Spinach Feta Burgers

These are unbelievably healthy and shockingly filling.  I doubled the original recipe, and it made for 6 large burgers.  It's also the quickest recipe ever.  Eat them with hot sauce and your usual burger toppings.  Delicious.

Serves 3

Ingredients:

2 16oz packages Frozen Spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 Onion, diced
2 cups Breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
4 Egg Whites
2 Whole Eggs
2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 tsp Garlic Powder
6 Hamburger Buns (optional)
Salt + Pepper, to taste

Forgot the onion.  One day...

I used Panko breadcrumbs, which are much lighter than the regular ones.

1. Place frozen spinach in a pot and cover with water.  Warm on the stove until spinach has thawed.

2. Drain spinach into a strainer, and press out water.  Then wrap spinach in a towel, and squeeze out all excess water.

Getting the spinach as dry as possible (no need to go nuts) is essential for the burgers holding together.

3. Mix all ingredients in a bowl together.

I just got in there with my hands - way easier than a spoon, and you need to form the patties by hand anyway.

4. Form spinach mixture into patties and cook in a pan on medium heat for 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown.

5. Toast buns, add cheese, tomatoes, hot sauce, the works.

So good.

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Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

This was delicious. Light and easy.  Could do it with any white fish, and could bake or broil it.

Ingredients:

4 Tilapia fillets
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 1/2 tsp. Paprika
1 1/2 tsp. Parsley (fresh or dried)
Salt + Pepper, to taste
Olive Oil

1. Turn broiler on to preheat. Cover broiling pan with foil and drizzle with a little olive oil.

2. Mix parmesan, paprika, parsley, salt and pepper in a shallow dish.

3. Gently rinse the tilapia and pat dry.  Drizzle with some olive oil and press the mixture onto the fish.

I made the mistake, as shown above, of adding on extra crumbs to the fish.  Don't do this.  Shake the excess off, otherwise it burns in the broiler.  If you were to put this fish in the oven though (as the original recipe calls for), I imagine that you could go nuts with the topping.

4. Broil for 5 minutes on each side, or until tilapia is cooked through and topping is golden.

Paired it with barley and corn.  Yum.

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