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Cranburgers with Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Do you have leftover cranberry sauce? Put it to good use with these hearty, yummy turkey burgers, and finish it up with some sweet potato fries. Viola! Dinner is done. - Nancy Bourget, Fort Hood, Texas

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Cranburgers with Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) frozen French-fried sweet potatoes
Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
1 teaspoon pesto sauce mix
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
BURGERS:
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1 cup turkey-flavored stuffing mix
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
1-1/2 pounds ground turkey
1 tablespoon canola oil
6 lettuce leaves
6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
1/3 cup turkey gravy, warmed
6 slices jellied cranberry sauce

Directions

Place fries in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; spritz with cooking spray. Combine the pesto mix, celery seed and thyme; sprinkle over fries. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine whole-berry cranberry sauce, stuffing mix and thyme. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into six patties.
In a large skillet, cook burgers in oil over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear.
Place burgers on lettuce-lined buns; top with a spoonful of gravy and a slice of cranberry sauce. Serve with fries. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with McCormick pesto sauce mix.

Nutritional Facts 1 burger with 2/3 cup fries equals 640 calories, 26 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 792 mg sodium, 79 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 25 g protein.

Originally published as Cranburgers with Sweet Potato Fries in Taste of Home October/November 2010, p59

Hamburgers with Holes

When shaping hamburger patties, I poke a hole through the center of each one with my index finger. The burgers cook faster this way, and the outside doesn’t get overcooked before the center is done. As the burgers cook, the hole almost disappears—it’s barely noticeable when they’re done. This works whether you grill, broil or cook burgers in a skillet. —Jean K., Golden, Colorado

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by lmerr

This is so easy to make and remember. We make it all the time. It has a nice Thanksgiving taste to it.

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2010 by Connie Brenner

The burgers didn't hold together at all. Taste was only fair.

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2010 by mehalv

Really enjoyed these burgers! Simple to make and full of Thanksgiving flavor in each bite. I did not make the friest (I instead used frozen pre-seasoned ones, as that was what I had on hand). The whole cranberries mixed into the turkey were delicious, and I loved the flavors of stuffing and gravy in each bite.