Anyways, so I knew I wanted to use the turkey and top it some how with hummus and sriracha. In trying to stick with the Mediterranean theme of the hummus, I decided to stuff the burgers with marinated artichoke hearts and feta. The combination of all of this turned out to be incredibly tasty, and I will most definitely be making these again. Not only did I surprise myself with these burgers, but the green beans I whipped up to go with the burgers ended up surprisingly tasty as well. I am notorious for just throwing stuff in a pan for a quick veggie saute, but the things I used for this saute ended up working incredibly well together. My boyfriend has asked me to make these veggies again on multiple occasions.
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| A finished picture of the turkey burger, green beans, and whole wheat cous cous |
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb ground turkey (I go with extra lean)
- Quartered, marinated artichoke hearts, about 4 quarters
- 3-4 TBSP crumbled feta cheese (my choice: fat free crumbles from Trader Joe's)
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder
- Hummus (I make my own artichoke hummus, but store bought is fine)
- Sriracha
Directions
- Separate the ground turkey into two roughly equal lumps of turkey.
- With each lump of turkey, split in half and flatten out into patty shapes. You'll want to make the patties fairly thin, but not too thin that the stuffing won't stay in the burger while cooking.
- Chop up the quartered artichoke hearts a bit, just into bite size pieces or so.
- Add the artichoke hearts to one of each of the burger halves.
- Sprinkle feta cheese on top.
It should look like this after step 5. - Place the empty patty halves over the halves with the filling.
- In order to secure the halves together to make one stuffed burger you're going to have to squeeze together the edges of the halves. There isn't really one specific technique here. You will just have to continue to squeeze the edges together and then fold the thinned out edges over a bit and pat down. Basically you just want to create one burger instead of 2 patties sitting on top of each other, so you are trying to meld the edges of the two patties together. (sorry this is a bit of a ramble, I've never actually had to explain this technique...it's much easier to learn from watching!)
- Once you've formed your burger liberally season the side facing up with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. When seasoning, be very liberal. It will seem like it's too much, but trust me it isn't. Some of the flavor gets lost during the cooking process, which is why you should be liberal.
- On your heated pan/grill (I cooked on our grill) place the seasoned side down. Repeat the seasoning process on the side that is now facing up.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes per side. It depends on what kind of heat your using, but that's a good general time. You just want to cook until they aren't pink in the middle (sometimes I have to cut into one of them to be sure).
- After cooking, add some hummus (~2 TBSP) to each burger and top with sriracha (as much as you can handle!)
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- Fresh green beans (~1/2 lb)
- 1/4 - 1/2 yellow onion, sliced (depends on your taste)
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped (again, depends on taste)
- 1/4 bell pepper, sliced (any color)
- 1/2 mini cucumber, thinly sliced
- ~3 TBSP Fat free feta crumbles
- Marinaded artichoke hearts (add to taste) + some marinade
- Garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper
Directions:
- Add onions, garlic, and bell pepper to pan and saute a few minutes until they become a little wilted.
- In the mean time, rinse the green beans and trim the ends.
- Add the green beans to the pan, cover, and let cook for about 5 minutes.
- Take cover off, add cucumber and as much artichoke hearts as you'd like.
- Add about 2 teaspoons of the artichoke marinade.
- Season liberally with spices.
- Add feta crumbles and stir. Let cook for another 3-4 minutes. All of the flavors will come together and the cheese will melt a bit.
Green bean saute Serve and enjoy!!!Love,Tuffy
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