Spicy turkey burgers with creamy feta sauce on top!
Let's talk about your grill skills for a hot minute. It just took all my effort not to type 'grill skillz.' If I have your cell phone number, you know all about my texts with proliferous z's. Sorry.
Moving on!
Are you excited for grilling season? Do you like to cook outside just to keep the heat out of your house? Are you a grilling aficionado that pines for summer all year long? Do you hoard charcoal? Are you my redneck neighbor behind me in the woods who grills ALL meals outside whilst blaring 80s rock ballads?
The way I see it, the grill offers a component to your food that just can't be accomplished when cooking indoors: smokiness. Food likes to be smoky. Let's think about a hot dog with some black char from the grill versus a hot dog boiled in water. Are you with me? The two cannot compete. You could sear a burger in a cast iron skillet indoors, but to really get the char on the outside to seal in the juices, your smoke alarm will go off. Trust.
Personally, I'm a turkey burger aficionado. I think I've made every burger Jessica has ever posted. I love them all. This one with Gorgonzola and chili slaw made me sing. Consider my fiery turkey burgers with creamy feta sauce a riff on her recipe.
I jam-packed the turkey meat with spicy flavor: smoked paprika, cayenne, and oregano. I stuffed it on an onion-flecked burger bun (the stuff of my dreams). Then? I made your taste buds a cooling, creamy feta sauce just in case the heat was too much for you. However, I flubbed and dashed some cayenne in the feta sauce too, but it was an accident...unless you crave the burn.
Do food bloggers really eat what they cook? OH YES.
Sometimes, I finish the photo shoot, pull up a chair, and rest my elbow on the remote control shutter while I chow down. I suggest you do the same.
Also suggested: homemade brioche buns to go with these burgers!
Makes 3 burger patties or 2 large ones. I call this 'dinner for two' because most men gobble up two of these spicy burgers. Plus, it uses the entire 1-pound package of ground turkey. If you really only want to make 2 burger patties, use ⅔ pound of turkey and 1 egg yolk. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Dinner for Two: Fiery Turkey Burgers with Creamy Feta Sauce
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
3
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 704Total Fat: 46gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 25gCholesterol: 267mgSodium: 472mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 4gSugar: 11gProtein: 48g
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
1. I LOVE turkey burgers.
2. Creamy feta sauce? You are brilliant.
3. That picture of you eating...you're adorable.
That's all.
Oh yeah..
4. Pinned!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
Just made turkey burgers this week but now I want to make these immediately! If I could figure out how to set my photo timer or get a little camera remote that would be wonderful (bad blogger).
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
We just grilled for the first time this season and it was divine! I absolutely love grilling and can't wait to try these burgers! Feta is the best!
Aimee @ Simple Bites says
We love turkey burgers and now I am craving one! Excited for grilling season.
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
Girlfriend, you've got mad grill skillz. PS. I am all about the Z!
laurengrier says
Could you be any cuter?!! Love these burgers and more fiery sauce, please?!
Julia says
Food 200% loves to be smoked out! I'm psyched grilling season is just around the corner, when all the turkey burgers will be made. feta sauce? fffffffffffffyeeeeeeeeeeeeah! Now if only we could make this rain go away so that my charcoal will stay lit ;)
P.S. You are just adorbs, my dear. Keep them auto shutter pics a-comin'!
Marisa @ Uproot from Oregon says
More photos of you eating burgers please! I'm impressed the feta sauce isn't running down your arms. Stay classy ;)
Christinem says
dang girl! That is one mighty good lookin' burger! hubby and I want to do more grilling outside this summer and am always looking for turkey burger recipes, and this one looks like it just might be what hubby will crave!
Laura @ Raise Your Garden says
Well, I'm sending my husband to your site, he's the grill man in our house.
And we'll easily go through 2 pounds of turkey cause like you said, most men will eat two. I honestly don't get how the man does it. He'll easily devour a pound and a half of meat (with all the sides and dessert) and the dr. says he's in awesome shape. Go figure.
Love charcoal, but sometimes I'm just too lazy. Our grill is hooked up to the natural gas of the house, so no propane tanks for us. Just a short walk to the neighbors to use their charcoal grill.