CRANBURGERS WITH SWEET POTATO FRIES

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Do you have leftover cranberry sauce? Put it to good use with these hearty, yummy turkey burgers, and finish it up with some sweet potato fries. Voila! Dinner is done. - Nancy Bourget, Fort Hood, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) frozen sweet potato fries
Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
1 teaspoon pesto sauce mix
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
BURGERS:
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1 cup turkey-flavored stuffing mix
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
1-1/2 pounds ground turkey
1 tablespoon canola oil
6 lettuce leaves
6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
1/3 cup turkey gravy, warmed
6 slices jellied cranberry sauce

Steps:

Place fries in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; spritz with cooking spray. Combine the pesto mix, celery seed and thyme; sprinkle over fries. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine whole-berry cranberry sauce, stuffing mix and thyme. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into 6 patties., In a large skillet, cook burgers in oil over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear., Place burgers on lettuce-lined buns; top with a spoonful of gravy and a slice of cranberry sauce. Serve with fries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 640 calories, Fat 26g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 792mg sodium, Carbohydrate 79g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 25g protein.