Day 146 : Greek Turkey Burgers

Just trying to eat a little healthier, while at the same time choosing SIMPLE recipes since lately it seems we are always busy.  Burgers of course fit the bill for simple, but aren’t really always healthy.  We’ve tried numerous turkey burgers over the years…. some good and some not as good, but these were definitely some good ones!  Unlike many turkey burgers these remained nice and moist, and full of flavor.

The recipe just calls for olives, but I suggest kalamata olives in keeping with the Greek flavors.  I would also suggest a Mediterranean Herb flavored feta if you can find it.  I tried cooking some of these in a skillet while I cooked the others on my foreman grill since there isn’t much room on there, but the skillet ones didn’t turn out very well.  I am not sure if it’s just that they were too fat, and had trouble cooking through (which is of course necessary for turkey) or if it’s just something with needing to get used to the new stove, but I ended up having to put them on the foreman to finish off.

I served mine on a regular kaiser bun, with mayo and lettuce.  You could put some onion, tomato, even a slice of cheese…. whatever you like really.

 

Greek Turkey Burgers

Serves : 4                    Time to make : 15 minutes

Ingredients :

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup feta, crumbled
• 1/2 cup olives, chopped
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. italian seasoning
• 1 tsp. basil
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• black pepper to taste

Directions :

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Form into 4 patties.
3. Grill until fully cooked through.

 

Day 143 : Southwest Turkey Roll-Up

I am still knee deep in editing so no trips to the store today, but luckily I had a few things on hand just in case I got busy like this.  I had been meaning to try the cream cheese and this seemed like the perfect time.  I actually really liked this and could see myself making it often for lunch.  It reminds me a bit of those tortilla wrap appetizers with the cream cheese, peppers, olives, etc.  But also a little bit like a meat roll up since of course it has meat.  Best of both worlds!

You could use whatever turkey you wanted for this, I just happened to buy mesquite last time.  Also any color pepper would work, but I had a container of the minis on hand.  Since I am watching my calories these days I opted out, but I bet a bit of shredded monteray jack would be good in there too.

Southwest Turkey Roll-Up

Serves : 1            Time to make : 5 minutes

Ingredients :

• 1 flat out light wrap
• 6 slices turkey 
• 1 T. chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 T. southwest flavored cream cheese
• 2 mini peppers, sliced
• 1 green onion sliced

Directions :

1. Spread cream cheese onto wrap, then layer with turkey, cilantro, onions and peppers.
2. Tightly roll up jelly style and cut in half.

Day 128 : Turkey Hummus Wrap

Just trying to eat a bit healthier…. at least some of the time….. and this fits right in.  I had actually never had hummus before so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I liked it.  I just got original for this because I wanted to keep it simple for my first taste, but I bet some of the flavored varieties out there would be even better.  The recipe calls for turkey, but all I could find was chicken at the store, and didn’t really feel like cooking my own.  The recipe also lists tomatoes, but I’m just not a fan.

Also it seems as if my computer troubles are back.  I have a new hard drive ready to install, but just gotta find a window of time to do it that I don’t need my computer.  So tonight’s picture will just have a simple watermark on it.  Hopefully it won’t get worse and I’ll have to go back to the iphone because that was horrible!  My laptop is the only computer in the house set up to handle my camera files though, and normally I work off my external hard drive which I am not wanting to plug in after I had another blue screen of death tonight and it almost didn’t want to boot back up.  So…. if things get crappy for a few days I apologize now!

Turkey Hummus Wrap

Serves : 1                   Time to make : 5 minutes

Ingredients :

• 1 whole wheat wrap (should be between 80-100 calories)
• 3 T.  hummus
• 3 oz. turkey breast, cooked and cut into slices
• 1/4-1/2 avocado, sliced
• 1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
• 2 slices tomato
• romaine lettuce

Directions :

1. Spread hummus on wrap, then layer with romaine, turkey, tomatoes, avocado, and alfalfa sprouts.
2. Tightly roll up and enjoy!