Oven Baked Turkey and Portabella Sliders

Oven Baked Turkey and Portabella Sliders

Makes 8 Sliders

I am always searching for delicious and satisfying meals that are easy to make and healthy. One ingredient that I like to try new ways to enjoy is ground turkey meat. It is easy to find in almost any grocery store and is offered in a variety of choices from lean to fatty, plain or seasoned and more. I usually have at least one pound in the refrigerator waiting to be made into a savory dinner. This week I made some super fun and low-prep, mini burgers.  These little ground turkey and portabella mushroom patties were a perfect match with a dinner roll recipe I found on one of my favorite sites, www.breadworld.com . I started with the buns first, since they do take a little while, but a couple of rolls of biscuits or a package of mini buns would have been great, too…if I hadn’t had time to start baking bread from scratch. 

Either way, the oven needed to heated to 375 degrees (F).

As for the sliders, all I used were 5 ingredients!

I started with my one pound container of plain, lean ground turkey and in a medium mixing bowl I added a half of a cup of each…finely diced, baby portabella mushrooms and plain bread crumbs. Then for some flavor I also used some flavored croutons, mine were Italian style, but any will work. I ground the croutons using a rolling pin then added them to the bowl along with 2 tablespoons of ranch dip seasoning mix; and went to work mixing everything together, well. Dividing the mixture into eight equal portions, I shaped them in to miniature patties and placed them in a glass dish. Then they baked for about 45 minutes and smelled wonderful in the process. Towards the end of the baking, I put the rolls in the oven and re-heated some baked potatoes that I had prepared the night before, while everything baked up hot and ready I quickly made some microwaved steamed broccoli and a little side salad since I am am trying hard to increase our veggie intake at dinner.  We loved this meal and had leftover patties to munch on the next day for lunch, they were tasty over some brown rice. I hope you love these, too. Happy Baking!

So you will need:

1lb. Ground Turkey

1/2 cup Baby Portabella Mushrooms - finely diced

1/2 cup Plain Bread Crumbs

1/2 cup Seasoned Croutons - Crushed

2 tbsp. Ranch Dip Seasoning Mix

In Summary:

Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees (F). Mix Ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl. Divide in to 8 equal sized portions and shape in to patties. Bake for 45 minutes or until temperature reaches at least 165 Degrees (F) internally as is reccomended on www.foodsafety.gov . Serve with or without buns and sides.

You can also try to shape this into a loaf and make a turkey meatloaf, larger turkey burgers, or maybe even some fun shapes for the kids would be possible. I bet they will be great on the grill in the summer, or even sooner...I will let you know what I try, I hope you will let me know what you try, too. Please remember to wash your hands often and to thouroughly wipe down all of the surfaces that are exposed to raw meat so you can make sure and keep everyone healthy and happy. Enjoy.