I am so happy that it is finally grilling weather again! There is nothing better than hanging out with friends and family in the back yard, grilling up some burgers, and playing games. Last night I was able to go to my first barbecue of the season and I couldn’t be happier about it. I look forward to many more this summer!
I am an unapologetic lover of cheeseburgers. I never get sick of them. But eating a cheeseburger, oh, once a week all summer is not a good habit at all. I’ve stayed away from veggie burgers for the most part because I was never a fan of the texture. But when MorningStar Farms contacted me about their new Veggie Mediterranean Chickpea Burger I was intrigued. There is a vegan pizza place in Philadelphia called Blackbird Pizzeria that has Chickpea Parm that I’m kind of obsessed with, so I was really looking forward to trying a chickpea burger too!
The chickpea burgers also have spinach, Roma tomatoes, and Greek herbs and spices mixed in which deliver a ton of flavor without the fat and calories. These burgers are just 110 calories per burger and have 70% less fat than ground beef.
Morningstar Farms is also giving away a prize pack valued at over $80 to one reader! I’ll have more details below!
To highlight the Mediterranean flavors in the burger, I decided to make a Tzatziki style topping and finish it off with some feta cheese. Tzatziki is normally made with a strained yogurt, cucumber, lemon, and mint. I decided to make a topping that is in the style of tzatziki but uses tomatoes and dill with a touch of a ranch dressing dry packet to really amp up the flavor.
Ingredients:
- 4 Morningstar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea burgers
- 4 hamburger buns
- 2/3 cup 0% fat Greek yogurt
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon of Ranch dressing dry packet
- 1/2 teaspoon dill, plus more for garnish
- feta cheese, to taste
To make the “Tzatziki,” combine the Greek yogurt, half of the chopped plum tomato, the juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon of a ranch dressing dry packet, and the dill in a bowl.
Heat your grill to medium high and add the burgers. (The burgers can be added straight from the freezer, no need to thaw.)
Flip after 3-4 minutes and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
Grill your hamburger buns, if desired. Add the chickpea burgers to the buns and top with the tzatziki. Garnish with the remaining tomatoes and sprinkle with feta.
These burgers are seriously awesome. The texture of the chickpea burgers is so much more pleasing to me. The burgers themselves have enough flavor to be enjoyed on their own, but who doesn’t like a little flavor boost?
Now for the giveaway. Morningstar Farms is going to hook up the winner with:
- coupons to purchase MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Veggie Burgers
- one Greek-inspired grilling apron
- one Mediterranean hummus cookbook
- one Chickpea tote bag
To enter, just leave a comment below. Any comment. The contest ends at 11:59PM EST on Friday, May 17th. Be sure to include your email address when commenting so that I can contact you if you win! Good luck! This giveaway is now CLOSED. Congratulations to TyeAnn (Comment #15)! Enjoy your prize pack courtesy of MorningStar Farms!
Note: Official Rules can be viewed here. I received a $25 Visa gift card to purchase MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Veggie Burgers, a Greek-inspired grilling apron, a Mediterranean hummus cookbook, and a chickpea tote bag to do this post. The opinions above are mine.
- 4 Morningstar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea burgers
- 4 hamburger buns
- 2/3 cup 0% fat Greek yogurt
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon of Ranch dressing dry packet
- 1/2 teaspoon dill, plus more for garnish
- feta cheese, to taste
- To make the “Tzatziki,” combine the Greek yogurt, half of the chopped plum tomato, the juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon of a ranch dressing dry packet, and the dill in a bowl.
- Heat your grill to medium high and add the burgers. (The burgers can be added straight from the freezer, no need to thaw.)
- Flip after 3-4 minutes and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
- Grill your hamburger buns, if desired. Add the chickpea burgers to the buns and top with the tzatziki. Garnish with the remaining tomatoes and sprinkle with feta.
I love your website and your reviews. I really like that you review so many Cooking Light recipes. Thanks!
Thanks so much for the kind words Crystal and good luck in the giveaway! I absolutely love Cooking Light; I’m actually in the back of this month’s magazine in the “Bloggers Spotlight!”
I saw you! I cook almost exclusively from Cooking Light,I love it. When I see you prepare a CL recipe I dig out the issue and check it out. Your reviews push me to try things that I might have passed on.
That makes me so happy!! One of the best parts of Cooking Light is that if you like the ingredients, their recipes never disappoint on flavor.
Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That recently posted..Mediterranean Chickpea Burger with Ranch Tzatziki & Giveaway!
I adore chickpeas burgers and have been wanting to give these a try. Your topping selections seem right up my alley too.
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Casey, these burgers won’t disappoint! Good luck!!
I can’t believe there was a time in my life where I did not want to eat chickpeas – what was I thinking? These burgers look amazing, and I love the toppings. I haven’t had a chance to try the Morningstar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea patties yet but with two vegetarians in the family I will definitely be on the lookout for them in my local grocery store.
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These look tasty! I to am a fan of chickpeas. Sadly I don’t have a food processor so when I first saw your recipe I didn’t think I’d be able to make them well but since Morning Star did all the work it looks like we’ll be enjoying some mediterranean burgers this week! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Sarah,
No food processor required thankfully! 🙂 I hope you like them, and good luck in the giveaway!
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How cute is this! Looks yuummy 🙂
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These look great! Thanks for a dinner idea
Anytime Michele! Good luck!!
Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That recently posted..Mediterranean Chickpea Burger with Ranch Tzatziki & Giveaway!
I have thought I should try these veggie burgers. Now might be a good time for that.
Leslie, the other one that caught my eye was MorningStar Farms’ Mushroom Lovers Burger. It’s next on my list!
Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That recently posted..Mediterranean Chickpea Burger with Ranch Tzatziki & Giveaway!
This looks great! I’d love to try this recipe.
I <3 chickpeas!
I love chickpeas and would love to try these. And thank you for the wonderful recipe and post.
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You are very welcome! Good luck!
Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That recently posted..Mediterranean Chickpea Burger with Ranch Tzatziki & Giveaway!
My 1 year old loves Morningstar veggie burgers! I can’t wait for him to try the Mediterranean chickpea!
Dear God! Yes!
We love Morningstar products and have tried these chickpea burgers. They are delicious!
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Looks great. Thanks!
We love chickpeas at my house. I am looking forward to trying these Mediterranean Chickpea burgers soon.
I love veggie burgers…..these look amazing!
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Nice plug, Dan!
Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That recently posted..Mediterranean Chickpea Burger with Ranch Tzatziki & Giveaway!
This sounds awesome.
Hummus rocks!! 🙂
Love Mediterranean food so I’m excited to try these!
Those sound delicious – I’d try them in pita or crumbled on a big Greek salad!
I’d love to try these burgers! They sound amazing! 🙂
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I have been trying to ease meat out of my diet, and would love to try these!