Week 1-Sunday

Sunday Funday--Tangy Chicken Burgers

taken from 6 Week Meal Planning 

What you will need:

16 ounces extra lean ground chicken breast
1 egg white
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
4 green onions, chopped (greens and whites)
1/4 cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons Barbecue Sauce
2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
2 cups arugula, chopped
4 whole-wheat sandwich thins or buns

Direction

1. Place the ground chicken, egg white, breadcrumbs, parsley, green onions, and spices in a mixing bowl. Gently knead to combine. Form into four burgers.
2. Preheat a nonstick skillet or cast iron pan. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Grill burgers 12-14 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit.-We grilled the burgers and it took about 10 minutes to cook
3. Combine yogurt with the Barbecue Sauce, then toss the greens in the sauce. Place a burger on a sandwich thin and top with the greens.
Makes 4 burgers with 1/2 cup greens per burger.

ENJOY!

We served the burgers with  the left over sweet potato fries from Fish Friday because our tomatoes had gone bad so we couldn't make the Cucumber Salad.

The burgers

The dressing

And OPPS! I was so hungry I totally forgot to take a picture until we were done eating!

Stars
Jessie: 4.5 out of 5
Jason: 4.5 out of 5

Thoughts:
It took us about 45 minutes from start to ready to serve.  Jason said he gave this meal a 4.5 because it we had sweet potato fries as the side and he doesn't like those kind of fries. As far as the burgers go they were GREAT! He even ate two of them! I enjoyed this meal. It is a great alternative to having a hamburger when you want to grill out. I really enjoyed the lettuce mixture to have on the burger. Overall a very easy meal and would have again when we want to grill out.

2012 Summer Transformation
Weight: I forgot to weigh in! Since it was Mother's Day I got to sleep in and once I got up Jason had breakfast ready so it totally slipped my mind. 
Water: 0! I don't think I drank any water! How bad!
Breakfast: Chocolate Chip pancakes 
Lunch: God Fathers Pizza buffet
Snack: am-no snack
           pm-no snack
Dinner: Tangy Chicken Burgers and sweet potato fries
Exercise: 3 games of volleyball
Sleep: I can't remember anything about my sleep from Saturday night. I was feeling like crap, my allergies were out of control from doing the 4-mile run through the trails so I remember staying awake long enough to see the beginning of Saturday Night Life but I don't really remember much after that I'm guessing I was asleep before 11:00pm. I did get to sleep in on Sunday morning since it was Mother's Day!