Chicken Apple Bacon Burgers

Cooking Light. June 2003. Skip a step and used ground turkey!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  slices bacon
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped red onion
• 1  lb chicken breast, coarsely chopped (boneless, skinless)
• 2  teaspoons  chopped fresh sage
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
•  cooking spray
• 1  granny smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut crosswise into 8 (1/4-inch-thick)
• 4 (2 ounce)  kaiser rolls

Directions

1. Prepare grill.
2. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, and crumble.
3. Add onion to drippings in pan, and saute 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly.
4. Place chicken in a food processor; process until coarsely ground. Combine chicken, bacon, onion, sage, salt, and pepper.
5. Divide chicken mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
6. Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until done. Place apple slices on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 1 minute on each side.
7. Place rolls, cut sides down, on grill rack; grill 1 minute or until toasted. Place patties on bottom halves of rolls; top each serving with 2 apple slices and top half of roll.