We love to make different types of burgers in the summer. I’ve made lots of different beef and turkey burgers, but had never made a chicken burger. I’ve seen a few chicken burgers on different blogs, and really wanted to try them. For this recipe, I made my chicken burgers BBQ flavored. For the main seasoning, I used my favorite bottled BBQ sauce, Sweet Baby Ray’s. There are so many different BBQ sauces on the market. Just use your favorite for this recipe.
I made these burgers on my Cuisinart panini electric griddler. Because of the addition of BBQ sauce to the meat, the patties I formed weren’t very firm. For that reason, this recipe will not do well on a conventional grill, but will work in a grill pan, an electric grill like the one I used, or a George Foreman grill. You can also just fry them up simply in a skillet.
I topped my burgers with Muenster cheese and added more BBQ sauce to the bun. They were really good and so juicy. It was a great alternative to plain beef burgers.
Yield: Serves 4
2 lbs ground chicken
1/4 cup chipped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup BBQ sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
vegetable oil
sliced Muenster cheese
hamburger buns
lettuce
tomato
onion
more BBQ sauce
Combine ground chicken, chopped onions, garlic, BBQ sauce, black pepper, oregano, thyme, paprika and salt in a large bowl.
Combine with hand and form meat into 4 patties.
Preheat grill or skillet. If using a skillet, drizzle with oil, and cook burgers until well done.
Top warm burgers with Muenster cheese. Spread more BBQ sauce on buns and top with chicken burgers with lettuce, tomato and onion.
