Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers

By Kelsey

5 from 1 vote

on Jul 12, 2016, Updated May 14, 2024

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These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

Just a teeny bit over 1 year ago, I posted a recipe for Greek Stuffed Chicken.  People loved it and I thought it was about time I stuffed something else with Greek-ish ingredients!  This time – a paleo & whole30 option!  Adding a tahini sauce and putting it all in some sweet potato toast buns made this a complete package of DELISH!  Last weekend I was so excited to get a few recipes done because I did them at my parents house!  My mom and sister were stellar taste testers, hand models and dish washers and it was such a blast to cook with them all day.

You should have seen us hovering over the plate of these burgers.

HOVERING. And wolfing them down.  They were so good you guys.  Matt and I always have ground turkey on hand.  In the fridge, in the freezer – ERRRYWHERE!  So I am always thinking new ways to add flavor to this semi boring but healthy meat.  To make this greek I stuffed it with chopped spinach, parsley, olives, roasted bell peppers and red onion.  Check out these chopping skillzzzz…

These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

I mixed all those up and my mama drizzled in some tahini!

These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

Then I divided the ground turkey into 8 even balls, flattened them out and put some stuffing between 2 pieces!

These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

Grilled them for about 4 minutes on each side aaaaaand…

These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

YUM! Pin it please?! 🙂

These Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and packed with greek flavor! Sweet Potato Toast for buns makes this a low card option!

5 from 1 vote

Greek Stuffed Turkey Burgers

Servings: 0
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Ingredients 

Burgers

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped spinach
  • ¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • ¼ cup minced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped black olives
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley

Tahini sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2-3 tablespoons water
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions 

  • In a medium bowl combine turkey and a large pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper. Mix together and divide into 8 even balls. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl combine spinach, peppers, red onion, parsley, olives and tahini.
  • Flatten each ball of turkey, scoop 1 heaped tablespoon of the mix onto 4 of the patties. Top each one with another patty and pinch the outside to create a larger patty. Grill on medium high for 4 minutes on each side until cooked through.
  • To make tahini sauce: combine 2 tablespoons tahini with apple cider vinegar and enough water to reach the consistency you like (i use about 2-3 tablespoons). Season with salt and pepper.
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18 Comments

  3. Totally pinned! I’m all about stuffed burgers and these look AMAZING! And the fact that you used sweet potato buns…I’m in love 🙂

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  4. You’ve got some mad knife skillz girlfriend! Funny enough – I made greek turkey burgers for my site this week too. Great minds think alike! I LOVE you stuffed version though – I must make these!

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    1. Ah love it!! Turkey burgers are the best and there is so much you can do with them! Thanks Chrissa!

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  5. Making these STAT. So cool that you got to spend the day recipe testing with your fam!

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  6. I made these last night, and I came back to the site today so I could pin it! The filling was such a great enhancement to what could’ve been another boring burger. It was delicious!!

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