Oven Baked Turkey Burgers with Feta
These turkey burgers are lean, mean and very flavorful! They go great with the tangy yogurt based dressing, and the feta hidden inside the patties give them a gourmet twist that everyone will love.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450g) ground turkey
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 oz (45g) crumbled feta cheese
- Cooking spray, as needed
For the Mint-Cucumber Dressing
- 1/4 cup (65 ml) plain yogurt
- Grated cucumber, as needed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
To Serve
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 tomato slices
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 red onion slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine the turkey, salt, pepper, lemon zest and oregano.
- Divide this mixture into 4 equal-sized portions.
- Press a dent into the middle of each and add the cheese.
- Fold the turkey mixture around the cheese to fully enclose it.
- Put the burgers in a greased baking dish.
- Cook for 30 minutes or until they are 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) inside.
- Meanwhile mix the yogurt with the same amount of grated cucumber, then stir in the mint.
- Put a lettuce leaf and then a cooked turkey patty on each hamburger bun bottom..
- Top it with the tomato, red onion and yogurt mixture.
- Add the hamburger bun tops and serve.
Notes
If you prefer to cook these on the stove, they will take about 5 minutes per side in a lightly greased skillet or griddle pan over a medium-high heat.