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When it comes to eating well, I’m of the mindset that fresh is usually best, but the reality is that I’m a busy mom who just wants to eat well and feed her family well too. That means that I won’t always be willing and able to create every part of every meal from scratch, but I also know that it takes just a few minutes to take an already prepared and really delicious food and make it our own. I’ve been a fan of MorningStar Farms since I was at least in middle school; my mom would keep a few boxes of their burger patties in the freezer and I would have one for lunch a couple times a week. Then it was on a slice of white bread with pickles, mustard and American cheese (I’m totally drooling right now… hope y’all still love me!). Now it’s on a bed of fresh lettuce with Greek yogurt and tons of flavor! I think my favorite part of this meal is the sheer TEXTURE we have going on here. The burger is crisp on the outside, tender on the inside. The crunch of the lettuce, the fresh give of the tomato, the creaminess of the yogurt and the bite of the cucumber… it’s all here. And the fact that I can throw a fresh, healthy and inviting dish together in no more than 10 minutes? Well, I think that’s what we call winning y’all. The great thing is that they have so many fantastic options to eat smart – including Spicy Black Bean Burger, Mediterranean Chickpea Burger, Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger, Buffalo Chik Patty, and Original Veggie Sausage. With 30+ products and 600+ recipes, MorningStar Farms just has more ways to eat well! We’re not a meatless family by any means, but I love that when there’s a night where meat just doesn’t sound great, I don’t have to be bored. There are tons of great ways to get that protein in using any of the MorningStar Farms burgers! I’m not even joking when I say that I’ve had this for lunch or dinner at least 4 times since creating the recipe, and I hope you all enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 package of Morningstar Roasted Garlic Quinoa Burgers
- 1 head of bibb lettuce (or another tender-crisp variety will work great)
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced
- 1/4 of a cucumber, very thinly sliced
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic, pasted
- 1/4 cup each of finely chopped basil, Italian parsley and fresh mint
- salt and pepper to season
- kalamata olives to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- First, cook the burger patties in a skillet over medium heat, according to package directions.
- While the burgers are cooking, arrange the lettuce leaves in a flower shape on small plates with the idea that the burger patty will be sitting in the middle of the leaves.
- Whisk together the Greek yogurt, garlic and herbs, then season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Place a small dollop of the yogurt mixture into the middle of each pile of lettuce leaves.
- Top that yogurt with a few slices of cucumber.
- Place the burger on top of the cucumber.
- Top the burger with tomatoes and more yogurt sauce.
- Gently wrap the leaves around the burger patty and enjoy.
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Would love to win.
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza.
The Sausage Patties made with Organic Soy are great for breakfast.
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I would like to try MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza for more ways to eat smart.
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Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/506211236535472128
I’d like to try the spicy black bean burger. I’ve seen so many great comments about how delicious it is.
I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
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I want to try the MorningStar Farms Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese
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I want to try the Mushroom Lover’s burger!
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I’m wanting to try out their Original Chik Patties. They would make a wonderful sandwich that me and my husband would enjoy. 🙂
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I’d like to try the Black Bean Burgers. I think those would be in so many different meals.
I tweeted.
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I would love to try the Morningstar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burger as a way to start eating smart in addition to getting much needed fiber from the chickpeas.
I would like to try their buffalo products because we love spicy food!
Would love to try this!
I have had the Morningstar Farms Chik Patties before and I love them! Great chicken substitute! They taste just like it!! Would love to try the buffalo flavor patties.
https://twitter.com/jen_r_horn/status/502489691677933569
I’d like to try the Buffalo Chik patties
I tweeted under twitter id @yarbr012: https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/474704361398886400.
I would love to try the morningstar roasted garlic and quinoa burgers! I just tried quinoa the other day and love it!
Your recipe looks great! I’d like to try the Baja Black Bean Pizza. I love Morningstar products and have used them in a variety of recipes.
I would like to try the Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties for Sunday breakfast!
The roasted garlic & quinoa burgers.
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I would like to try the Buffalo Chik Patties.
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i’d like to try the buffalo chik patty
https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/498524804388241408
I would love to try the black bean pizza!
I would love to try the sausage patties!
I’d try the Baja Black Bean Pizza! I think my whole family would love it!
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/498282280754741248
the Asian veggie patties
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/498188075164377088
I would love to try the MorningStar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burgers.
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i would love to try the buffalo chik patties
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I shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dandidaffyhill/status/497114926050054144
I would most like to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.
I’d like to try the buffalo wings.
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I’d love to try the MorningStar Farms® Asian Veggie Patties!
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I would most like to try MorningStar Farms Maple Flavored Veggie Sausage Patties for more ways to eat smart.
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My favorite MorningStar Farms product is definitely the buffalo wings, they are delicious and my whole family enjoys them! We love to incorporate their items into weekday meals with salad and baked potatoes.
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I would love to try the MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I would most like to try the Black Bean Burger. I can think of a few delicious ways to serve that.
Id like to try the original chicken patties.
https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/494668778450345984
I would love to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese
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i would like to try the original veggie burger, because i’m constantly trying to eat a veggie burger, i just have a hard time eating them!
https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/494517796919713792
I want to try the Morningstar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
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I would love to try the MorningStar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burgers the most.
I would love to try the Morningstar original vegi burger to help me and my family to eat smart.
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/493945783679320064
I want to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers
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I have tried many of the Morningstar products, but the MorningStar Farms Italian Herb Chik Patties sound great and I think my family would love them on a toasted bun with the works.
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I’d like to try their buffalo wings.
I’d love to try the buffalo chik patty! I love buffalo sauce!
I’d love to try the buffalo chik patty. Looks yummy!
I love Morningstar products!! Their black bean burger is my absolute favorite – and their veggie bacon is great too – I don’t eat meat and every once in a while I make a BLT with their bacon (and usually some avocado) – YUM!!
As for what I’d like to try, I think their Chickpea burger sounds soooo good – like a falafel burger – definitely want to try that!
This sounds really good. I never thought about topping mine with a yogurt sauce. I really like their black bean version,