These Cheddar Apple Turkey Burgers are grilled to perfection and topped with aged cheddar cheese, sliced Gala apples, chopped walnuts, fresh spinach, and a healthy dose of apple butter. They’re the perfect blend of savory and sweet and ideal for early fall grilling!
Have you ever given someone a gift you liked so much, you almost wanted to keep it for yourself? Well, I think that happened recently…..but not with anything I would have expected. No, it was with Jorden’s new Weber grill. The one I got him for Father’s Day. I am loving it! (Probably a little too much……)
Okay, definitely a little too much. Jorden is most definitely not so keen on the fact that I’ve been using it so freely. And to some extent, I can understand. It is his new toy, after all….and it’s never a good idea to come between a man and his grill….
But when I had the idea for these Cheddar Apple Turkey Burgers, I knew it couldn’t wait. The cheese, the apples, the walnuts, the apple butter. It had to happen, STAT! And once I tasted them, I knew all would be forgiven.
Although, I must say……when I looked at the aftermath of grilling these bad boys, I did have a twinge of guilt. Melted. cheese. everywhere. I guess that’s what I get for loading them up and making them so amazing. And you better believe I have no regrets.
Cheddar Apple Turkey Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces aged cheddar cheese
- 4 pretzel rolls
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves
- 3/4 cup apple butter
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 medium apple thinly sliced
Instructions
- To make burgers, combine ground turkey, rolled oats, egg, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl and mix well. Form into 4 flat patties of equal size.
- Grill over medium heat, flipping halfway through, until browned on the outside and cooked through. (*Top each with 2 oz. cheese immediately after flipping.)
- Assemble burgers inside pretzel rolls by topping each with 2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts, 3 apple slices, 1/4 cup spinach leaves, and 3 Tablespoons apple butter.
I am soooo happy that apple season is upon us! LOVE these burgers! Pinned!
Ooh this seems to be one of those recipes that is more than the sum of it’s individual parts. Turkey, Apple, WALNUTS, cheese. Mmm delicious. Pinned and saved! Thank you for sharing such a gorgeous recipe. Sammie http://www.feastingisfun.com
I am now CRAVING this awesome burger in a big way. mmmmmm
Fruit works so well with meat! My sister will love these! Cannot wait to share them with her.
These are brilliant! I love adding apples to sandwiches and the apple butter takes it to the next level!
That is a burger made in Heaven! My goodness it looks delicious!!
OMG. I’m obsessed with this recipe! Apple, cheese, burger…perfection!
These look amazing! I love that you put apple butter on them! I never would have thought to do that! Genius idea!
Apple butter on a burger?! I would totally try that!!
Yummy! This look so good, we love a good turkey burger, these look like winners 🙂
You have no idea how good this burger sounds! Since I am allergic to beef, when I see burgers that are of different meat, I gotta try them. This is going on our menu soon!
That cheese….it looks so perfect melted all over that burger! These look absolutely delicious!
I just made these delicious burgers and cannot get over how delicious they were!! The recipe caught my eye because those are all of my favorite ingredients. Sooooo good!!! I can’t wait to cook these again soon… No leftovers for this meal! 😉
That is a really good tip particularly to those fresh to the
blogosphere. Brief but very precise information… Thanks for sharing this one.
A must read post!