Foodie Fridays: Chicken & Spinach Burgers

This week's recipe is a creation of my own. I tend to tweak every recipe I make and this one is a compilation of several different chicken burgers I've made over the years. The fresh spinach is so much tastier in the burgers than other recipes I've seen which calls for thawed, frozen spinach. That stuff is disgusting.

My kids don't necessarily love the spinach in the burgers but they've sort of gotten use to Mommy's weird food creations and they tend to roll with the punches. :)

Chicken & Spinach Burgers

Serves: 4

1 pack of ground chicken

2 cups of fresh spinach leaves, chopped

1/4 cup of Dijon mustard

2 Tbsp + 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 

2 Tbsp of Montreal Chicken seasoning

4 slices of baby Swiss cheese

1 pack of baby Bella mushrooms 

1/2 cup of sweet onion slices

A pack of your favorite hamburger buns

First, chop the spinach and use your hands to mix the first 3 ingredients in a bowl. (Your hands are your best utensils as Paula Deen always says!) 

Add approximately 2 Tbsp of Worcestershire sauce to the chicken mixture and mix well. Add more if you need to, it's all about preference. In my ingredient picture, I forgot to grab the Worcestershire bottle out if the fridge. Oops.

Divide the chicken mixture into 4 equal hamburger size patties (I often make larger burgers for me & Mr. Fix-it while making smaller burgers for the kiddos; therefore, I end up with more than 4 burgers)

You can either grill or pan fry your burgers. Mr. Fix-it is typically always at work when I'm making dinner so I just choose to use the good 'ole stove top method. He has this rule against me using a grill without his supervision...something about burning the house down. Whatever. ;)

While the burgers are cooking, saute the mushrooms, sliced sweet onions, and 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce in another pan. This mixture will adorn the tops of your burgers. 

Here are the steps in photos: 

When the burgers are done,  melt a slice of Swiss cheese on top of each burger and place them on a toasted hamburger bun. (This really is key here, buns are so much better toasted!) Then divide the sauteed mushroom & onion mixture on top of the melted cheese. 

This is what the finished product should look like.

These things are delish! And it's perfect as-is, it doesn't even need condiments. But feel free to add mustard, ketchup, or lettuce if you wish. Make it your own!

(note: if you're doing the low-carb, low-fat eating plan like I am right now, just omit the cheese & hamburger bun and add a nice big salad on the side.)

Let me know if you like 'em!