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Greek Chicken Burgers
Recipe courtesy Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping
- Total Time:
- 20 min
- Prep:
- 10 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- Four 6-inch pita pockets
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 6 ounces low-fat plain yogurt
- 4 cups romaine or iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
- 3 plum tomatoes, sliced
Directions
Cut off a third of each pita and set the pita pockets aside.
Grate the small pita pieces on the fine side of grater, or pulse in food processor, to make 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
In a large bowl, mix the crumbs, chicken, feta, 1/4 cup mint, salt, pepper and egg until just combined. Shape the mixture into 8 small 3/4-inch-thick burgers.
Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the burgers and cook until browned on both sides and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt and remaining 1/2 cup mint. To serve, fill each pita with some lettuce, tomatoes, 2 burgers and some yogurt sauce.
Nutritional information per serving: about 430 calories, 33 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate, 16 g total fat (4 g saturated), 73 mg cholesterol, 750 mg sodium, 4 g fiber
Make it a Drop 5 Meal by adding: 1/2 cup frozen sweet potato fries, baked. 500 complete meal calories.