Hawaiian Turkey Burgers

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What do you get when you combine a turkey burger and layer it with grilled pineapple, bell peppers, a portobello mushroom cap, and homemade pineapple teriyaki sauce? A marriage of Hawaiian and umami flavors! These Hawaiian Turkey Burgers are perfect for any summertime cookout, gameday tailgating, or made on the stovetop year-round.

Love burgers? Here are a few more non-beef options: Buffalo Chicken Burger, Roasted Garlic Chicken Sliders, Spicy Black Bean Burger, and Greek Lamb Burger with Tzatziki Sauce.

hawaiian burger with bell peppers, pineapple, and mushrooms

Sometimes ground turkey burgers get a “bad rap”. And there is some truth to the rumors. If not prepared correctly, turkey can be very dry. But when I make turkey burgers — the juiciness does not disappoint. The secret is combining the turkey with an egg, breadcrumbs, and Parmesan cheese.

And let’s not forget the homemade teriyaki sauce. It’s the extra layer of flavor that will knock your taste buds out of the park!

Hawaiian Turkey Burgers Ingredients:

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  • For the ground turkey patties, you’ll combine ground turkey with an egg, grated Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, cilantro flakes, smoked paprika, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper. This combination of ingredients will ensure your turkey patties are full of flavor, tender, and juicy. Note: Use plain, unseasoned bread crumbs. Panko crumbs would work as well.
  • For toppings, you’ll need pineapple slices, portobello mushrooms, red bell peppers, and green bell peppers. For the portabella mushrooms, you’ll only need the caps; remove the gills as well. Note: Use canned pineapple since you’ll need both the fruit and the juice for this recipe.
  • We can’t forget about the homemade pineapple teriyaki sauce! Soy sauce, pineapple juice, honey, brown sugar, minced garlic, toasted sesame oil, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt will be blended. You will also need cornstarch with the same amount of water to help give the sauce the right consistency.
  • Lastly, pretzel buns will be the final piece of the puzzle. But feel free to use any burger bun you like. Make it your own!

How to make Hawaiian Turkey Burgers:

Prepare your grill. Get your grill going first so it reaches 400 degrees.

Prepare your veggies. Remove the stems and seeds from the bell peppers, then slice them into portions. Slice the caps from the mushrooms and remove the gills.

slicing vegetables and fruit for the grill

Make your turkey patties. Add the ground turkey, grated parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, cilantro flakes, garlic powder, black pepper, salt, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes into a large bowl and mix. Form your patties to palm-sized, then set them to the side.

forming palm-sized turkey patties

Grill your veggies. You will then add the pineapple slices and bell peppers onto the grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side until you get a nice char.

grilling vegetables and fruit on the grill

Grill the turkey burgers. The burgers will cook on the grill for 4 to 6 minutes per side.

making turkey burgers on the grill

Make the teriyaki sauce. For the sauce, you will need a small cooking pot. Add the soy sauce, pineapple juice, minced garlic, sesame oil, honey, brown sugar, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder to the pot over low heat, stirring until it comes to a boil. Mix the cornstarch with water in a small separate bowl, then add it to the teriyaki sauce before removing the pot from the heat.

making homemade teriyaki sauce

Build your burger with pineapple, a grilled patty, mushrooms, peppers, and teriyaki sauce on the buns.

Hawaiian turkey butrgers

Tips & Tricks

  • Look for turkey that is 93% lean and 7% fat. It will have a touch of fat, which provides moisture for the turkey patties.
  • If you don’t have gloves when forming your turkey patties, then slightly wetting your hands will help keep the ingredients from sticking to your hands.
  • If you want to add cheese, I recommend using provolone. It’s a mild cheese that won’t overpower the other flavors in the burger.
  • You can store leftover burger patties in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

A juicy turkey patty topped off with grilled pineapple slices, grilled mushroom caps, and grilled bell peppers will have this recipe shooting to the top of your all-time favorites list! My goal with this recipe was to make a burger that was fun to make and great for everyone. Enjoy!

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  • Author: Eric Jones
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 3 1x
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These Hawaiian Turkey Burgers layer turkey patties with grilled pineapple, bell peppers, a portobello mushroom cap, and homemade pineapple teriyaki sauce. It’s a marriage of Hawaiian and umami flavors!

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 large organic egg
  • 1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp cilantro flakes
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 whole red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 1 whole green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 3 pineapple slices
  • 3 portobello mushroom caps
  • 3 whole burger buns

For the Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce:

  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp pineapple juice
  • 2 tbsp raw unfiltered honey
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
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Instructions

  1. Heat pellet or charcoal grill to 400 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, add the ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, cilantro flakes, red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Form into 3 patties and set aside.
  3. Grill red bell peppers, green bell peppers, portobello mushroom caps, and pineapple slices for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until charred to your desired level. Remove from the grill.
  4. Grill the turkey patties for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Remove from the grill.
  5. Place buns on the grill until slightly browned. Set aside.
  6. For the teriyaki sauce, add the cornstarch to a small bowl with an equal amount of water, whisk (paid link), and set aside.
  7. Add the soy sauce, pineapple juice, honey, brown sugar, minced garlic, toasted sesame oil, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper to a small cooking pot on low heat. Cook until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in the cornstarch mixture.
  8. Build your turkey burger starting with the pineapple slices, then the turkey patty, and finally the veggies. Drizzle on teriyaki sauce.

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  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Burgers
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 529
  • Sugar: 15.6g
  • Sodium: 895mg
  • Fat: 21.8g
  • Carbohydrates: 40.1g
  • Fiber: 5.6g
  • Protein: 46.8g
  • Cholesterol: 177mg

I'm Eric --- a husband, father, Louisiana native, and lover of Tex-Mex and double-stacked burgers. On this site, you'll find Southern recipes I learned from my grandmothers using simple, approachable ingredients.

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