Hot Italian & Spinach Burger
Created by Bergy on October 18, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 12m
- Recipe #14684
Ingredients
- 10 ounces fresh baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons oil (extra virgin olive oil)
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon anchovy (paste, Optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1 pound Italian sausages (hot Italian sausage links, casings removed)
- 4 provolone cheese slices
- 8 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
- 4 ciabatta rolls (or kaiser rolls, split & toasted)
How to Make
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Step 1: Form the sausage meat into 4 patties about 1/2 inch thick, set aside
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Step 2: Add 1/4 inch of water to a large skillet, bring to a boil
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Step 3: Add spinach, cook until wilted (apprx 1 minute)
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Step 4: Drain and squeeze out as much water as possible
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Step 5: In the same skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Step 6: When the oil hot add garlic and anchovey paste, stir, cook about 1 minute
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Step 7: Add the spinach, season with salt, stir until just coated, about 10 seconds, keep warm
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Step 8: Brush the patties with oil and pan fry
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Step 9: Cook over medium high heat apprx. 5 minutes each side
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Step 10: They should be brown & crusty on each side
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Step 11: Top with the cheese before they are finished cooking so the cheese starts to melt
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Step 12: Spread 2 tablespoons of pesto on the buns,1 tablespoon each side of the bun add burgers
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Step 13: Top the burgers with the warm spinach
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Step 14: Enjoy
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (386.2 g)
- Calories 961.2
- Total Fat - 47.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 24.8 g
- Cholesterol - 95.3 mg
- Sodium - 2093.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 82.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.8 g
- Sugars - 2.6 g
- Protein - 51.4 g
- Calcium - 1195.7 mg
- Iron - 7.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 22.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.8 mg