Serves: 8
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Meal Occasion: Main Dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine Type: American
Ingredients
| 1 | package UNCLE BEN’S® Long Grain & Wild Rice Sun-Dried Tomato Florentine |
| 1 | lb. ground turkey |
| 1/2 | tsp. garlic powder |
| 2 | tomatoes sliced |
| 1/4 | cup fresh parsley chopped |
| 2 | cups baby spinach |
| 1 | can low-sodium tomato juice (5-1/2 oz.) |
| 8 | wheat hamburger buns |
| 1/2 | tsp. onion powder |
Instructions
1. Combine rice, contents of seasoning packet, 1 ½ cups water and tomato juice into a medium saucepan. Stir well. Bring contents to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered 25 minutes or until water is absorbed.
2. While rice is cooking, combine the turkey, parsley and spices in a large mixing bowl. Once the rice is cooked, allow it to cool by spreading out the rice on a large baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
3. Dump the rice into the turkey mixture mixing bowl and combine well with your hands. Form the mixture into 8 burgers. Spray the burgers with cooking spray and heat over a medium grill or broil for about 4 minutes on each side.
4. Serve on your favorite toasted bun with baby spinach leaves and a slice of tomato or try just serving the burger over a bunch of baby spinach leaves.