Alternative Burger Recipes

Mediterranean-Spiced Lamb Burger

For a taste of the Mediterranean, try an earthy lamb burger dressed with olive mayo, red onions, feta, and cucumbers.

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Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

Chicken burgers shed their boring reputation when seasoned with tandoori-style spices and served sandwiched between two pieces of chewy naan with a dollop of minted yogurt sauce.

Source: The Little Ferraro Kitchen

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Mushu Pork Burger

Sauteed shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, hoisin sauce, fried egg (check out the oozing yolk) and well-seasoned pork combine for a delectable mushu-pork inspired burger.

Source: Use Real Butter

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Southwestern Crab Cake Burgers

Sandwich tender crab cakes between two burger buns and you're bound to have a winner on your hands. Slather on avocado-scallion mayo and a healthy dose of jicama-carrot slaw, and it's practically a sure thing.

Source: The Cozy Apron

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Bison-Apple Burgers with Smoked Blue Cheese

Meaty bison patties meet their match with sweet apples, sage-jalapeño pesto, and smoked blue cheese. For extra points, pair this stunner of a sandwich (or any of these burgers) with a frothy beer.

Source: The Gouda Life

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Sundried Tomato and Basil Turkey Burgers

Turkey burgers take on an elevated form when seasoned with savory-sweet sundried tomatoes, romano cheese, basil, and garlic. (And that's just in the patty!) Rounded out with smoked provolone cheese, basil mayonnaise, and caramelized onions and this fully-loaded burger is hard to beat.

Source: A Better Happier St. Sebastian

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Pork and Chorizo Burgers

Bold, juicy, and just spicy enough, chorizo-enhanced pork burgers are bound to enter your recipe rotation after the first bite.

Source: Ezra Pound Cake

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Buffalo Chicken Burgers

Pay homage to a game-day favorite — hot wings dipped in blue cheese dipping sauce — with zingy chicken burgers that pair a buffalo chicken patty with creamy blue cheese slaw.

Source: Closet Cooking

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