This dinner wasn’t supposed to be “blog-worthy.” It was just another Tuesday night dinner. I defrosted ground turkey meat and planned to make burgers on the stove. I looked up this recipe that we liked with a Greek theme of feta and seasonings. I was missing an onion, but I had cilantro. Then my brain started to think about changing it up. Cilantro made it more Mexican. Feta made it Greek. I decided to smear it in BBQ sauce on the top of the patty before flipping it over. That made it smokey and BBQ style. This burger was becoming an ethnic lovechild.

This burger wasn’t a weird combination of flavors, it all went together. Sometimes the problem with stovetop burgers is that they don’t get a really good grilled char like it does on a grill.

The BBQ sauce gave it the char I was looking for, and some extra flavor.

Greek turned BBQ Turkey Burgers

(I don’t know what to call this one)

Ingredients

• 1.25 lb lean ground turkey (one package Jennie O)
• 1 T Greek seasoning
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 C feta cheese
• 1/4 C BBQ sauce (or enough for a drizzle on each burger)
• 1/4 C cilantro, chopped

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except BBQ sauce and mix with spoon or by hand.
• Refrigerate up to a few hours.
• Form patties (I made 8 smaller burgers) and place on medium high heat grill pan on stove.
• On the top side, drizzle with BBQ sauce and spread with back of spoon.
• Flip after 5 minutes so the BBQ sauce side is face down.
• Cook another 5 minutes, or until burger is cooked through.