Spinach Goat Cheese Turkey Burgers {with a kick!}

This was one of those “throw together Tuesday night” kind of meals for us last week.

I was feeling really tired and didn’t feel much like cooking so I defrosted some ground turkey that I had stashed in the freezer last month and threw together these easy burgers! They actually turned out really, really great so I decided to post them on here after all. Actually, while we were eating, Adam was like, “you’re blogging about these, right?” I told him no…and he said, “well, you really should!” So I did. I hope you like them as much as we did!

I made a version of these a few years ago that used feta cheese, which you guess seemed to really like a lot. Having eaten both now, I have to say I like these better! I’m a huge goat cheese lover and these healthy burgers are just stuffed with it.

The “kick” comes from a heavy sprinkle of Tony Chachere’s — my favorite seasoning. You can find Tony’s in the spice aisle of most grocery stores. We put it on EVERYTHING in this house from eggs, to seafood, to steaks.

I used my grill pan for these but they’d also be great thrown on the barbecue. Try serving with corn chips or sweet potato fries!

Spinach Goat Cheese Turkey Burgers {with a kick!}

serves 6

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Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey

1 egg, lightly beaten

5 oz frozen spinach, defrosted {half a bag}

1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs

3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese

2 tsp Tony Chachere’s seasoning

whole wheat buns for serving

ketchup/mustard/lettuce/tomato for serving

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey, egg, defrosted spinach, bread crumbs and seasoning. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated. Add the goat cheese and mix again until combined.

Heat up a grill pan over medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray or add a drizzle of oil to the bottom of the pan.

While the pan is heating up, form six patties out of the turkey mixture. Cook the patties in the grill pan for about 6 minutes per side, or until juices run clear. Serve with warm whole wheat buns and any additional “fixins” you like.

Time:

20 minutes