Chicken Fajita Burgers

Submitted by Vicki in CT

"These are really good. Quick and easy. Based on Rachel Ray with some changes."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 4 burgers
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Burger

• 1 1⁄3 lbs ground chicken
• 3 -5 drops hot sauce
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon ground dried chipotle powder, a palm full (smoky flavor)
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 4 slices monterey jack pepper cheese

• Seared onions and peppers

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 2 bell peppers (red or green-seeded and thinly sliced lengthwise)
• 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 jalapenos or 1 serrano pepper, seeded and chopped

• Remaining ingredients

• 4 crusty rolls
• sour cream
• salsa (optional)

directions

1. Combine chicken, chipotle powder, cilantro, hot sauce. Score and divide meat into 4 sections and form big patties, 1-inch thick. Drizzle patties with extra-virgin olive oil and cook 6 minutes on each side or until meat is firm and cooked through. Top with cheese to melt. (Grill or cook indoors.).
2. Heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and peppers and onions. Stir-fry the veggies tossing them with tongs to sear them at edges. Add the jalapeno or serrano pepper. Toss and turn the mixture about 3 minutes.
3. Spread sour cream on insides of buns. Place burgers on each bun bottom and top with 1/4 of the pepper and onion mixture and bun top.
4. Can also top with salsa.

Reviews

[mliss29]

My husband liked this (I didn't try it. Sorry.) but he suggested it would be better "with the sauce from the thing you made last night" which was a Greek recipe. "So, you'd like it better with sauted mushrooms and lemon juice?" "yes." So, maybe not authentic, but that's our suggestion. lol. I served it with Vicki in CT's Recipe #229328. Reviewed for ZWT4