’t make patties.
Followed recipe aside from cutting oil by half and using apple cider vinegar. Very good. Patties never really “browned” once the sauce was added and I don’t see how you can “drizzle” the sauce on the patties without having most of it just left sitting in the pan. Tasty and texture was good, but would taste better if it were a little more ‘browned’.
These are absolutely fantastic. I didn’t change anything about the patty itself. The only things I did change was I didn’t add any oil to the sauce. I lightly coated the pan that the patties were being cooked in so they wouldn’t stick. I also substituted sugar free syrup for the maple syrup because I can’t have to much sugar due to health reasons. I combined all the sauce ingredients. The sauce was a little thick so I added about 3 tbsp of water to thin it out just a little bit. These patties with the sauce came out amazing. They taste like something that is extremely naughty when in fact they are good for you. I used 93% lean ground turkey. I served this with creamed cauliflower to further make it a healthier alternative. This is a definate keeper!!!
I think this is a great meal for kids but as for adults it should be served as an hors d’oeuvre not as a main. I removed the vegetable oil like others recommended and agree that it’s not needed. I added one habanero pepper, which gave it some nice heat and toned down the sweetness. It’s an interesting idea that introduced me to sweet & sour sauce. Thanks!
This was a good recipe to use as a starting point. After reading the other comments, I left out the oil. Maybe the oil was so the sauce would stick better to the meat? I used a cup of rolled oats instead of bread crumbs and balsamic vinegar. Those were because I didn’t have the listed ingredients. I did these as meat balls. I had to make them big to fit in the pan. Next time, I will use two pans to have room for 1 inch meatballs. Ketchup and mustard were just a squirt each so maybe 1T each and 2T of Worchester sauce, just because we like it . I will increase the sauce by 20% next time to have a little more for pouring on the rice. I used unpolished Jasmine rice with good results. The times listed worked perfectly! My wife liked it a lot, wants it again so it worked!
This was simple to make and even easier to eat! I substituted BBQ sauce for ketchup and didn’t use any oil. Bake the meatballs 25 minutes the second time, they don’t need the 45 since they’re smaller than patties. Served over a bed of white rice like others suggested… this was so tasty, I’ll be making this again for sure!
Everyone liked it!
At first I was kinda skeptical about this recipe but I went ahead and tried it. I must say this was DELICIOUS my kids loved it so much that my daughter requested to take to lunch the next day. The only thing I didn’t add was the oil but other then that it was awesome and next time I will try with bacon and bbq sauce.
I absolutely loved this! I did do some things different. I didn’t have an onion on hand, so I used onion powder. I had regular syrup not maple, so I used regular. I also did not use the oil or salt, and I added cornstarch to thicken the sauce! It came out delicious! My husband and my kiddies loooooved it!!
We LOVE it! they are sooo yummy
Delicious! I followed the recipe mostly, but decided to make large meatballs out of it. I used 2.5 lb. lean ground turkey, 1 1/4 cups bread crumbs, 1 large diced onion, 3 eggs, and added about 1/4 cup milk to the mixture. Seasoned with salt and pepper. I doubled all the sauce ingredients, completely omitting the oil. I made 1/4 cup size meatballs and placed them into two greased 9 x 13 dishes, divided the sauce and covered with aluminum foil. Baked at 350 for 30 minutes covered and 20 minutes uncovered. So delicious and moist, leftovers were delicious for days and we even had some to freeze. YUM!
I made this recipe tonight for dinner. I used some of the tips from other reviews. (I made meatballs like someone suggested). I made my own changes as well: I used Jennie – O brand Italian seasoned ground turkey. I seasoned the turkey meat with parsley flakes, cracked black pepper, no salt & a pinch of red pepper flakes. For the sauce: I used apple cider vinegar (instead of white vinegar) & I used 1/2 a tbsp of light tasting extra virgin olive oil. I served it with mac n’ cheese & corn. Delicious! Next time I would not grease the baking dish, Maybe make a slurry with tbsp of flour or cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Definitely use less bread crumbs. Those will be the only changes I would make. Great recipe and wonderfully creative use of ground turkey
Very easy recipe that changed our whole family’s opinion about ground turkey. Not anything gourmet but a great weeknight dish.