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!
Ingredients
For Greek yogurt sauce:
- ¾ cup yogurt plain, Greek
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely minced
- 1 tablespoon mint finely minced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For chicken burgers:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ¼ cup red bell pepper finely diced
- 1 tablespoon mint finely minced
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely minced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper ground
- 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 Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 221
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 221kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 631mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 707mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 608IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 108mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.