Greek Chicken Burgers with Tzatziki

Why This Is Strictly Keto

The patties are ground chicken packed with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, garlic and herbs — there are no breadcrumbs or flour binders that burgers normally contain. They are served in butter lettuce with tzatziki, feta, tomato and avocado instead of a bun, so each serving has about 4g of net carbs.

Ingredients

For the patties

• 1 pound ground chicken
• ¼ cup diced red onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

To serve

• Butter lettuce leaves, tzatziki, crumbled feta, sliced red onion, sliced tomato, sliced avocado

Instructions

1. Mix the patties: In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, red onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, dill, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands, then divide into 4 large patties.

2. Cook: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties about 5 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through (165°F / 74°C internal temperature). You can also grill them.

3. Serve: Wrap each patty in butter lettuce and top with tzatziki, feta, red onion, tomato and avocado.

Nutritional Info (per patty, without toppings, approximate)

Tips

• If the mixture feels soft or sticky, chill it for 15 minutes; chill formed patties 30 minutes before grilling.
• Roasted red peppers can replace the sun-dried tomatoes, and 1 teaspoon of dried dill replaces the fresh.
• Mix crumbled feta straight into the patties for an extra-savory burger.
• Cooked patties keep 3–4 days in the fridge and freeze well for up to 3 months with parchment between them.
• Skip the bun for a deconstructed bowl of greens, avocado, tomato, onion, feta and tzatziki.