Turkey Quinoa Baked Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 0.5 cups quinoa
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic , finely chopped
• 0.5 cups Worcestershire sauce , divided
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce , such as Sweet Baby Ray's®
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt , such as LAWRY'S®
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 pounds lean ground turkey
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil.

2. 2

   Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.

3. 3

   Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

4. 4

   Combine cooked quinoa, onion mixture, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, eggs, barbeque sauce, hot sauce, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Whisk together. Add ground turkey and mix well with hands. Form patties and place in the prepared baking dish.

5. 5

   Mix remaining 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar together in a bowl to make a paste. Spoon on top of the patties.

6. 6

   Bake patties in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 45 minutes.