Greek Style Burgers With Feta Aioli 8 Ww Pts Food

GREEK CHICKEN BURGERS WITH FETA

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Mix the chicken, bread crumbs, egg, lemon juice, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; form the mixture into 4 thin patties.
• Divide the feta cheese between the 4 patties; place a portion of the feta cheese atop each patty and fold the chicken mixture around the cheese so that the cheese is in the center and seal well.
• Cook on the preheated grill until no longer pink on the inside and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).

GREEK-STYLE BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cook hamburgers until done.
• Combine cheese, olives, steak sauce, lemon juice, and mayo.
• Place hamburgers in pita bread and spoon topping over hamburgers.
• Heat at 425F for 5 minutes.
• Add tomato and lettuce (optional).

GREEK-STYLE TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
• Form into 4 patties, then grill.
• I have served this on regular burger buns with tomatoes and mayo, and on pita with tahini, tomatoes and lettuce.

LOADED GREEK BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Cut the red bell pepper in half from top to bottom; remove the stem, seeds, and ribs; place pepper cut-side-down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the pepper has blackened and blistered, about 5 minutes. Allow the blackened pepper to cool and steam in a paper bag for 5 minutes; peel and dice; set aside.
• Stir together the 2 ounces feta cheese, mayonnaise, lime juice, the 1 sprig chopped mint, and the 1 sprig chopped parsley in a small bowl; set aside.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Place the roasted red pepper, ground beef, feta cheese, spinach, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, onion, basil, the remaining mint, and the remaining parsley in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and mix gently with your hands until evenly combined. Divide the meat mixture to form 4 equal 4 1/2 inch patties.
• Cook on the preheated grill until the burgers are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Serve burgers on warm toasted Kaiser roll with the feta cheese spread, fresh tomatoes, and lettuce.

BEEF BURGERS WITH FETA AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, green onion, spinach, tomato, feta, dill, salt and pepper.
• Form into 2 patties.
• Grill or pan-fry over medium-high heat for 6 minutes on each side for medium doneness.

GREEK-STYLE BURGERS WITH FETA AIOLI (8 WW PTS)

Steps:

• to prepare aioli, combine first 5 ingredientsina food processor, pulse 1 minute or until smooth, cover and chill prepare grill or broiler to prepare the burgers, place onion slices on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray and cook 2 minutes each side.
• set aside.
• combine the beef and the next 9 ingredients (beef through crushed garlic) ina large bowl.
• divide the beef mix into 5 equal portions, shaping each portion into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
• place patties on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and cook for 6 minuteson each side or until burgers are done.
• spread 1 1/2 Tbsps aioli over top half of each bun.
• place patties on bottom half of each bun.