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Greek Chicken Burger with Tzatziki

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It was Greek chicken burgers with tzatziki on the menu tonight!  Opa!!  All I have to say is…holy yum!  We all love a good burger and it’s just so fun to get creative and try new recipes.  At GTK, we are always trying to think outside of the box.  We are huge fans of Greek food so this easy burger was a no brainer!  Instead of using parsley, which would have been standard with these other ingredients, we decided to chop up some spinach and I’m not gonna lie, that was a really great decision!!  Always looking for a way to sneak in some added nutrients.  Tonight, the vitamin A, fiber and protein in spinach were the big winners!! Anyway, back to the recipe.  This one is super simple!  We suggest starting with the tzatziki sauce.  This can also be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge.  You will love having it on hand to snack on with veggies or pita.  Ok, all you need for the burgers is some ground chicken, spinach, red onion, garlic, feta and salt and pepper.

You literally chop up all the ingredients then add them to the ground chicken in a medium bowl.  Use your hands to mix it all up.  Make sure not to over mix as it will make the burgers tough.  Tough burgers are a no no.  Just form the ingredients into patties.

Cook them for about 4-5 minutes per side.  Then serve on a bun with the tzatziki and your other favorite toppings.  For us, it was fresh tomatoes, red onion and cucumbers.  We also like to toast our buns…ha ha ha.  Toasty buns!  Wow, it must be getting late.

One more thing, since we are on the topic of Greek food, you have to check out this delicious Mediterranean Quinoa Salad


Greek Chicken Burger with Tzatziki
 
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Serves: 6-8
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For the Tzatziki:
  • 1 C Fage 0% Greek yogurt
  • ¼ large English cucumber
  • 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 Tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
For the Burger:
  • 2 lbs ground lean chicken
  • 1 C spinach, chopped
  • ½ C feta cheese, crumbled
  • ¼ C red onion, finely minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • whole wheat buns
  • *Optional Garnish- sliced cucumbers, sliced red onion, sliced tomatoes
Instructions
For the Tzatziki:
  1. In a medium bowl add yogurt. Using a box grater, grate the cucumber. Squeeze excess juice from grated cucumber with a thin dish towel, cheesecloth or with your hand. Add the cucumber and all remaining ingredients to the yogurt. Mix to incorporate all ingredients.
For the Burger:
  1. Add ground chicken, chopped spinach, feta, red onion and garlic to a bowl. Use your hands to mix ingredients together, be careful not to overmix.
  2. Form into 6-8 equal size patties, depending on how large you prefer.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook patties for approximately 4-5 minutes per side until cooked through.
  4. Add patty to bun, top with tzatziki and preferred garnishes. Serve immediately.

Greek Night IN Cooking Class at Whole Foods

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We cannot even begin to tell you how much fun we had hosting a cooking class at Whole Foods!  It was definitely a pinch me type of experience for us and something we have had on our goal list since the launch of GTK.

Oh and what a giddy moment it was for us to walk in weeks prior for a regular grocery shopping day to see our faces greeting us with this in-store sign. So cool!

We decided upon a Greek Night IN themed meal to showcase for the class.  This is a a great dinner to make, especially if you are entertaining because virtually everything can be made in advanced.  The cilantro jalapeño hummus can be served as an appetizer and alongside the meal as well.  It’s a fun spin on a traditional hummus with an extra kick with the flavor combination of cilantro and jalapeño.  The best part is that making your own hummus takes 5 minutes to whip up, that’s it!

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We also made tzatziki, lemon garlic chicken kabobs and a  Greek salad filled with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, kalamata olives and lots of fresh mint with a simple red wine vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette.

We had a great time interacting with the audience, telling funny stories about our own personal kitchen mishaps and blunders and giving tips on our favorite kitchen gadgets that we can’t live without!

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Wine was flowing, cooking was happening, food was served, many laughs were exchanged, and a good thyme was had by everyone!  Thank you to Whole Foods and to those that attended, we can’t wait to do it again. You won’t want to miss the next event…who can resist wine, food, friends and laughter??

Click on the links below for recipes from the class.

Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus

Greek Salad

Grilled Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki

 

Grilled Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki

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It’s Greek night at our house tonight and we are serving up the tzatziki with pita from our post a couple of days ago and these grilled lemon chicken kabobs.  I’m also going to whip up our GTK Greek salad to complete the meal (search Greek salad for recipe).

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We have friends coming over and they LOVE Greek food, I think they are going to be pretty happy when I tell them about the menu.  Everything on the menu can be prepped ahead of time so you don’t have to stress when your guests arrive…and the ahead of time prep is minimal.  If you read our tzatziki blog post you will know that it only takes 10 minutes to throw together.  It’s actually better if you make the tzatziki ahead of time to give the flavors a chance to blend together.  Once you have the tzatziki made it’s time to marinate the chicken.  Cut in kabob size pieces and marinate in a ziplock bag with lemon juice, garlic and olive oil . When your guests arrive simply thread the chicken on skewers, season with S&P and grill.  While the chicken is grilling you can quickly make the tomato salad, which takes 10 minutes as well.  Serve with a side of pita and your meal is complete, Greek night made simple!

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Grilled Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki
 
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Serves: 4
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  • 1.5 lbs chicken cutlets, cleaned and trimmed and cut into large bite-size pieces (big enough to fit on a skewer)
  • 6 cloves garlic - smashed with the back of knife
  • 2 large lemons, quartered
  • S & P
  • ¼ C olive oil
  • 6 metal skewers - can also use wood skewers
For the Tzatziki:
  • 2 C 0% Greek yogurt
  • ½ English cucumber
  • 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
  1. In a large ziploc bag place trimmed and washed chicken, garlic and olive oil. Squeeze the juice of the quartered lemons into the bag and put the lemon in the bag as well. Seal and place in the refrigerater for at least one hour to marinade.
  2. Remove chicken from ziplock bag. Skewer chicken pieces making sure not to pack chicken too tight together on the skewers. Season with S & P. Cook chicken on the bbq or on an indoor grill pan for about 3-4 minutes each side until chicken is thoroughly cooked through.
For the Tzatziki:
  1. In a medium bowl add yogurt. Using a box grater, grate the cucumber. Squeeze excess juice from the grated cucumber with a thin dish towel, cheesecloth or with your hand. Add the cucumber and all remaining ingredients to the yogurt. Mix to incorporate all ingredients. Best served chilled.

Creamy Tzatziki Dip with Cucumber and Dill

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I’m not gonna lie, tzatziki is fun to say!  Go ahead, say it!  Sounds like this…”Sa Zee Kee”.  Raise your hand if you love Greek food!! We are huge fans and this delicious, cool, lemony, garlicky, refreshing and light yogurt dip could very well be the main reason!  If you are unaware of what tzatziki is, you are about to be enlightened…and then well, you are just going to have to make this.  It’s beyond easy and you don’t need a lot of ingredients.  (applause!!) Basically, you just need greek yogurt, lemon, cucumber, garlic and dill.  One of the most fun parts about making this dip is grating the cucumber on your cheese grater then squeezing out all of the juice.  Not to mention, that’s pretty much it for the effort part too.  We love to serve this as a simple dip with pita chips or use it as a sauce with chicken and hummus as well.  Say it again…We love Tzatziki!!

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Tzatziki
 
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Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 2 C Fage 0% Greek yogurt
  • ½ English cucumber
  • 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl add yogurt. Using a box grater, grate the cucumber. Squeeze excess juice from grated cucumber with a thin dish towel, cheese cloth or with your hand. Add the cucumber and all remaining ingredients to the yogurt. Mix to incorporate all ingredients. Best served chilled.