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.