Get Grillin'! 15 Healthy Burger Recipes to Enjoy

Take the heat up a notch in these delicious-looking spicy vegan chili burgers. Brown rice and kidney beans form the base of these beautiful burgers.

While it may seem sort of odd, it's common in Mediterranean cooking to add bulgur to ground meats, like in this recipe for beef and bulgur burgers. Not only will it add fiber to your meal, but also, the additional grains decrease the amount of fat and cholesterol in each burger.

Try this simple and delicious bean burger — no grill required. Grab a handful of ingredients that are probably already hiding in your pantry, turn on your stovetop, and you're done in less than 10 minutes. It's a great vegetarian option for the weekend and a satisfying, protein-packed supper to enjoy after a tough gym session.

When you crave something on the lighter side, go for lean turkey meat. These quinoa turkey burgers are flavored with onions, dijon mustard, and BBQ sauce.

These chimichurri burgers from The South Beach Diet: Taste of Summer Cookbook substitute calorie-laden condiments with chimichurri, a thick herb sauce that hails from Argentina.

Buffalo, aka bison, is similar in taste to beef but leaner, which makes this recipe for buffalo burgers a good stand-in for the classic burger. Even more of a plus is that buffalo is higher in iron and is not treated with antibiotics or growth hormones. Note of caution: because buffalo meat is so lean, it's easy to overcook. Make sure to keep an eye on your buffalo burgers when they're on the grill!

This thick and juicy black bean and beet burger brings a creative array of ingredients to the mix including black rice, walnuts, and even mushrooms! If you want to bite into the screen right now, you're not alone.

The tofu in these herb-chicken tofu burgers adds just the right amount of binding, eliminating the need for egg yolk or bread crumbs. The result is a juicy chicken burger patty that doesn't taste anything like tofu.