Mar 22 2009
IC Friendly Recipes: Burgers with Spinach, Onion & Herb
Here’s another recipe to add to your IC friendly cookbook! Try these burgers and remember to leave a comment on how they taste and how much you and your family liked them.
Spinach, Onion and Herb Burgers with Mozzarella
- 1 cup of fresh spinach leaves (not tougher stem parts), washed (cleaned) and finally chopped
- 1 lb of lean ground beef, chicken or turkey
- ½ cup white onion, finely sliced (use green onion if your bladder can’t tolerate white onion)
- Approximately ½ cup of dried bread crumbs (add a little at a time so that your mixture doesn’t get too dry)
- 3 tablespoons of cream cheese
- 3-4 tablespoons of freshly chopped basil or 1 ½ tablespoons dried basil leaves
- lack pepper and salt to taste
- 4 hamburger buns or other buns of your choice
- Optional - mozzarella (or Monetary Jack, if you’re bladder can tolerate it) cheese to top
Any lettuce, vegetables and condiments that won’t affect your bladder
In a large mixing bowl, combine the spinach, onion and ground meat, stir well until combined. Add in the bread crumbs (leave out some if you think the mix is too dry, or add more if needed) followed by the cream cheese, basil leaves, salt and pepper; stir until the onion and spinach are well dispersed through the meat.
Using your hands, on a dry clean surface or large plate for the meat mixture into 4 (or more, if you prefer smaller burgers) burger patties.
Cook the burgers over a medium flame on the grill (turning after 3 or so minutes) for a few minutes until browned and cooked through. Or lightly grease a large frying pan or indoor grill (I like to use Pam spray for this, but olive oil works nicely too) and cook the burgers over medium high heat for about 4-5 minutes per side (if you’re using beef the time may be less and for poultry you may need a couple more minutes).
Serve warm on your hamburger buns, topped with cheese if using. Garnish as desired. Any leftovers will keep, well covered, in the fridge for two days and are delicious eaten cold or crumbled over cooked pasta.
Makes 4 burgers (serves 2-4 people)



