Help me salvage what is so far a healthy budget fail (frozen turkey burgers)

[Joanne]

On a huge sale, I purchased a bunch of these:

 

 

http://www.applegate.com/products/organic-turkey-burgers/

 

The problem is that they are awful in terms of taste and texture.

 

I have more than 6 boxes!

 

Suggestions?

[MyThreeSons]

Can you thaw them out, then use them as you would ground turkey? Perhaps by putting it into a casserole or some such, the flavor and texture can be improved.

[Laura Corin]

Break up to use as turkey mince with a tomato sauce for pasta, or something?

 

Laura

[nevergiveup]

Thaw, crumble, put in chili or spaghetti sauce.

[Melissa in Australia]

can you put heaps of salsa or some thing on them to hide the taste?

 

Or crumble them up and add things like rolled oats , reform them into patties to improve the texture.

[WishboneDawn]

I would bet it's, at least in part, because of the lack of fat. I'd crumble them and mix them with a bit of lard then reform. Or use them (with lard) in meatloafs, meatballs, etc.

[lailasmum]

Maybe chop them up and use in a curry or chili.

[CupOCoffee]

What they all said: crumble them up, add some of your seasonings, flavors (salsa, red sauces, onion soup mix, etc.) and reform if you can. If you can re-form, use the crumbled meat in dishes like pasta w/sauce, chili, etc.

 

Sign, I've BTDT...

 

~coffee~

[SarahW]

Question - did you try to eat the turkey burgers like they were just regular hamburgers?

 

ime, turkey burgers require a different approach. Top them with avocado and mayo, or some guac and pepper jack cheese, or some spicy hummus with tomato/onion/cucumber slices. Onion or potato buns work better than multigrain or even white.

 

Just saying that I've always found turkey burgers on a brown bun with ketchup and mustard to be just gross. But that doesn't mean I think turkey burgers themselves are a fail.