I promised something a bit more “booty-friendly” and here it is! These are high in protein, low in carbs and absolutely delicious. Now, if you’re not fond of green things.. stick around. I have something pink and fluffy later.
spinach burgers
For these you will need:
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1 bag of thawed and well drained chopped spinach
2 egg whites
1 whole egg
1/4 c diced onion
1/2 c shredded cheese
1/2 c bread crumbs
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Mix well in a bowl like this:
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Now, form into burger-sized patties. (or you can do spinach balls)
Heat a non stick skillet over med-high. Spray with a bit of cooking spray.
Some may have to wait their turn, depending on your skillet size.
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Serve on your choice of bread product, or eat them “naked”.
I you want to know how I like them, it’s with onion and ranch on a pita. maybe even a splash of hot sauce. That’s the ticket!
This post was published earlier, but…. I upgraded my wordpress and it didn’t get along with my site theme. Bummer. Oh well…up and running now! Woo-hoo!
Nice idea. Thanks for sharing!
Wow… these look delicious! I must try these ASAP. Great pictures and wonderful job on the ‘burgers’!!
Very interesting. I wonder if I could get my family to eat it
mmmmm you KNOW i love spinach
these sound like something id be ALL OVER! YUMO! I would dip em in hummus!!
Wow, great job here. Awesome picture too! You should really consider submitting this to Recipe4Living’s Juiciest Burger Contest! It looks delicious!
Going back through my recipes, these caught my eye. Look great!
Hi there, I was wondering, have you ever frozen these? I would be interested in making a large batch and freezing them but not sure how they would turn out, thanks.
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I have not frozen them yet, but I am assuming if you cook them first they should be okay!
These “burgers” would look great in “buns” of meat!
I gotta try that.
It’s not updated on all the posts yet, I just got it on the site-I will try to get this post print friendly ASAP. Cheers!
At SUNY Purchase, spinach burgers were served only on Friday. They were so popular, we kids would line up just for them. We couldn’t wait for the Hispanic cooks to get them out of the kitchen. It seems they were the only cooks who made them. These are pretty close to the “heavenly” spinach burgers of my youth at college.
Fantastic. Increased the onion factor. Added a little feta to my shredded cheddar…and minced garlic. Olive oil instead of spray. Om nom nom.
Can you tell me what the size the bag of spinach is? Thanks! They look yummy.
Diana, It’s the one that’s the size of a bag of marshmallows (lg) I don’t have any in my freezer right now to compare it to…but that is the “size” bag! :p Sorry for not being exact!
These would be delish on English Muffins. I wonder if I could get my boyfriend to eat these
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found this recipe the other day and just made them tonight, soooo quick easy & good thanks!!
made them tonight! really good! & healthy which is a major plus. If i could have made it better, I would have topped it with ranch or hummus
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This recipe looks amazing. I usually start with a “basic” recipe and tweak it to my family’s taste. I’m just wondering a couple things-If using a box of frozen chopped spinach how much/many do you recommend and how many does your recipe serve? This is an important question because, although my husband is practically fat-free (how rude!), he eats the same as three men-must be nice! Can’t wait to read more fabulous recipes!!!!
Thanks!
I have used the boxed frozen spinach, just make sure to squeeze out the extra water, it should make 8 burgers!
(2 boxes)
I love this recipe so much. I make a big batch and keep it in my fridge for quick meals. I’m a grad student, and after a long day of work, class, and studies, it’s great to have something delicious, healthy, filling, hot, and easy. Thank you for sharing it!
I want to make these tonight – going to have to try it with fresh Spinach though since that’s what I’ve got a TON of in my kitchen
Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious! I was wondering if it was be okay to use fresh spinach instead of frozen?
just curious what some who have made these ended up putting them on? Did you put them in a bun or did you use a pita bread? did you add any other toppings on top or just the spinach burger itself?
I made these tonight and they turned out delicious!!! Also, I used one box of spinach and was fine.
yes, just pre cook the spinach first!
These sound amazing! Do you have any idea what the calorie count would be for these?
Hmmm, no I don’t maybe there’s an app for that?!
My sweet boyfriend just made these for dinner and they were amazing! Thank you for posting this recipe. My same old veggie dinners were really getting boring.
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Thanks for this my dad diet is low fat, low sodium and diabetic. He loves spinach. This is great:)
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Made these tonight and they were delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Could you make these without cheese? With onion or something instead? or is the cheese needed to keep them from falling apart?
You could omit the cheese, they may be a bit dry, however~ the eggs hold them together!
Do you know the nutritional breakdown of these?
So happy I found this recipe! Great post! My cousin (she is Vegan) loves this recipe and doesn’t eat eggs. What else might she use to bind the spinach burgers together?? Thanks!
No, I don’t but I am assuming it’s gotta be better than a beef burger!
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So happy I found this recipe! Great post! My cousin (she is Vegan) loves this recipe and doesn’t eat eggs. What else might she use to bind the spinach burgers together?? Thanks!
I am making these for the 2nd time in a week! They really are veryyyy good
I found this recipe via pinterest and being newly vegetarian couldn’t wait to give them a try. We took out the onions (hubby won’t eat them) and added 5 cloves of fresh roasted garlic. SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD!
I’m so glad, Sara!
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How many average sized burgers will this make? Only 3 of us in our family, so wonder if I should halve the recipe? Sounds incredibly delicious!
It will make 4-6 average sized burgers
Just made and ate these. so good!! i ate them with a sweet potato which went perfectly! also, i didn’t have cheddar, but used parmesan (cause it was all i had) and they were still super good.
thanks for the recipe!
My grandmother made this with all kinds of greens, rainbow swiss chard, but with no cheese. Yummy!
Major props! Not only are these healthy and delicious, but both my 1year old AND my 5 year old loved them! Considering he said earlier today how much he hated spinach, that’s a major win. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Yay! Thank you- I’m so happy they like them!
These are delish. Went through the first batch and now making the 2nd. Found them on Pininterest via my cousin!!!
These look great! Is it necessary to use a whole egg or is egg white ok?
Egg white will work fine!
so happy! Thank you !
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Do you know how many calories are in 1 average size patty?
These….look…..AMAZING! As a vegetarian with an 8 and a half month old, I have trouble finding quick, good food that my husband and I can eat. I will be getting the ingredients to make these for dinner sometime soon!
Thank you! I’m glad you’re excited about them ~ they are amazing!
I’m not too sure, but my guess would be around 100 or so? I would love to get them analyzed.
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Just made these for dinner! Love this! Super easy for my Monday night dinner for one (make about 1/2 recipe). I only had feta and mozzarella cheese and it worked very well. Put on a whole wheat bun with “special sauce” (mayo + dijon mustard). Thanks for the recipe! Pinned this on Pinterest!
Look yummy. Going to try soon. Thank you.
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These are sooooo delicious!
I made a few changes: I also added a bit of cream cheese, used spring onions instead of onion and put a squeeze of lime in there. I also just used 3 eggs so as not to waste any.
Next time I will use gram flour instead of breadcrumbs to make it even healthier, and maybe add peas and mint. I really recommend!
These were amazing!! I needed to use up a bunch of fresh spinach that was about to go bad and this was the perfect solution! Next time, I’m thinking about adding some diced mushrooms…I didn’t realize how versatile they would be when I started making them, but now I can’t stop thinking of options!
I couldn’t get them to stay in a patty form…any suggestions?
I couldn’t get them to stay in a patty like form…any suggestions?
Were they too moist? Perhaps add some extra bread crumbs. If they were too dry, add one more egg white. That should work!
My husband and I have tried 5 or 6 different veggie burger recipes, all of them being disappointing. Then we tried these and finally found a recipe that we both really like. And my husband is a picky eat so finding something he likes is no easy task!
They’re so easy to make and they stay together really well while cooking.
So happy to hear that, Kodi!
We subbed the cheese for tomato-basil feta… delicious! highly recommended. It doesn’t stay together as well, but it’s worth the fight to eat.
Spinach burger nutrition information: Calories 130, Carbs 17, Fat 3, Protein 11, Sodium 939, Fiber 4.
I put the exact recipe above (except I used nonfat cheese and 1/2tsp salt) into a recipe calculator on myfitnesspal and got the nutrition info that way.
AWESOME! Thank you, I may have to modify it to reduce all that sodium!
I apologize, the Sodium is actually 649 not 939. Don’t know how but I guess I fat fingered that one!
Can you tell me what size bag of spinach you used? Thanks!!
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