The Best Chicken Burger
A family friendly, Mediterranean diet inspired chicken burger recipe featuring lots of garlic, spices and caramelized onions.
Servings 4 burgers
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium white onion 1/4 diced, remaining cut into slices
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 4.5 oz can black olives, sliced
- 1 pound ground chicken ground turkey okay too
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon, zested
- 2 tbsp herbes de provence
- 2 tbsp dijon
- 4 pieces green leafy lettuce
- 4 slices swiss cheese (optional)
- 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
Instructions
- In a large pot or skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-low heat
- Add the 3/4 onion that you sliced, the 1/4 teaspoon of salt and the 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Stir and allow onions to cook low and slow, about 20 minutes, until golden brown/caramel in color. Be sure stir occasionally and turn the heat down if they start to look like they are burning
- While the onions are cooking, place the 1 pound of ground chicken in a mixing bowl
- Add the 2 cloves of minced garlic, zest of 1 lemon and 2 tablespoons of herbes de provence. Use your hands to combine the mixture together and form 4 equal sized patties
- In a second skillet or pan, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the 4 patties and cook about 6-8 minutes on each side.
- While the chicken burgers are cooking, add the 1 can of sliced black olives to your caramelized onions once they are done cooking, give a quick stir and turn off the heat.
- Once your chicken burgers are cooked through, place 1/2 tablespoon of the dijon mustard, a piece of green leaf lettuce, and 1 chicken burger on each of the 4 hamburger buns. Add a slice of swiss cheese (if desired) and top with the caramelized onion and olive mixture.