Turkey Patty Melt

By Paul Briand

A piece about Patty Melts on a morning news program recently gave me a hankering to try my hand at my own version of the dish that basically combines a burger with a grilled cheese sandwich.

You can use just about anything to make a Patty Melt in terms of meat, kind of cheese, and type of bread.

My Turkey Patty Melt involved some spiced up ground turkey burgers along with lots of cheese -- jalapeno cheese slices for me, American cheese slices for my wife Jane -- and slices of wheat bread.

Note that my recipe is for two, using half a pound of ground turkey.

Ingredients
1/2 pound of ground turkey melt seasoned in advance to taste with garlic powder and salt free Grill Mates Steak seasoning;
Four slices of whole wheat bread, each slice buttered on one side;
Four slices of your favorite cheese.

Directions
1. Divide the ground turkey and make two quarter pound patties;
2. In a skillet on medium high heat (or on a grill) cook turkey until done (the middle of the patty should feel firm to the touch), flipping as necessary to give each side a nice crust;
3. Remove patties and set aside;
4. Put two bread slices buttered side down on the skillet;
5. Top each piece of bread with slice of cheese, patty, another slice of cheese, and bread slice (buttered side up);
6. When bread gets dark brown, flip and cook the other slice until it too is dark brown and the cheese is entirely melted.

Serve and enjoy.