Salsa Chicken Burgers

Submitted by Deantini

"A tasty stray from the usual burger and a healthier alternative. Accompany with your regular burger toppings"

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup salsa, mild
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb lean ground chicken (or turkey)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (for frying burgers, can be omitted if you have a good pan)
• 4 hamburger buns

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine green pepper, onion, bread crumbs, salsa, parsley, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper.
2. Mix in chicken.
3. Shape into 4 1/2 inch thick patties.
4. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet, fry burgers turning once until golden and no longer pink inside - approx 12 minutes.
5. Heat buns and serve.

Reviews

[Random Rachel]

These were tasty! After reading the reviews, I added an egg to help it hold together - I didn't have any problems, they turned out beautifully. I used 99% fat free ground turkey, which is pretty bland, so I think some cumin would have been nice. For ZWT7 silverados

 

[Dr. Jenny]

I liked these burgers, but DH did not care for them as much. I followed the directions as posted. We had trouble keeping them together as they cooked in the pan. I added some fontinella cheese for extra flavor. Thanks!

 

[Sam 3]

I left out the peppers (forgot them) and the hot sauce (didn't have any). I think I'll try them again with the hot sauce cause I found them a bit bland. A great lower calorie option for the BBQ than beef burgers!

 

[DuChick]

We loved these healthy burgers! The mixture was so easy to throw together and took even less time to attend to when I used my George Foreman grill rather than frying in a pan. I didn't have fresh parsley, so used one teaspoon of the dried herb. Served on a toasted bun with a slice of reduced-fat cheddar, we were happy campers! Thanks for posting this one.

 

[invictus]

We thought these were good but nobody went back for seconds which is a pretty good indicator that most thought that they were ok but not great. The salsa made these burgers a little mushy and I found myself adding quite a bit more breadcrumbs to get this mixture into something that I could form into patties. It was still very soft and difficult to flip in the skillet. They fell apart.