Baked Turkey Burgers in the Oven
These flavorful, juicy turkey burgers will easily replace ground beef in your rotation. Bake them in the oven and get them nice and crispy under the broiler or pop them in the air fryer, you won't even miss the grill!
Ingredients
For the Turkey Burgers
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil minced
- 1 shallot finely diced
- 1/4 cup fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
For Serving
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 slices of mozzarella cheese
- 1 fresh tomato sliced
- 1 bunch of arugula
- Pickled red onions homemade or store bought
Instructions
Prepare the Turkey Burger Patties
- Finely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl. Finely chop the shallot and chives and add them to the bowl. Add the red pepper flakes and ground turkey to the bowl. Use a fork to lightly fluff the ground turkey into the ingredients. Keep fluffing and stirring gently till everything is evenly incorporated.
- Gently pat the turkey into a large round disc. Use a large spoon to divide the meat into 4 equal portions. Scoop 1/4 of the meat at a time and form a thin burger patty. The meat will shrink as it cooks, so make the patties 1/2-inch larger than the bun you intend to place them on.
Broil the Turkey Burgers in the Oven
- Place your oven rack near the top of the oven and preheat the broiler. Spray a boiler pan with cooking oil. Place the turkey burger patties on the pan. (For easy clean-up, place aluminum foil underneath the grate plate.)
- Broil the turkey burgers for 5 minutes. Carefully flip them over and broil for an additional 4 minutes or until the patties register 180°F.
Bake the Turkey Burgers in an Air Fryer
- Preheat the air fryer for 400°F for 3 - 4 minutes. While it heats up, brush the burgers with a scant amount of olive oil to help prevent them from sticking to the air fryer basket.
- Place the burger patties in a single layer inside the air fryer and cook them for 5 minutes.
- Carefully flip the burgers over to brown both sides and cook for an additional 4 - 5 minutes or until they register 180°F with an instant probe thermometer.
For Serving
- We place all the toppings buffet-style at the table and let the family top their burgers as they choose. If the kids don’t want the arugula and tomato on top of the burger, it makes an excellent side salad with a pinch of the pickled red onions.
Recipe Notes
We love soft potato hamburger buns or these delicious homemade whole wheat hamburger buns with this recipe.