Here is a Chicken Feta Spinach Patty recipe community member, Judy H., was inspired to create from scratch after reading another member’s post about her patties from her local butcher.
These are a perfect healthy burger for the 17 Day Diet.
Besides the ground chicken, the two stars of this show are spinach and feta.
If you can, try to use fresh spinach. If you opt for frozen spinach, make sure it’s fully thawed before using it.
Plus, you want to make sure most of the liquid is squeezed out of the spinach or your burger patties will be mushy and won’t hold their form.
The second star of the recipe is feta cheese. It has a great tangy + salty bite that really makes these patties pop!
Now technically, non-fat cheese is allowed in all cycles under the condiment section.
You’ll actually find feta listed in the Cycle 3 food list. This recipe doesn’t call for much, so you should be good to go.
The original patties looked so delicious that Judy got creative in the kitchen and developed her own version!
Judy’s recipe was originally double what I posted here, so I took the liberty of converting it to a 4-serving recipe.
In Judy’s original recipe, she used 3 eggs (for a 2-pound ground chicken recipe), so if you feel like your chicken needs more than 1 egg, then by all means feel free to add in more.
This recipe is approved for all cycles of the 17 Day Diet.
For your non-dieters in the family, toasted on a sesame bun would be a perfect addition.
If you’re watching your carb intake, consider a protein style burger (patty wrapped in lettuce), or served as a patty alongside your favorite veggies! Enjoy!
Chicken Feta Spinach Patties
Lean chicken, fiber-rich spinach and salty feta cheese are the stars of this recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground lean chicken
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon tarragon
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 to 2 ounces crumbed non or low-fat feta cheese
- 1 large handful spinach, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil (for frying)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all ingredients except for the olive oil and combine until well incorporated.
- Preheat a non-stick pan on medium high heat.
- Depending on how lean your chicken is, you may need to add a bit of Olive Oil to the pan.
- Add patties and cook until both sides are browned and chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
Notes
Approved for all cycles
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Made this tonight and really loved it! Any chance you have the nutritionals on this?
Hi Stephanie, I don’t keep nutrition info on the recipes. If you go to my blog’s Yummly page, you’ll find info there, but I don’t know how accurate it is: http://www.yummly.co/page/17ddblog
There’s this cool app that you and type your ingredients and it will give you the nutrition counts. It’s called Very well Fit. I wish I could put the label but it’s not allowing me to put the photo. But hers the count.
Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 277
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 23%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 185mg 62%
Sodium 348mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 3.5g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Total Sugars 0.4g
Protein 33.8g
Vitamin D 4mcg 19%
Calcium 90mg 7%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 105mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Hi torey .i didnt find the yammly .co/page /17 ddblogn on Facebook .is it the same page we r in 17dd blog .thx .god bless u cant wait to start new challenge.
Rola, here is the main yummly page for the blog: https://www.yummly.com/page/17ddblog
Here is the chicken feta spinach patty recipe on yummly: https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Chicken-Feta-Spinach-Patties-1992287
Excuse my ignorance :(, but do you cut up the chicken before hand? I am assuming you don’t just plop the chicken breast in the bowl… (New to cooking, so sorry!)
Hi Nicole, the recipe calls for ground chicken! You can usually find ground chicken in any supermarket.