I had so many requests to share this Greek Turkey burger recipe. A reader sent me a message saying her family loves Greek Turkey burgers and I should try them out. So I did a little researching on Pinterest and came up with this recipe. They could not be easier to make and they are full of flavor and healthy! You can easily make these ahead and just cook before dinner. I have a charcoal grill but I really don’t know how to use it so I cooked these in a cast iron skillet and they turned out great. I think they would be awesome grilled too. I served mine over a bed of lettuce with store bought tzatziki and a tomato cucumber feta salad. It is the perfect light yet filling meal! Enjoy!
I know many of you always ask if the kids eat what I cook and the answer is always yes. I don’t cook them a different meal but I do sometimes plate it differently than mine. If you guys want I can start showing what I cook and how the kids eat it. For this meal I clearly ate my burger bunless but I used slider buns and added a little cheese to theirs. They also had oranges and roasted zucchini.
G R E E K T U R K E Y B U R G E R S
adapted via Budget bytes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1/3 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
- 1/4 medium red onion diced
- 4 oz. frozen spinach , thawed
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- Tzatziki store bought or homemade
- slider buns optional
- Tomato Cucumber Salad- see recipe below
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Thaw the frozen spinach and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Roughly chop the spinach to prevent long stringy pieces. Also chop the sun dried tomatoes and 1/4 of the red onion.
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In a bowl combine the ground turkey with the spinach, sun dried tomatoes, red onion, feta, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, dried oregano, egg, bread crumbs, 1/2 tsp of salt and some freshly ground pepper. Stir everything until it is evenly combined. Shape the mixture into 6-7 patties.
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Cook the burgers on a grill a non-stick skillet or over open flame. I cooked mine about 7 minutes per side and then I placed the entire cast iron skillet in the oven at 350 degrees and baked about 15 minutes to make sure the insides were cooked.
T O M A T O C U C U M B E R S A L A D
1 small english cucumber halved and diced
1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
1/2 red onion thinly sliced
1/2 cup feta cheese
Garlic Expressions dressings or any Greek Viniagrette
Toss all together and drizzle with dressing. Best served room temperature.
These look delicious! I have been loving all things Greek lately.
Yes please show your kiddos’ meals. We are in a serious rut right now, and my three-year old barely eats dinner. She has me convinced that I am a terrible cook!!
Definitely would love to see how you do your kids meal.
Yumm! Looks so so good! We ate dry turkey burgers last night – womp. Am bookmarking this for next time!
YUM! I’ve had a Mediterranean Turkey Burger recipe for years, but I love that you added sundried tomatoes in there! Delish as always! I’m definitely making that salad next time, too!
I love seeing the adult & kid version! I totally agree with the same food and I too plate it a little differently. Raw greens seem like a hard thing for my toddler to spear with a fork and then chew. Well done!
Thank you for this great recipe Natalie! They were a hit MDW! I did substitute the sundried tomatoes with kalamata olives! So yummy! Love your recipe posts!
These turned out SOOOOO good! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
I added some TJ’s couscous to the tomato/cucumber salad and it was
Yes I would love to see how you plate your kids meals.
We made the Greek burgers again tonight (we slightly adapt to use what we have on hand) but these are one of our favorite go to meals. Love your blog for easy and delicious meals! Thank you!