Greek Chicken Burgers
These Greek chicken burgers are slathered with Greek yogurt sauce and homemade quick pickled red onions. This sandwich is packed full of flavor!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For Greek yogurt sauce:
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely minced mint
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For chicken burgers:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ cup finely diced red bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely minced mint
- 1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 burger sized buns
Instructions
For Greek yogurt sauce:
- Add all ingredients to a small bowl and mix. Keep in the fridge until ready to use. When you are ready to serve, give it a taste and add more salt if needed.
- Remember that the burgers contain feta cheese which will add a bit of salt to the finished sandwich.
For chicken burgers:
- In a large bowl, add ground chicken, feta cheese, red bell pepper, mint, parsley, kosher salt, and black pepper.
- Using your hands mix until thoroughly combined. Form into 4 equal sized patties.
- For cooking in a skillet: Place a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the burgers and cook on both sides until the patties are golden in color and the meat is fully cooked, about 5 minutes per side or 165 degrees F internally.
- For cooking on the grill: Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. Add your patties to the grill and cook until fully cooked and the patties are firm, about 10 minutes or 165 degrees F internally.
- To assemble the burgers, add Greek yogurt sauce to the top and bottom of the bun, add the burger, greens of your choice, and a few pickled red onions.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 631mg | Potassium: 707mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 1mg