Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Two Way Chicken Burgers!


By the way, both recipes are amazing! I hate to start by gloating but I am just so proud of myself for putting together such an easy recipe for mid-week dinner. Ok, here are the details...

1st way - Teriyaki Burgers for 4 ( not shown)
1 1/4 lb of ground chicken (way more flavor than turkey)
2 green onion stalks – chopped from the light green / whites
3 garlic cloves diced
¼ cup teriyaki sauce (I use trader joes Very Teriyaki)
S&P

Mix together and make 4 generous patties – it will be runny and you will get your hands dirty :)

Dollop of veg. oil across the pan, cook the patties on med / high for 5 minutes per side or until done

Accompaniments:
Burger Topping
Mix 1 avocado and 1 mango chopped with salt and pepper to taste

Salad
1 chopped white cabbage
1 chopped cucumber skinned
1 chopped bell pepper
1/3 cup chopped cashews (or regular nuts)
Lots of pepper and salt to taste
Peanut / Ginger dressing (I bought this pre-made at the store)

2nd way – Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Burgers (shown in picture)
Same ingredients as above, except take out the teriyaki sauce

Topping:
Thinly slice a whole red pepper
Thinly slice half of a small onion

Dollop of Olive Oil on the pan at med / high – cook the onions and peppers together for a good 10 minutes. Let the onions and peppers brown up and get soft. Take out of the pan and set aside on a plate.

DO NOT CLEAN THE PAN! Put the patties right into the same pan you used for the peppers and onions (the pan should be left coated with oils). Cook the same as in 1st recipe.

Additional topping:
Guacamole – 2 avocados mashed, ½ of a small onion chopped, 1 small can of diced green chillies, ½ of a juicy lemon squeezed – mix all together with S&P to taste

See picture above! Place the GUAC on top of the burger then the sautéed red peppers and onions... serve and devour!