Curried Turkey Burgers - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Curried Turkey Burgers
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon plus 3/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
  • 5 tablespoons mango chutney, mashed if chunky
  • 3 teaspoons curry powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 pound extra-lean ground turkey breast meat
  • 7 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
  • 7 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
  • 1/4 cup chopped tart green apple
  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 4 5- to 6-inch-diameter pita breads
  • Chopped lettuce

Instructions

  1. Shake mustard seeds in medium skillet over low heat until seeds begin to pop, about 2 minutes. Transfer seeds to bowl. Mix in applesauce, 1 tablespoon yogurt, 2 tablespoons chutney, 2 teaspoons curry powder, salt and cayenne. Mix in turkey, 4 tablespoons onion tops and 4 tablespoons mint. Shape into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
  2. Mix apple, 3/4 cup yogurt, 3 tablespoons chutney, 3/4 teaspoon curry powder, 3 tablespoons onion tops and 3 tablespoons mint in small bowl.
  3. Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Spray burgers with nonstick spray; grill until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Cut 1 end off each pita; fill with 1 burger, some lettuce and 1/4 of yogurt mixture.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples.

Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

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