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Goat Cheese & Roasted Red Pepper Turkey Burgers

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January 24, 2018 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD 2 Comments

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Turkey Burgers To The Rescue

What day is it?? Guys, what day is it???? Turkey burger day? Well, yes but also…

Hump DAYYYYYY! 

Haha, sorry I had to! I actually have no idea how it’s already Wednesday. This week started off with a bang and has yet to slow down, so let’s enjoy the ride, what do ya say? I’ll sit here and enjoy my second, or maybe third coffee of the day, don’t judge me.

A Super Week

First, the Eagles win (somehow, some way). Oh yeah, If you didn’t know, now you know. I’m an Eagles Fan. You can’t hate me for having a team, right? Albeit I’m not the best fan out there, I have been following the Eagles since I can remember, but I don’t glue myself to the TV or follow any fantasy football leagues. My whole family is from Philly (Philly-Philly!) so I never really had a choice. My parents and brother are diehards and when my dad yells at the TV, it works .01% of the time, but hey you gotta respect the passion!

With that excitement came the next morning. A walk to remember. Anyone remember that movie? Man, I loved it. Anyway, this walk was far from romantic or movie worthy. Mandy Moore would be unimpressed. Instead, it made me question how I am allowed to own a dog, let alone take care of myself.

We have to go back to the drawing board with Bode (our 1-year-old Wheaten Terrier), as he keeps lunging after trucks and barking like the world is ending. This happened on our walk as a plow truck followed by a FedEx truck drove by…again. However, this time, I somehow, in the midst of controlling (or not controlling) him, burst open his freshly packed poo bag and well the ending to that story was quite crappy. We are getting more training for him (aka training for US) and I am now the proud owner of a very clean jacket, leggings, mittens, and dog…

wheaten terrierThe aftermath bath…

Bringing Home a Win

So, while things have been a roller coaster ride of emotions this week, the food has been at an all-time high. The dishes may be out of control because I tend to cook like a hurricane, but the food has made it all worth it. I encourage you to do the same when you cook. There is no rule that the kitchen has to be clean when you cook, in fact, most of my best work comes when the kitchen looks like a disaster.

This week, I decided to try making a goat cheese, arugula & roasted red pepper turkey burger. This idea came when I saw all the ingredients in my fridge. How convenient! I’m not sure what I had originally planned to do with said ingredients, I think a salad? However, this was a much better idea.

I give a lot of my Designed to Fit clients Turkey burgers and thought, hmm maybe I should hop on board. While I’m usually a ground beef and/or bison burger gal, I have to say, for once my turkey burger was tasty and NOT dry. I need a moist burger with flavor. If you have given up on turkey burgers in the past because of their dryness and/or blandness, like I had, I urge you to try-try again.

So while you try-try again with this turkey burger, let’s hope the Eagles try-try again for their redemption against the Pats. If all else fails, you can cook a good burger, am I right? Check out the recipe below and hang tight, another InstantPot recipe is coming your way this week, touchdown!!!!!

Turkey Burgers For the WIN!

goat cheese turkey burgers

Pro tip: You have a few options on cooking methods here, so don’t panic if you don’t own a cast iron skillet (even though you should). You can bake the burgers in a glass dish, on a baking sheet or roasting pan, grill them, or finish cooking them on the stove top in a skillet of choice.

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Goat Cheese & Roasted Red Pepper Turkey Burgers

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 burger patties 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp ghee or butter
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 2 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, diced
  • 1/2 cup arugula, diced
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. In a medium bowl, combine turkey, goat cheese, peppers, arugula & spices with hands. Form into 4 patties, cover and put in fridge for 10 minutes. (This is optional but will help patties stay together better)
  3. Melt ghee/butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  4. Place turkey patties in skillet and cook for 3 minutes, flip and then place in oven (middle rack) for 10-12 minutes or until burgers are cooked through (done when internal temp reaches 165°F)

Notes

Macros (per burger): 31g Protein, 1g Carb, 12g Fat


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 burger

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Pro tip #2: I’ve made this without the goat cheese and it is still good! So if you are dairy-free or you just don’t like goat cheese (*GASP*), you can omit it, I guess…

xoxo,

Sassy

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@thesassydietitian

We’ve made it over a week together and it feels We’ve made it over a week together and it feels like it’s always been this way.

Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

💙 Connor James Ligos 💙
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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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It's not about all or nothing it's about doing something daily to help your health and nutrition without it feeling like a set of rules or a free for all.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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