Category Archives: Burgers

Sweet Heat Mango Chicken Sliders

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Day 3 of my Saucy Mama recipes for their Fab with Five Recipe Challenge! 5 recipes coming to you this week for the contest! Be sure to check out the recipes from earlier this week.  For today’s recipe I used the Saucy Mama Sweet Heat marinade both in my burgers and in the topping.  The marinade is sweet and spicy and would be great on meat, in salads, and even as a dip! Don’t forget to enter my GIVEAWAY sponsored by Saucy Mama! Continue reading →

Caribbean Mango Chicken Burgers

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Thanks to everyone who has entered my GIVEAWAY! I’m loving reading all your comments and favorite spring foods! You’ve actually inspired me to put some twists on some of your favorites, so stay tuned for some fun spring dishes in the weeks ahead. Still time to enter my GIVEAWAY if you haven’t already!

I posted a recipe awhile back for a Tomato & Basil Mediterranean Chicken Burgers and I got a lot of nice comments and emails about the burgers so thought I’d come up with another burger that is just as easy but completely different flavors! So here’s a recipe for a Caribbean Mango Chicken Burger.  You can substitute any type of ground meat, but I like to use lean ground chicken breast. I love making big batches of chicken burgers and freeze them individually for a quick lunch or dinner in the upcoming weeks. So triple or quadruple this recipe if you want some quick meals!

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Tomato & Basil Mediterranean Chicken Burgers

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I’ve always LOVED burgers!  It doesn’t matter what’s in them or whether it’s beef, veggie, chicken, seafood, or whatever.  I love them all!  In 2008, I was one lucky woman by being chosen as one of ten finalists for the Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Contest.  It’s a HUGE cookoff and SO much fun! My recipe was Yooper Sausage Burgers with Mustard-Zin Mayo.  I didn’t think I could love burgers anymore than I did, but after attending that cookoff, I can NOT stop thinking about burgers and new recipes!

This recipe uses chicken although you could substitute a different protein if you wish.  The recipe is easy to double, triple, etc. depending on how many burgers you want.  I usually make a BIG batch of these chicken burgers, cook them, then wrap them individually and freeze.  They’re easy to take out of the freezer, defrost/heat in the microwave, and serve for lunch or dinner.  They heat up very well.  I’ll admit that even I was surprised how well they reheated.

I usually use 99% fat free ground chicken breast.  I think it works great, although you can use any kind of protein you want such as turkey.  The chicken freezes very well and I can’t speak to how the other proteins would freeze and reheat.

 

If you don’t have a food processor to make the mayo mix, no problem.  Chop everything up as finely as you can and mix together.  This sauce is great on sandwiches as well!

 

When  you mix some of the mayo mixture in with the meat, be careful not to overmix or pack the meat.

 

Form the meat into balls.  I was making a quadruple batch so that’s why you see so many burgers.  If I’m going to make a mess in the kitchen I always feel like I should just make a lot of food to save time another day!

 

The chicken can be a little sticky.  I like to form the patties in my hand right as I’m placing them on my skillet pan.

 

They should brown up fairly well on each side.  Just make sure they’re cooked all the way through before serving.  Enjoy!

 

Serve these burgers with any of your favorite toppings.  See recipe for my suggestions, tips, and substitutes.

  

 

 

 

Tomato & Basil Mediterranean Chicken Burgers
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Serves: 4
Healthy chicken burgers perfect for a quick meal!
Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean (99% fat free) ground chicken
  • ½ cup mayonnaise (light or regular)
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
  • 3 sundried tomatoes packed in oil, drained
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 4 rolls, split & lightly toasted if desired
  • Suggested toppings: Lettuce, slice tomato, feta cheese, and/or red onion slices
Instructions
  1. Crumble chicken in large mixing bowl.
  2. Place mayonnaise, basil, tomatoes, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in food processor and pulse until nearly smooth and well combined. (If you don’t have a food processor, very finely chop the basil, tomatoes, and garlic and mix into mayonnaise)
  3. Add ⅓ cup of mayonnaise mixture to bowl with chicken, reserve remaining mayonnaise mixture. Combine chicken and mayonnaise with hands or large spoon until just combined being careful not to overmix or pack meat. Form into 4 even patties.
  4. Spray a large skillet with nonstick spray or coat bottom of pan with oil. Place pan over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add chicken patties and cook about 3-5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
  5. Spread remaining mayonnaise mixture on cut sides of rolls. Top bottom roll with chicken patty then top with desired toppings such as lettuce, tomato, feta cheese, and/or onion slices then cover with top roll.
Notes
SNAPPY TIPS: The chicken mixture can be a little moist and hard to form into patties. If you have that problem, you can divide the mixture into 4 balls then place the balls on the heated pan and use your fingers to flatten it. Don’t mess with the patties too much once they’re cooking because they will break apart the more you mess with them. Make a big batch of these burgers, wrap them individually, and freeze them for future meals.

SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: You can substitute any kind of ground meat for the chicken. A lean beef or turkey would also work well.

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