Winter Grilling: Sweet Chili Turkey Burger

Happy New Year! I hope you all are well and warm!  We've had a fabulously uneventful first few days of 2015.  I am sad that the girls go back to school on Monday...our break flew by!

Right now that winter is in full force here in Michigan, I'm dreaming of a tropical vacation.  In December I got a tweet to enter a video for a site called Dream Jobbing. For this opportunity, the winner is sent to HAWAII for 7 days to take a culinary tour and create three inspired recipes for King's Hawaiian bread.  UM, yes please!  My video is officially up and you can vote DAILY (pretty please!!).   

About the video: do you know how hard it is to keep kids and dogs quiet for even 10 minutes? Impossible.  This was my first video with my new camera...get excited for more this year! 

We absolutely love King's Hawaiian bread.  The mini buns are a staple in our house for my pulled pork.  Since we all love pineapple, I thought it was high time I created a Hawaiian burger!  Don't be scared of the sweet chili sauce, it's very mild and simply adds a kick of flavor.  The girls gobbled these up without complaints!  

It's time to dust off your Foreman grill (or go outside if you're one of those lucky folks without seasons...) and get grillin!

Sweet Chili Hawaiian Turkey Burgers

What you need:

• 1 package LEAN Jennie-O ground turkey
• 4 King's Hawaiian burger buns
• 2 tablespoons Maggi Sweet Chili sauce 
• Also amazing in stir fry! 
• 3 pineapple spears
• 1 teaspoon honey (to glaze pineapple)
• 1 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 2 teaspoons Montreal Chicken seasoning, low-sodium
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• Mayo
• Swiss cheese slices
• 4 slices honey ham  (or Spam!)
• Optional: fried egg 

1. Preheat oven to 375 to toast buns later.  Plug in Foreman grill. 
2. In a large bowl, add coconut oil, chili sauce, Montreal chicken and garlic powder. Whisk until combined. (This is the BEST way to fully combine seasonings for burgers, FYI!)
3. Add ground turkey and kneed with hands until combined.  Form into 4 large patties. 
4. Add pineapple to grill and brush with honey.  Grill until browned, set aside on cutting board to chop later.
5. On the buns, spread a light layer of mayo. Toast buns 5-6 minutes in oven.  
6. Add burgers to grill and cook through. 
7. To assemble burger: add chopped pineapple, slice of ham, slice of Swiss cheese.  Use a foil tent to melt cheese.
8. Once buns are toasted, add mayo on bottom and place cooked burger on top. 
9. To take it to the NEXT level, throw a fried egg on it.  Ricky adds eggs to everything!
10. Pretend you're in paradise and enjoy your burger!  Aloha!

Pretty please take a moment to VOTE and I'll love you forever.