Chicken Burgers

One of my favorite foods is a burger. Almost any version is good in my book, but always trying to find a healthier and less fattening version I have turned to the ground chicken burger. I find it a little less of a fowl taste than chopped turkey. It is great thrown on a grill or on the grill pan. I like to make these in bulk, I keep a batch frozen uncooked, and I make a bunch so we have them for lunch too.

I have concocted a few different versions of Chicken burgers , and this is the one that I keep on making. The sauteed veggies add to the moistness of this juicy, savory and healthy amazing burger.

Ingredients:

1/2 red pepper chopped

1/2 orange pepper chopped

1 small red onion chopped

4 cloves of garlic grated

olive oil

2 lbs chopped chicken breast

1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped

5 sprigs of fresh thyme leaves

1/3 cup barbecue sauce (recipe in an earlier post pulled barbecue chicken tater tots)

1/3 cup panko flakes

salt & pepper

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Using Great Find #3 or a knife, chop red,and orange peppers, and onions 1/4" squares.

In a saute pan drizzled with olive oil add peppers, onions and grated garlic. Saute over medium heat constantly stirring so that it doesn't brown off in spots. cook till tender and onions are translucent. Season with salt and pepper.

Chop parsley, and remove thyme leaves from stems. Add both to chopped chicken breast in a large bowl.

Add sauted peppers,onions ,garlic, panko, barbecue sauce and salt & pepper. Combine till all ingredients are mixed in.

This batch should make 9 patties 3 1/2" in diameter by 1" high.

Grill on medium high heat, flip burger when it looks cooked half way up 4-5 minutes. Then cook the same on other side. Cut into the thickest burger to make sure there is no pink in the middle.

Delish on a bun with tomato, avocado, lettuce and a side of barbecue sauce for dipping!

Enjoy