Chicken Feta Burgers............Nice Alternative Burger

Who doesn't love a good burger?  Nothing like a drippy juicy burger to satisfy a good food craving.  I love bacon on mine. but then again, I love bacon on everything.

Last Saturday Anita said our friend Wendy's Sister Lori sent her a recipe for Feta and Herb Grilled Chicken Burgers.  After looking at the recipe I said, this looks like a damn good burger.  Then after eating it I can concur that it was.  So here for you is the recipe.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Feta & Herb Grilled Chicken Burgers

1 lb ground chicken

1 egg lightly beaten

1-½ teaspoons bottled minced garlic

½ cup breadcrumbs

½ cup chopped mixed herbs (basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme) I used fresh herbs here but you can use dried.  I think it actually might have called for dried.

¼ cup chopped sun dried tomatoes not packed in oil. I got these from the olive bar at Stop and Shop

1 Tablespoon Lemon juice

½ cup crumbled feta cheese

salt & pepper

olive oil

4 slices of block feta cheese

4 hamburger buns

½ cup diced or sliced jarred roasted red pepper

1-cup arugula 

Combine first 9 ingredients (ground chicken to salt & pepper) and shape into 4 patties. 

Lightly brush olive oil on both sides of each patty.

Grill for 5-7 minutes per side.  In the last minute of cooking, place one slice of feta on each burger and lightly toast the buns.

To assemble burgers, place patty on bottom bun and top with hummus or tzaziki sauce (sour cream, grated cucumber, lemon juice & oregano), add roasted red pepper and arugula .

Some notes.  you might look at this recipe and say "Oooh Chicken, it's got to be lower calories".  Well I'm thinking with all that Feta Cheese your almost equal to a beef burger.  So if your calorie conscious, you might want to cut down on the feta considerably.  It will be just as tasty.  I know next time will put about a 1/4 of it in the burger and a very small sliver on top.  

I also never made Tsaziki sauce before.  I just winged it and of course added too much dried oregano.  but it was a cool combination with the hot burger.

Again, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

  

Marly's of Wilton......Another Great Meal and a movie.

Had a great meal last night at Marly's in Wilton CT last night.

One thing that I want to make sure that people know is about Sunday nights.  At Marly's, Every Sunday Night is movie night.  They have a small room off the main dining room where they put in a projection TV and at 6:00 they show a movie for kids older than 4.  They have tables in there where kids can order a meal off the kids menu then move to the "Theater" where they have comfy chairs and get to eat popcorn and watch a movie.  All this is happening while you are in the main dining room eating a great meal.

Speaking of which, we had a great meal in that dining room.  We were with another couple who we started off by sharing appetizers with.  We had started with Chicken Spring Rolls with a tangy sauce that I think was Mango.  I should looked again right?  Next was their Chicken Wings.  They were very tasty and meaty.  I prefer my wings to be more saucy but the flavor was on.  Last was a Tuna Tartar that was done really well.  it was served in a round shape that sat on top of mashed Avocado. The Avocado was chunky so it kept with size consistency of the Tuna.  it was served with sliced cucumbers or potato chips.  It was a real refreshing appetizer.

Next were the Main Dishes.  The other couple had gotten a Cobb Salad which was big enough for two people.  Their daughter came out in time to take on of the hard boiled eggs that were on the salad and there was still a whole other egg there for the salad.

  They also got the codfish which I was going to get.  The fish was seared beautifully and served on top of a be of garlic risotto.  I'm a big fan of garlic so this was not a show stopper for me, but for someone who isn't a garlic fan or on a first date might want to stay away. but it was really tasty.

Anita got the Scallop Spinach salad that had a lot of plump and juicy Scallops.  Soft bacon flavored the balsamic dressing nicely covering the generous portion.

I had the Stick to your ribs Rigatoni Bolognese.  Sauce was meaty and creamy with out a heavy cream feel.  But it was stick to your ribs.  Again a very generous portion had to be taken home.  I especially enjoyed the dollop of ricotta cheese on top that I could scoop up a little with each bite.

For dessert we shared what they call the peppermint patty.  A warm cakey brownie served with peppermint ice cream and whip cream on top.  I'm not a major dessert fan but this was really tasty.

Again I want to point out that Sunday nights are movie nights and are really a great opportunity for you to come out with your kids but have a date night as well.  They have outdoor seating that is obviously weather permitting.

Marly's Bar and Bistro is located at 205 Town Green in Wilton Ct. Phone is 203-834-2000
They have a facebook page that i will get on their ass to update more regularly than they do now.  go there and friend them at: Marly's facebook page