If you’re looking for a recipe to impress your family and friends, this turkey cheeseburger with jalapeños is exactly what you need. It’s a combination of juicy ground turkey, spicy jalapeños, and a rich homemade barbecue sauce that adds a unique flavor to the burgers. Whether it’s for a barbecue or a family dinner, this recipe is perfect for lovers of bold flavors.

Ingredients

For the turkey cheeseburger:

• 600 g ground turkey
• 4 burger buns
• 1 tsp chopped jalapeños
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp hot paprika
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tsp white sesame seeds
• 1 tsp dried onion
• Shredded mozzarella
• Slices of cheese
• Black Forest ham
• Butter for frying

For the homemade barbecue sauce:

• 200 ml strained tomatoes
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Water as needed

Try more of my recipes

1

Savory Pastries Filled with Camembert Cheese

An easy recipe for Savory Pastries Filled with Camembert Cheese.

Check out this recipe

About the Meat: Why Choose Turkey?

Turkey is a great alternative to traditional beef in burgers. It’s lean, packed with protein, and has a mild flavor that pairs well with bold ingredients like jalapeños and barbecue sauce. In this recipe, turkey guarantees a juicy outcome, especially when seasoned and cooked properly.

Tips for the Perfect Cheeseburger

1. Choosing the Meat: Use fresh ground turkey with a moderate fat content to avoid a dry burger.
2. Jalapeños: For a milder flavor, remove the seeds from the jalapeños before chopping.
3. Cheese: The combination of shredded mozzarella and a slice of cheese ensures an extra creamy burger.
4. Toasting the Buns: Don’t forget to toast the buns in butter—it adds extra flavor and crunch.
5. Barbecue Sauce: You can make the sauce ahead of time and store it in the fridge, so you always have a flavorful topping ready.

How to make Turkey Jalapeño Cheeseburger with Barbecue Sauce

Prepare the meat: Place the ground turkey in a bowl and add the chopped jalapeños, salt, ground pepper, smoked paprika, hot paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, black and white sesame seeds, and dried onion. Mix well until all ingredients are evenly combined.

Shaping and cooking: Form balls from the mixture and flatten them slightly into patties. Melt butter in a pan and fry the patties on one side until golden. Flip the patties and top each one with shredded mozzarella and a slice of cheese. Continue cooking until the cheese melts.

Cooking the ham: In the same pan, quickly fry the Black Forest ham until crispy.

Homemade barbecue sauce: Place all the ingredients for the barbecue sauce in a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust the consistency with water to your preference. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Toasting the buns: Melt some more butter in a pan and toast the burger buns on the inside until they are golden and crispy.

Assembling the burger: Spread a layer of barbecue sauce on the bottom half of the toasted bun, add two pieces of turkey patty with melted cheese, top with chopped lettuce, slices of tomato, avocado, Black Forest ham, another layer of sauce, and cover with the top half of the bun.

Serving: Your juicy turkey jalapeño cheeseburger is ready to serve. Enjoy this explosion of flavors!

If you decide to make this recipe, please tag me or send me a message on Instagram or Pinterest.  Thank you so much for sending me the meals of mine you’ve tried. ❤️

Turkey Jalapeño Cheeseburger with Barbecue Sauce

A delicious recipe for Turkey Jalapeño Cheeseburger with Barbecue Sauce.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Servings 4 cheeseburgers

Ingredients

  

For the turkey cheeseburger:

• 600 g ground turkey
• 4 burger buns
• 1 tsp chopped jalapeños
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp hot paprika
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tsp white sesame seeds
• 1 tsp dried onion
• Shredded mozzarella
• Slices of cheese
• Black Forest ham
• Butter for frying

For the homemade barbecue sauce:

• 200 ml strained tomatoes
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Water as needed

Instructions

 

• Prepare the meat: Place the ground turkey in a bowl and add the chopped jalapeños, salt, ground pepper, smoked paprika, hot paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, black and white sesame seeds, and dried onion. Mix well until all ingredients are evenly combined.
• Shaping and cooking: Form balls from the mixture and flatten them slightly into patties. Melt butter in a pan and fry the patties on one side until golden. Flip the patties and top each one with shredded mozzarella and a slice of cheese. Continue cooking until the cheese melts.
• Cooking the ham: In the same pan, quickly fry the Black Forest ham until crispy.
• Homemade barbecue sauce: Place all the ingredients for the barbecue sauce in a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust the consistency with water to your preference. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
• Toasting the buns: Melt some more butter in a pan and toast the burger buns on the inside until they are golden and crispy.
• Assembling the burger: Spread a layer of barbecue sauce on the bottom half of the toasted bun, add two pieces of turkey patty with melted cheese, top with chopped lettuce, slices of tomato, avocado, Black Forest ham, another layer of sauce, and cover with the top half of the bun.
• Serving: Your juicy turkey jalapeño cheeseburger is ready to serve. Enjoy this explosion of flavors!

Keyword cheeseburger