Kentucky Hot Brown Burger
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I turned the famous sandwich into a Kentucky Hot Brown Burger! It’s hearty, delicious, and a great way to use leftover turkey or chicken.
If you’re on the lookout for a mouthwatering dish that’s both easy to make and packs a punch of flavor, look no further than the Kentucky Hot Brown Slider. This delightful creation combines the savory goodness of ground turkey, the rich flavors of caramelized onions, and the irresistible crunch of bacon—all neatly packed into a slider bun.
Kentucky Hot Brown Burger
The Kentucky Hot Brown Burger is a variation of the traditional Hot Brown, an open-faced sandwich that originated at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The classic Hot Brown consists of turkey and bacon covered in Mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crispy and the sauce is bubbly.
The burger version adapts these elements into a burger format. You could include a ground turkey or turkey patty, bacon, and a Mornay sauce, all served on a bun. The Mornay sauce is a béchamel sauce with shredded or grated Gruyère cheese and sometimes Parmesan. The resulting burger is a fusion of the classic Hot Brown flavors with the popular burger format.
The flavors of this Kentucky Hot Brown Burger are just too good: bacon, cheese, chicken…did I mention bacon?
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🛒 Ingredients you’ll need
- ground turkey, I used 83% lean
- onion, diced and caramelized
- paprika
- salt
- ground black pepper
- parsley
- ground red pepper
- deli ham
- bacon, cooked crisp
- slider buns, or regular buns
- Roma tomatoes sliced
- Romaine lettuce leaves
- Half of this recipe> Cheese Sauce
🍽 What to serve with Kentucky Hot Brown Burger
These burgers will be so good with my Skillet Potatoes or this Twice Baked Potato Casserole and baked beans with hamburger.
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This burger is a flavor-packed journey for your taste buds. The combination of seasoned ground turkey, caramelized onions, crispy bacon, and a dreamy cheese sauce creates a slider that’s both comforting and exciting. It’s the perfect dish for a casual gathering or a weeknight treat. Give it a try and savor the deliciousness of this simple yet satisfying creation.
Kentucky Hot Brown Burger
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey I used 83% lean
- ½ cup white onion died and caramelized
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 6 slices deli ham
- 6 slices bacon cooked crisp
- 6 regular slider buns
- 2 medium Roma tomatoes sliced
- 6 medium Romaine lettuce leaves
- Cheese Sauce half this recipe>https://www.callmepmc.com/bechamel-sauce-cheese-sauce/
Instructions
- Prepare Cheese sauce and set aside. (or Low Fat cheese sauce recipe)
- Mix caramelized onions, paprika, salt, pepper, parsley, red pepper and turkey together. Divide into 6 equal sized burgers.
- Heat a skillet to medium heat. Add burgers cooking 5 minutes, turn to second side and cook an additional 4 minutes. Do not squish burgers with the spatula, you will press all the flavorful juice out! Layer ham and bacon on burgers during the last 1 to 2 minutes of cook time to heat them.
- While burgers are cooking toast buns.
- Layer burgers, ham, bacon, cheese sauce, tomatoes and lettuce on bottom bun. Place top bun on and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Just pinned this and I can’t wait to try it! So happy it is turkey!
Thank you, I know, I love a good turkey burger! Thanks for pinning.
This burger looks delicious! Thanks for sharing, stopping by from Ducks in a Row blog party! 🙂
Thank you, Jennifer! Great party!!
I am pinning this right away! yum!
Thank you!
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the mac and cheese from last week and now you’ve done this one… holy moly, girl!! I just barely saw this on g+ and I think it had me in a trance. Seriously! Already on the pin board for dinner… and on the grocery list! (Serious, again.) Hope you’re enjoying your Tuesday, Paula!
Thank you! I thought my fav was the pasta, but this was pretty dang good! Thanks for sharing!
Yes, please! I’m drooling…
🙂 I’ll take that as a compliment 🙂
Hi this is a recipe that my hubby would LOVE! Wow it looks so good. TFS at kathe with an e.
Julie at julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Thanks so much for stopping by! My family loved this burger, I was thinking ‘why have I never thought of this before’ 🙂
Ok wow! Now I am hungry! You give such great ideas!
Thank you so much!
This looks amazing! I love the combination of ground turkey and ham slices and who can resist topping it with bacon! Great recipe.
Terri Henkels – Easy Life
Thank you so much!!
This looks sooo good! My boys would totally devour this, I’m sure! I just love the balance and flavor. Looks and sounds wonderful!
It was so good, and I love a cheese sauce on anything! Thanks for stopping by!
Ok, girl, that burger looks seriously fabulous! I would love to have that for lunch right now! Awesome photo, too! Pinning! We had a bummer football weekend, too! Now it’s Monday, so have a great day today!
Thanks for visiting and sharing, Cindy. We can only keep our fingers crossed for next week and a win!