Chicken Burgers Upgrade

I love it when I get excited about what I’m serving for a meal…simply because I know it’s going to be delicious! That happened this past week! I have shared a Chicken Burger recipe with you in the past, and it was good, but I took that recipe and made a few modifications that gave it a major upgrade! Oh my, this was SO delicious! This is also a meal done in less than thirty minutes!

For the Burgers:

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese Honey Goat Cheese
• 1/3 cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes drained with oil reserved
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• ¾ teaspoon kosher
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1-2 tablespoons oil from the sun-dried tomatoes I left this out
• 4  lightly toasted

• In a large mixing bowl, mix ground chicken, goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Mix gently until ingredients are just combined. Divide into 4 equal portions and pat each portion into a 1-inch burger.
• Heat skillet over medium heat. Spray pan lightly with cooking spray. Set the burgers in the skillet. Cook until lightly seared on first side, 4 minutes. Flip the burgers and continue cooking until opposite side has a nice light sear, an additional 3-4 minutes. Flip the burgers over (again) and partially cover the skillet. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the burgers are cooked through and register 160°F when tested with a meat thermometer.
• Serve with your favorite toppings. We added a Greek Yogurt sauce (recipe below), lettuce and pickled red onions on our burgers.

Yogurt Sauce for burgers

• 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or basil
• Pinch salt and pepper
• Stir and let sit 10-15 minutes.

I made potato wedges and a simple tomato, cucumber and red onion salad. I just drizzled a little olive oil and red wine vinegar, salt and pepper over the vegetables.

I’ve shared this before, but when I make potatoes that are typically roasted for a long time, I first put them in a covered bowl in the microwave after I tossed them with olive oil and seasonings. I cook them about 3 minutes, check them for tenderness, then I might cook 3-4 more minutes. Then I put them on a sheet pan with a olive oil and either roast them in a 425° oven, or I put them in a skillet to brown them. This is SO much faster than cooking them the whole time in the oven.

Do you get excited about your menu? If not, try this recipe!