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Greek-Style Chicken Burgers Recipe

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The original recipe called for lamb or beef, but I decided to try ground chicken to decrease the fat. The sauce easily doubles as a great dip for veggies and toasted pita. —Judy Puskas, Wallaceburg, Ontario

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Greek-Style Chicken Burgers Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Grill: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

SAUCE:
1/3 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup chopped peeled cucumber
1/4 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
1-1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 small garlic clove, minced
BURGERS:
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound ground chicken
4 hamburger buns, split
4 lettuce leaves
4 tomato slices

Directions

In a small bowl, mix the sauce ingredients; refrigerate until serving.
In a large bowl, combine the first seven burger ingredients. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties.
Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, rub on grill rack to coat lightly. Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°. Serve on buns with lettuce, tomato and sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 burger equals 350 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 732 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Greek-Style Chicken Burgers in Healthy Cooking June/July 2008, p37

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Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2011 by debihunt

absolutely would make this again, my family loved these. To save time I bought the tziki sauce. I put lettuce tomato cucumber & feta cheese on the burger then the tziki sauce, amazing!!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2009 by montanasredsun

In traditional "tsatsiki" (cucumber sauce) there is no feta.