Southwestern Turkey Burgers With Sweet Potato Fries

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more for sprinkling
• 1/2 lime
• 1 1/3 lbs ground turkey, lean
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, diced and drained
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• light cooking spray
• 4 slices 50% -reduced-fat monterey jack pepper cheese
• 4 whole-wheat kaiser rolls
• romaine lettuce leaf
• tomato, sliced
• red onion, sliced
• 1/2 avocado, sliced

Recipe

• 1 for the sweet potato fries, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 wash and dry the potatoes
• 3 with the skin on, slice into 1/2-inch-thick rounds; cut the rounds into 1/2-inch-thick finger-shaped pieces.
• 4 toss the potatoes in a bowl with the oil, chili powder, garlic powder and salt.
• 5 on a baking sheet, spread the sweet potato fries in a single layer and roast, stirring every 10 minutes, until brown and tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• 6 remove from the oven, transfer to a platter or bowl and sprinkle with a little more salt.
• 7 meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix the lean ground turkey with the diced chiles and season with salt and pepper.
• 8 shape into patties and refrigerate until ready to cook.
• 9 heat a large grill pan or nonstick skillet on medium heat and spritz with canola oil.
• 10 add the turkey patties to the grill pan and cook until browned on one side, about 4 minutes.
• 11 flip, reduce the heat to low, cover (if using a skillet) and cook until the juices run pale pink, about 4 more minutes.
• 12 top with the reduced-fat pepper-jack cheese during the last minute.
• 13 toast the rolls in the oven or in a toaster oven. alternatively, grill them 1 minute on each side.
• 14 to assemble: on a platter, place the fries and a burger on a bun and top with lettuce, tomato, onion and avocado slices. squeeze lime juice over the fries and serve.