This Whole30 Bunless Turkey Burger Recipe is not only healthy (low-carb, paleo, gluten-free), but it’s also one of the flavorful turkey burger recipes you’ll ever try! All because of the yellow mustard, onion and garlic powder inside of the burger and the avocado sauce too! On top of that, the grilled zucchini makes you want to eat this Bunless Turkey Burger over and over again. Yum!
Wow it’s Day 4 of bunless burger week! I can’t believe, we already created 4 delicious bunless burgers, like my Spinach Sauce Bunless Burger, Low-Carb Salmon Burgers with Avocado Coleslaw and tomorrow you’ll see my Easy Low-carb Bunless Burgers Recipe which is the fifth and last bunless burger recipe for this week, which I’m sure you’ll love because it’s the easiest bunless burger recipe on earth and delicious too.
Before you go to check this yummy Bunless Turkey Burger recipe, I just want to ask you one thing. If you are re-creating one of these bunless burger recipes, don’t forget to use the hashtag #bunlessburgerweek on Instagram, because I would love seeing your bunless burger recipes too 😉
Now, let’s talk about this delicious Bunless Turkey Burger Recipe that is making my mouth watering just thinking about these goodies. I can say for sure that the stars of these burgers are the seasonings, the avocado sauce and the grilled zucchini. If you hate zucchini I bet it’s because you’ve never eaten them grilled, have you? For me grilled zucchini is the best way to enjoy zucchini. When you grill zucchini, the flesh softens, the moisture is evaporated and charred and smoky flavour is intensified. So good!
I love ground turkey, you know why? Because it’s a great substitution for the fatty ground beef and it goes well with pretty much every single recipe you create. I mean, have you tried my Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet recipe? It’s one of the most popular recipes on the blog and it’s delicious. Don’t believe me? So, read all more than 200 comments on this post talking about it. Everybody loves this recipe! Ground turkey is not only awesome for cooking but it’s good for you too:
- It’s a great sauce of lean protein and it’s lower in calories when compared with ground beef.
- It also has less saturated fat and cholesterol than red meat.
- Also it has B-complex vitamin that helps healthy blood circulation.
- It’s loaded with selenium, which is a mineral that increases immunity.
- And last you can make lots of different recipes with it such as soups, one-pan meals and even meal-preps.
Why you should make this Whole30 Bunless Turkey Burger Recipe?
Of course I could start this sentence saying that this bunless turkey burger recipe is great because it’s easy and quick to make (dinner can be ready in 20 minutes), it’s flavorful and it’s healthy (low-carb, whole30, paleo and gluten-free). But I would prefer to say that you should totally make this bunless turkey burger just because it’s a great opportunity to pile on the veggies. I served it with grilled zucchini, onions, tomatoes, lettuces and even avocado sauce. There were lots of goodies on my plate. But the options are endless since you can use other veggies to grill and eat with this bunless turkey burger such as eggplant, asparagus, mushrooms and bell peppers. It’s just up to you.
More recipes using Ground Turkey:
- Easy Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
- Mashed Cauliflower Shepherd’s Pie
- Ground Turkey Skillet with Green Beans
- Ground Turkey Cabbage Skillet
- Ground Turkey Cauliflower Rice Veggie Bowls
Serve this yummy burger with my Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries or my Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries.
Want to change things up and not use meat for these bunless burgers? Try swapping in any of these 9 Healthy Veggie Burger Recipes!
Whole30 Bunless Turkey Burger Recipe
Ingredients
For the Turkey Burger
- 1 lb organic ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup red onions chopped
- ¼ red bell pepper chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard or French's Yellow if you're doing Whole30
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil for cooking
For Serving
- Big head of iceberg lettuce
- Slices of red onions tomatoes, microgreen leaves and avocado sauce to serve.
For the Grilled Zucchini
- 1 medium zucchini cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- To make the burger, combine all ingredients, except the olive oil, in a large bowl. Mix everything well to combine and using your hands divide the mixture into 4-6 burgers.
- Heat the olive oil in a over a medium-high heat. Cook the burger for 5 minutes on each side, or until reach 160°F for well-done. Set them aside.
- Making the grilled zucchini: In a small bowl, mix together zucchini, olive oil and salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Add zucchini in a single layer and grill for about 2 minutes per side.
- To build each burger, top one iceberg leaf with the microgreen leaves, turkey burger, avocado sauce, red onions, tomatoes, more avocado sauce, another turkey burger and grilled zucchini. Top with second iceberg leaf.
Tips
- Avoid squeezing the patties together tightly as you don’t want the patties to be dense.
- Do not overmix the meat, as it’ll lead to a dense and tough patty.
- Avoid using zucchini that's large as they'll be watery.
- To store: Keep leftover burger patties in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- To reheat: Reheat the turkey burgers on the grill or in the microwave.
- To freeze: Flash freeze the raw patties before transferring them to a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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Decy Akers says
I’m. On FODMAP (IBS) can’t eat peppers or onions..Any suggestions as to substitutes and still get good flavors?
Olivia says
Good question 😉 You don’t need to add onions or peppers. The burger is very flavourful most because of the Dijon mustard. You can add grated zucchini instead of bell peppers if you prefer. But as I sad these burger will taste delicious even without onions and bell peppers.
Devon says
As far as I know, Dijon mustard is not while30 compliant
Olivia says
Yes it is not. I forgot to say to you French’s Yellow if you are doing Whole30. I’ll fix that in the recipe box. Thanks for pointing out.
dee says
The photos show a burger with a green leaf-type lettuce, but the recipe says iceburg. Why not suggest the green leaf of Boston bib which would better complement a burger?
Olivia says
Yes you totally can use green leaf of Boston for this recipe.
Julie says
This looks SO delicious and I’m totally going to make it next week! I’m wondering about the nutrition info…it says 51 grams of Carbs in one serving. All the ingredients look very low carb, so I’m wondering if I’m missing something. Thank you!
Olivia says
I just updated the nutrition information for you. Thanks for pointing it out.
MaryLou says
Just started my Whole30 this week. Found your recipe and luckily had all the ingredients on hand. These were the most flavorful and delicious turkey burgers I’ve ever made! Super easy and fast. My 14-year old daughter loved them too. Looking forward to the leftovers for my work lunch. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Olivia says
Happy to hear you and your daughter loved this recipe. So awesome 😉
Alisha Ross says
I am a person that cooks in the Crockpot all the time! I like the Pulled Pork recipe, and the Mup Pie and Chicken Fajitas is awesome to make. This is a good time to cook in a slow cooker in the summer because it does not heat up the house!
Olivia says
That’s right, it’s good to use the slow cooker during winter 😉
Alisha Ross says
That looks so fresh and tasty!! I am actually not a fan of cilantro at all, although I sure wish I was right now!
Olivia says
Thank you. You can replace cilantro for parsley or skip it 😉
KC says
You look great, thank you! (I didn’t know turkey burgers could be cooked to medium rare, though)
Olivia says
You cannot. That was a typo. Thanks for pointing it out.
Shannon says
Grass fed turkey? Really? Try feeding a turkey just grass and see how that turns out.
Olivia says
Apologies for the mix-up. We were going for organic turkey – a typo got in the way! Thanks for pointing it out! 🦃🌱