There's just something about the feta, spinach roasted pepper combination that I'm really enjoying. It's a trifecta of flavor with the fresh spinach, sweet pepper and salty, creamy cheese. Tonight I put is all on/in a burger. Just perfect on a hot summer day and boy is it HOT! We are breaking records here in Maryland. I'm loving it! 🙂
Unfortunately I don't have a grill at the moment so I cooked these on the George Foreman. I don't think they suffered at all. I still got a nice crisp outer shell and a moist inside. They held together perfectly! The only thing I may do differently next time is add a bit of garlic. Other then that my first stab is a keeper for me!
As for husband and child.. they stuck with regular old boring burgers. Which is totally fine by me. I now have 6 frozen patties to pull out for a quick meal!
- 1 lb lean ground turkey (at least 90%)
- 1 cup (80g) Old Fashioned Oats
- 2 large egg whites
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach
- ½ cup (68g) ATHENOS crumbles feta (I used Black Peppercorn)
The first thing you need to do is prep the spinach. If you don't have a 10oz package defrosted simply put it in a strainer and run it under water. It will defrost in no time.
Once it's defrosted, squeeze as much liquid as you can out and add it and the rest of the ingredients to a bowl.
Combine using your hands. Don't overwork, just mix it until all the ingredients merge.
Form into 8 patties each about 100g each.
Grill until cooked through! They took about 9 minutes on my goerge foreman. Be sure to spray with some non-stick cooking spray to avoid sticking.
Here's a closeup of the burger.
I served mine on a whole wheat bun with a sweet roasted pepper on top and a side of grilled zucchini and corn on the cob. Here's the nutritional information for just the pattys. Serve it any way you like!
Spinach/Feta not yor thing? Check out my other Turkey Burger Ideas... Southwestern Turkey Burgers and Grilled Honey Mustard Turkey Oat Burgers!
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📖 Recipe
Spinach Feta Turkey Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey at least 90%
- 1 cup 80g Old Fashioned Oats
- 2 large egg whites
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach defrosted
- ½ cup 68g crumbled feta
Instructions
- Squeeze as much liquid out of the spinach as you can out and add it and the rest of the ingredients to a bowl.
- Combine using your hands. Don’t overwork; just mix it until all the ingredients merge.
- Form into eight patties each about 100g each.
- Grill until cooked through. They took about 9 minutes on my George Foreman. Be sure to spray with some non-stick cooking spray to avoid sticking.
Notes
- If you don’t have a 10oz package of spinach defrosted simply put it in a strainer and run it under water. It will defrost in no time.
- I served my burger on a whole wheat bun with a sweet roasted pepper on top and a side of grilled zucchini and corn on the cob.
kathyfannon
I discovered these burgers on Pinterest 2 years ago and have made them often. (Heading to do so now, too!) We love these burgers!
I bake them at 400° for 20 minutes, turning halfway through.
Thank you for this easy go-to recipe!
Dan
Can I make these and freeze raw them take out and BBQ when I want them?
roni
I don't see why not. I tend to cook them all and then freeze so I can re-heat in the microwave real quick. Either way should be fine.
susan glenn
I made these today. I added salt, garlic powder and a touch of old bay seasoning and roasted red peppers. OMG they were awesome. Served on Lettuce wrap with a slice of provolone low fat cheese melted. My daughter put a touch of french dressing on hers and it was really good.
Amber
These are awesome!! I've made them about a half dozen times now, each a little bit different, and I can seriously not get enough of them. My husband and 3 year old are also big fans of this recipe, and I get asked to make it at least once a week. I use turkey when I can find it (not so easy here) but ground chicken is a good substitute that doesn't change the flavour much.
Thank you so much for your creative recipe!!
Tracy Rapp
These burgers are AMAZING!! I was hesitant to trying these because of the kids but this recipe is on the weekly menu now!! Thanks for sharing
Joanna
I have made these twice now, and I am so excited to make them again this week. The flavor is amazing!!! Thank you for sharing, I am curious, do you think Ground Chicken would work just as well as the turkey?
roni
So glad you liked them! I think chicken would be great!
tammy
Fantastic. Made these last week and kids and husband loved them. I am trying to lose weight and don't want to make 2 meals and this website is great.
Casey
We tried these yesterday for lunch - they were absolutely fantastic. Being a HUGE traditional eater - I was very hesitant to take the chance. We substituted kale for spinach as it looked the freshest up here in Peterborough, ON but the results were fabulous. Thank you so much for posting. I know I have to venture out and try new things by my 40 year old self is a little reluctant at times so any inspiration posts with photos are so gratefully appreciated. Thank you and keep up the good work! <3 the Linnen Family!
Jesse
I made these for dinner tonight...Excellent! My 7 year old wanted to be sure I was putting one in his lunch for tomorrow! I made a blended recipe..I wet down the oats with milk, reduced by a quarter cup, and added panko I used fresh spinach, but cooked it first, added pepper, garlic and onion powder, then dusted the outside of the patty with panko crumbs...We will be adding these to our weekly meal list for certain, thank you!
Elishia
Made these tonight & loved them. I think next time I would double the feta cheese, & add the garlic. (Totally forgot everyone's advice about garlic till they were done cooking) but very good, & easy!
Katie
I used fresh spinach instead of frozen and used 1/2 c Panko instead of oats. They're pretty tasty, however, I should have read the comments first - I agree that garlic, S&P and maybe some onion would have made them even better! 🙂
-Katie
roni
Sorry you didn't like them. I'm a fan. Keep in mind my "Recipes" are "ideas" I hope to inspire you to try new combinations and make things your own. Definitely add S&P if you think you need it! Cooking should be intuitive! Hope I inspired you in other ways.
-Roni
Dee
Made these last night and they turned out dry and lacked flavor. Definitely should have added S&P and maybe only use half the oats. I doubt I will make these again.
roni
Elizabeth - I use the oats for 2 reasons..
1.) To stretch the meat. I also learned to cook from, well my mom, who learned from her parents and they needed to make food "stretch" as they say. So the oats add bulk.
2.) Oats hold moisture. Lean turkey meat is dry. The oats help retain some of the moisture from the meat and other ingredients.
It isn't necessary, as you know, but I like the texture it adds.
Hope that helps.
Elizabeth
This is the way I always make my turkey burgers and I love them. s
I do add a few things though and just though I would share. I add worcestershire sauce (Maybe a tablespoon or 2?,( sorry I am really bad about measuring things out) and an onion ( again not totally sure about how much, sorry I just usually do it until it looks right, I learned to cook from my grandma. you know a pinch of this a palmful of that)and garlic is also very good in it as well
I have never tried oats in it before, and i might have to try that except I am not sure what they do.
My daughter and husband eat these turkey burgers and actually like them, even though they would rather have a "real burger" 🙂
roni
ha! and I didn't think of blanching it before! lol
roni
You can try fresh but you may have to blanch it first. The frozen is blanched and very concentrated. Let us know how it works out for you!
Dawna
Ha! Read a little further down and saw someone else posted the same thing. Disregard. :0)
Dawna
Does it have to be frozen spinich? I never buy spinich frozen but always have fresh on hand. Just wondering if it affects the cooking? These look delicious!
Kathy
These were the BOMB!! Love, love feta chesse, just never thought about putting in turkey meat.WOW!I used one of the Green Giant Spinach sides and all I had to do was put in the microwave and drain. There was not much water in the bag at all and that way I did not have to cook the frozen boxed spinach. My 14yr old loved these! A must try. Thanks 🙂
Amanda
I was cruising your site looking for a turkey burger recipe that I haven't tried and came upon this one. OH.MY.WORD. This was AWESOME!!!!! I can't wait until dinner tonight to eat the leftovers...and lunch tomorrow 🙂 I loved this one as much as the bacon cheese inside out burger. They both had me preferring to eat at home rather than go out and that's HUGE for me! 🙂 Thanks for another awesome recipe Roni!
roni
Hi Lindsey! Glad you found me. 🙂 I freeze them cooked and then job pop in the microwave for a quick meal. Works great!
Lindsey
First off...just finding you blog, holy smokes, I can hardly wait to start making some of this stuff!
Question...did you cook, then freeze extras or freeze them raw? If frozen, did you defrost first or stick 'em right on the Formen?
You rock! Thanks! 😉
roni
Beth - You can surely use fresh! but It wouldn't be as dense. I'm not sure how else to describe it but the equivalent amount of fresh it much bulkier because it still has all the moisture. You could freeze your own to just make it easier to work with as fresh spinach in ground meats tends to get messy.
Not sure if that helped at all! Just brainstorming with you a bit.
Beth
Will this recipe work with fresh spinach too? What changes would you make if you were using fresh spinach?
Cynthia Robinson
One suggestion, if you use skim milk warmed up or a Fat Free Creamer warmed up, soak the oats in this until all product has been soaked up by the oats, then add it to the turkey, you will have the most amazingly moist turkey burgers. I came upon this trick a meatloaf recipe I got from the Food Network and Ellie Krieger's Mom's Turkey meatloaf. I have since used it in ALL my ground turkey burgers and meatloaf recipes and it is just an amazing find!It miraculously takes on the texture of ground beef and is really delicious!
Dana
These were very good! I made patties last night and then I cooked up the rest of it like taco meat and ate it with a fork. Definitely a keeper! Thank you! BTW, I served the patties on those very thin Orowheat sandwich thins that I recently discovered.
roni
I'm going to beef mine up in the flavor department next time too. But this is a good starter recipe. Honestly, that's how I approach all my cooking. I need a base... x amount of ground turkey, oats, spinach and then I add different things/flavors. Nothing I ever make is the same way twice. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing! lol
Laura
I tried these last night and they weren't quite as awesome as I had hoped. They weren't bad, just kind of bland and, surprisingly, mellow on the feta flavour. I don't have access to the brand of feta you used, but I don't think that should be a factor.
Having just re-read the recipe, I see that I should have probably tried to get more liquid out of the spinach, and added some salt, garlic powder, pepper.
Next time, it will be better, I guarantee it. 🙂
Sherri
Loved this recipe except I made meatballs out of it and used ground turkey breast. I made them into meatballs browned them a bit then added some pasta sauce and let them simmer until cooked through. I served them over rice and today I ate the leftovers over quinoa. They are awesome and so flavorful. Thanks for the recipe!
Ida McCarty
We were having burgers tonight and I can not wait to try the spinach turkey and feta burgers
Christie
I made this Wednesday night and it was really good. I added some garlic powder (as you suggested) and onion powder. The only thing mine needed other than that was a little salt. I would recommend you cook a small patty as a test before you cook the rest to taste the seasonings (I usually do this for all hamburgers or meatballs).
I want to try the honey mustard ones now!
Tracy S.
OMG - I thought I was in heaven just slicing a piece of Athenos tomato basil feta over my plain turkey burger. I've got to try these.
Jan
Liz, I am glad that you brought the post back up for me. I am going to make these tonight. 🙂
Liz
Literally a minute after I posted my question, I was like oh duh she meant oz's but thanks for clearing that up for me!
roni
Yup 10oz! Sorry.. fingers faster then brain.. or is brain faster then fingers. Regardless.. It's 10oz. 🙂
Jan
Liz, Roni is referring to a 10 oz pkg of spinach.
Liz
When you say "10 frozen chopped spinach", what does that mean? I can't wait to make these! Thanks for another great idea Roni!
Tammie
Made these last night for the family and it was a HIT!!! The feta cheese gives it so much flavor and keeps it from being too dry as turkey can sometimes be. I love that there was only a few simple ingredients...all of which I had on hand 🙂 The family says this one is a 'keeper'! Looking forward to seeing what other feta recipes you come up with!
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
These look fantastic! I am so going to try them, thanks!
Jan
Yum, these look awesome!
Krista S.
Holy smokes those look divine! Bookmarking this one and putting it on the menu for next week.