If you follow a lean, high-protein diet, or at least try to, the idea of a drippy, delicious burger that can also help you build muscle and burn fat probably sounds like a myth, or, at best, a heaping pile of marketing BS. So we decided to take matters—along with a diverse array of six-pack-friendly ingredients—into our own hands and do some experimenting to prove to you it’s possible. The results blew even us away. And the nutrition numbers? Well…take a look for yourself.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz 99% lean ground turkey
  • 2 tbsp plus 1⁄4 cup low-fat marinara sauce
  • Olive oil spray
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper strips
  • 1 oz low-fat shredded mozzarella
  • 6 slices turkey pepperoni
  • 1 whole-wheat hamburger bun

Directions

  1. Mix turkey and 2 tbsp marinara in a bowl. Shape mixture into patty.
  2. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray oil on pan, then add patty to one side of the pan and bell peppers to the other. Cook patty about 3 minutes per side, or until desired doneness. Cook peppers until tender, stirring occasionally.
  3. About 1 minute before burger and peppers are done, top patty with mozzarella and pepperoni. Heat 1⁄4 cup marinara in microwave.
  4. Stack patty and peppers on bottom bun. Spoon marinara onto burger. Add top bun.
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