Middle Eastern Chicken Burgers

JanuaryBride's Note:

"Curry powder, green onion, and mint flavor these burgers with the tastes of the Middle East, a sweet yogurt sauce cools the spiciness. Recipe from myalli.com (weight loss).

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 burgers

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 granny smith apple , peled, cored, grated and squeezed dry with your hands
• ¼ cup chopped green onion (2)
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 2 teaspoons mango chutney (add more to taste, up to 2 T)
• 4 romaine lettuce leaves , torn
• 4 whole wheat pita bread , cut crosswise in half (6 inch)

Directions:

1. In medium bowl, combine chicken, aple, green onion, mint, curry powder, salt, and cayenne pepper; shape into eight burgers.
2. Spray grill pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook burgers for 10 minutes or until no longer prink, turning once.
3. In a bowl, combine yogurt and chutney.
4. Divide lettuce among the pitas, place 1 burger in each pit half; divide yogurt sauce among pitas.

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

DH and I made these chicken burgers for dinner last night and agreed this recipe is a real keeper. It was easy to prepare and very flavorful. Ours yielded about 4 good size burgers that were still small enough to fit into the pita halves. He and I ate the whole thing, so I might say the serving is more like 4 (we were pretty hungry)---8 might leave your guests hungry. The only modifications I made were to omit the romaine lettuce leaves, because I did not have any; I used Greek 2% yogurt; I used about 3 tsp of hot mango chutney; and I prepared the burgers on the BBQ instead of in a grill pan. Also, the curry powder I buy in bulk from a Middle Eastern market tends to be on the hotter side, which worked well in this dish. We will definitely make this again! Thanks!