Yes, but thaw and squeeze it as dry as possible before adding to the meat.
Sandra
Yumm. I must say that I took creative license, but even without my changes it would have been super good.
I found some pretzel buns on sale for 50% off and decided that would be an awesome replacement to homemade buns. For the beef, I only had 12 oz of 80% lean beef, so I added a bit of ground pork to make up the weight difference. I skipped the salt, because I’d rather add it later if it needs it. I grilled my burgers on the Foreman grill. These burgers received very rare praise from Husband. He generally likes what I cook, which is evidenced by the fact that he goes for seconds, but tonight he was full from the first plate and told me TWICE that it was really good. Yeah!!
Jessica Fisher
Sounds like a great tweak and I’m so glad your husband said so!
Ashley
I have a picky eater too and he will not only gag but throw up. I usually stretch the meat by adding a small amount of pinto beans mashed up. It looks gross but taste good. My picky 6 yr old said it was better than McDonalds and he doesn’t even eat pinto beans so it worked out great for me. But when I make burgers again I will add some Spinach.
KimH
I’ve stuffed burgers with lots of things but never thought of spinach or greens. I’m gonna give that a shot one of these days. Thanks!
Alicia S
Good job with hiding the greens! My husband is the picky eater around here, and I’m always trying to get him to eat more healthy things. So I do a lot of hiding of veggies in stuff. I throw chopped spinach into spaghetti sauce, into meatloaf, into hamburgers and meatballs… you name it. In fact, meatloaf and hamburger patties are made the same at my house. I stretch the meat with oatmeal, diced tomatos, and a couple of cups of finely chopped (food processed) carrots, as well as chopped spinach. My husband (and his dad, who’s even pickier) loves them!
Stephanie Pease
Can you use frozen spinach instead of fresh?
Jessica Fisher
Yes, but thaw and squeeze it as dry as possible before adding to the meat.
Sandra
Yumm. I must say that I took creative license, but even without my changes it would have been super good.
I found some pretzel buns on sale for 50% off and decided that would be an awesome replacement to homemade buns. For the beef, I only had 12 oz of 80% lean beef, so I added a bit of ground pork to make up the weight difference. I skipped the salt, because I’d rather add it later if it needs it. I grilled my burgers on the Foreman grill. These burgers received very rare praise from Husband. He generally likes what I cook, which is evidenced by the fact that he goes for seconds, but tonight he was full from the first plate and told me TWICE that it was really good. Yeah!!
Jessica Fisher
Sounds like a great tweak and I’m so glad your husband said so!
Ashley
I have a picky eater too and he will not only gag but throw up. I usually stretch the meat by adding a small amount of pinto beans mashed up. It looks gross but taste good. My picky 6 yr old said it was better than McDonalds and he doesn’t even eat pinto beans so it worked out great for me. But when I make burgers again I will add some Spinach.
KimH
I’ve stuffed burgers with lots of things but never thought of spinach or greens. I’m gonna give that a shot one of these days. Thanks!
Alicia S
Good job with hiding the greens! My husband is the picky eater around here, and I’m always trying to get him to eat more healthy things. So I do a lot of hiding of veggies in stuff. I throw chopped spinach into spaghetti sauce, into meatloaf, into hamburgers and meatballs… you name it. In fact, meatloaf and hamburger patties are made the same at my house. I stretch the meat with oatmeal, diced tomatos, and a couple of cups of finely chopped (food processed) carrots, as well as chopped spinach. My husband (and his dad, who’s even pickier) loves them!