Southwestern Turkey Sliders

Last night, I felt like making something that I've never made before: Turkey Burger Sliders (aka Mini Burgers). I made my own recipe after looking at a bunch from online. I gave my turkey sliders a Southwestern flare. It's relatively easy to make, and so delicious. Homemade sweet potato fries are the perfect accompaniment.

Ingredients:
16 oz of ground turkey (I used 93% fat free, lean ground turkey)
1/3 to 1/4 of a cup of Del Monte's Low Sodium Whole Kernel Gold Corn
1/3 of red bell pepper diced into tiny pieces
1/4 of a red onion diced into tiny pieces
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon hot sauce
3 pinches of panko
Salt and pepper (use as much as you want to season the turkey with)
Pepper Jack Cheese
Butter for Pan
Slider roll buns



Materials:
Deep Frying Pan
Spatula 
Mixing Bowls (need 2)
Measuring cup
Cutting Board
Knives

In a medium mixing bowl, combine corn, red pepper, and onion. Stir and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey, egg, and hot sauce. Mix all together with your hands.
Pour ingredients from medium mixing bowl into the large mixing bowl.  Add salt and pepper. Mix all together thoroughly with hands.
Add panko, which will help bind the vegetables to the meat. Mix into the turkey/vegetables with your hands.
Shape into small patties. Recipe yields about 12 mini turkey burgers.
Sauté the sliders in butter on medium heat. Cook each side. About 6 minutes total (for top and bottom). 
Make sure Turkey is cooked all the way through by using either a thermometer or by cutting into the center. 
Add Cheese when patty is cooked all of the way.
Serve on a toasted slider roll bun.

Sweet Potato Fries
serving size: 2 -1/2

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes peeled
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (to coat sweet potato slices/wedges)
2 pinches of salt
Heavily pepper

Materials:
1 cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Sharp knife 

Preheat the oven to 415 °F 
(if you don't have this option, use 400°F and bake for 30-40 mins)
Take cookie sheet and line with parchment paper
Cut sweet potatoes into slices or wedges.
Place sweet potatoes on top of parchment. 
Pour enough Extra Virgin Olive Oil on parchment to coat the sweet potato fries front and back.
Heavily pepper all sweet potato slices/wedges.
Sprinkle salt over the sweet potatoes.
Bake for 20 mins.