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This easy high protein turkey burger bowl is a quick and easy way a super flavorful and healthy meal any night of the week. These make your own burger bowls are topped with perfectly seasoned lean ground turkey, fresh veggies, crispy potato wedges and a lightened up burger sauce!
A Healthier Way to Enjoy Burger Night
The whole family will love these turkey burger bowls. Pile your bowl high just the way you like it with all of your favorite burger toppings and my famous burger sauce. Here’s why you’ll love it!
- SO flavorful. It’s basically a loaded burger in every single bite. These bowls are one of my favorites because they’re so packed with flavor with a big nutrition payoff.
- Protein-packed. Each bowl has a whopping 40 grams of protein!
- Light and fresh, but satisfying. This recipe is made from simple, wholesome ingredients you can feel good about like lean ground turkey, lettuce, cabbage, and tomatoes. Plus a lightened up Greek yogurt Big Mac sauce!
- Customize your bowl. The best part is how customizable these bowls are. Top your burger bowl exactly the way you like it!
If you love dinner in a bowl you have to check out my Chicken Teriyaki Bowl With Veggies or Easy Healthy Taco Rice Bowl next!
Ingredients
For full recipe instructions and complete list of ingredients, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
Burger Meat + Toppings
- Ground turkey: Lean ground turkey is the perfect way to lighten up this delicious burger bowl. Ground chicken or lean ground beef work great too.
- Worcestershire sauce: This adds a deep meaty flavor to our lighter turkey meat.
- Oil + seasonings: A blend of spices like garlic powder, onion powder and paprika makes this burger meat so tasty!
- Greens and veggies: My favorite base is green leaf lettuce and cabbage plus cherry tomatoes and sweet onion or red onion.
- Dill pickle chips: This classic burger topping is a must!
- Shredded cheddar cheese: For a cheese burger vibe I like to add plenty of shredded cheddar.
Potato Wedges
You can also opt for frozen French fries or make my Air Fryer Potato Wedges!
- Russet potatoes: Russet potatoes are perfect for fries and wedges, they hold their shape and have a light fluffy interior.
- Avocado oil: I like avocado oil because it can cook at high heat and helps the seasonings stick to the potatoes.
- Seasonings: Salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika are the perfect blend for seasoning that we use in the burger sauce and ground turkey too!
Burger Sauce
- Plain Greek yogurt: I recommend full fat for the best creamy texture.
- Mayonnaise: Just a little mayo for that classic burger sauce flavor.
- Ketchup + mustard: Ketchup adds a hint of sweet flavor while mustard adds a tangy twist.
- Apple cider vinegar: A little tang to balance the sauce.
- Honey: For just a touch of sweetness.
Variations
- Buffalo bowls. Swap out the burger sauce for a drizzle of buffalo sauce and blue cheese crumbles or dressing.
- Chipotle turkey burgers. Mix 1-2 chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce into the burger mix.
- Mason jar meal prep. Layer these bowls into mason jars for the week. Start with sauce, meat, tomatoes and pickles, onions, cabbage, lettuce and top with cheese. Dump and serve when you’re ready!
- Sweet potatoes. Swap the white potatoes for sweet potatoes!
- Use frozen fries. Swap the potato wedges for your favorite frozen french fry in the oven or air fryer. Seasoned waffle fries are delish here.
How To Make Turkey Burger Bowls
- Prep the potatoes. Toss clean, sliced potato wedges with oil and seasonings.
- Bake. Arrange seasoned potatoes in a single layer on a prepared baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Flip halfway through.
- Make the sauce. Add all burger sauce ingredients to small bowl or jar, mix well. Set aside.
- Cook the turkey. Heat a large skillet with oil over medium heat. Add ground turkey and cook for a few minutes before sprinkling with seasonings.
- Brown the meat. Continue cooking the meat for 6-7 minutes, breaking apart with a wooden spoon or spatula until completely cooked through (165 degrees F).
- Assemble the bowls. Start with a base of lettuce and cabbage, top with ground turkey, cheese, tomatoes, onions, pickles and potato wedges. Finish it off with a heavy drizzle of burger sauce!
How To Store
Store leftover cooked turkey, potatoes, toppings and sauce in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Assemble another bowl when you’re ready to prevent them from getting soggy.
Jamie’s tips
Recipe Tips
- Crispier potatoes. If you have time soak sliced potatoes in ice cold water for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and thoroughly dry before seasoning.
- Air fry your potatoes. If you don’t feel like turning on your oven, opt for my Air Fryer Potato Wedges instead!
- Assemble at the table. Set the toppings in individual bowls at the table and let everyone build their own custom bowl.
- Enjoy right away. These bowls taste the best right after they are assembled. Store leftovers separately so you can heat the potatoes and turkey for a fresh bowl next time.
- More topping ideas, because the possibilities are endless!
- Crispy fried onions
- Pickled jalapeños
- Pickled red onions
- BBQ sauce
- Ranch dressing (or my Cottage Cheese Ranch Dressing!)
- Sautéed mushrooms and onions
More Burger Inspired Dinners
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Turkey Burger Bowls
Fresh crisp greens topped with seasoned potato wedges, flavorful ground turkey and your favorite burger toppings finished with a big drizzle of lightened up big mac sauce.
Ingredients
Potato Wedges (or use frozen fries)
- 2 large russet potatoes, washed, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Burger Sauce
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain, full-fat
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise, more to taste
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- pinch of salt, more to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Ground Turkey
- 1 tbsp avocado oil, or other neutral oil
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Bowl toppings
- 2 cups green leaf lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups green cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup dill pickle chips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- optional veggie ideas: sliced avocado, cucumber, shredded carrot, diced bell pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add potato wedges to a large bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and toss evenly with seasonings. Optional step: for even crispier wedges, soak sliced potatoes in water for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and thoroughly dry before seasoning.
- Arrange potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake potato wedges for 30-35 minutes, flipping about halfway.
- Assemble the sauce: in a small bowl combine all sauce ingredients, mix well. Add salt and black pepper to taste, set aside.
- Next, cook ground turkey. Heat oil in a medium skillet on medium heat. Add ground turkey and break apart. Allow to cook for a few minutes undisturbed and then add all ground turkey seasonings: Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking for an additional 6-7 minutes, breaking it apart with a spatula as it cooks. Finish cooking when ground turkey is no longer pink and has an internal temp of 165.
- Finally, assemble bowls: divide greens, veggies and cheese evenly between 4 large dinner bowls. Top with cooked ground turkey, potato wedges and a heavy drizzle of burger sauce!
Notes
- If you are short on time swap the potato wedges for your favorite frozen french fries prepared in the oven or air fryer, or make my Air Fryer Potato Wedges instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1452mg | Potassium: 1128mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2172IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 296mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an estimate.
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I have been making and eating this salad for almost 2 years. It’s so good!