Nothing says Summer quite like Chicken Burgers on the grill! Today I’m bringing a very special recipe, not only because it’s delicious but because I’m going head to head with Stacey from ThisLilPiglet who is also developing a Chicken Burger recipe.
Here’s the deal, Stacey and I are using the Nacho Chicken Burger from Maple Leaf Prime as our inspiration to develop our own burger and go head to head. We are both sharing our recipes today, showing how diverse ground chicken can be!
There are some ingredients which simply SCREAM Summer to me; feta cheese, sun-dried tomato, corn…oh my goodness yes please!
Summer Chicken Burgers
Ingredients:
- 2 large Cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup sun-dried tomato, minced
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 2 lb (2 packages) Maple Leaf Prime Naturally® Extra Lean Ground Chicken
- ½ cup onion & garlic croutons, as breadcrumbs
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
- 8 hamburger buns, split
- Mixed greens (Arugula, lettuce)
- Salsa (recipe below)
- Guacamole (recipe below)
Preparation:
Begin by mincing the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. I decided to do all of my preparation on the deck by the pool and used my KitchenAid hand blender which is my new love!
Place the Maple Leaf Prime ground chicken into a bowl with 2 eggs, the sun-dried tomato/garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and ground onion & garlic croutons (grind with hand blender).
Now it’s time to take off your rings and get your hands into the bowl. Kneed the ingredients until they are well blended and the mixture sticks together. The more you work it the more moisture will be removed from the chicken so be gentle.
Once you are satisfied with the consistency, use your hands or a burger press to form into 8 burgers.
Place your burger patties on a grill which is preheated at medium heat.
Cook for 4 minutes a side, flipping twice on each side or internal temperature has reached a minimum of 165˚F (74˚C). Then top with selected cheese and allow it to melt to your taste.
Serve on your favorite bun and top with my homemade Salsa and Guacamole!
Salsa Recipe
Salsa Ingredients:
- 1/2 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 red pepper
- 1/2 orange pepper
- 1 cup canned tomatoes, drained
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Tabasco to taste
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tsp crushed chillies
Preparation:
- Avocado the onion, garlic and peppers into a blender and mince.
- Add in tomatoes and blend again.
- Transfer mixture into a bowl and adding remaining ingredients and combine.
Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
Preparation:
Mince avocado and garlic in a blender until smooth then combine with remaining ingredients.
Maple Leaf Prime Giveaway
Now for the fun part, Stacey and I are giving away 10 coupons for Maple Leaf Prime products ($50 value) to 1 lucky Canadian reader!! Entry is simple, we will ask you to visit both my recipe and This Lil Piglet’s Chicken Burger recipe because we’d love your opinions……just follow the steps on the Rafflecopter form below.
This giveaway will end June 14th and the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
Disclosure: I am a member of the MLF Connects program. As part of my participation in the program I have received compensation, but as always opinions are my own.
Fave topping on chicken burgers is swiss cheese
my fav topping is mayo
I like my chicken burger loaded..cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce and tomato
the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic would never thought to use sun-dried tomatoes
Mayo, lettuce, bacon, redpepper and greenpepper.
I am a little nervous about feta cheese..have tried int he past and not a fan so trying to get up the nerve to try again!
I don’t really have a favourite topping for my burgers. I usually have a basic burger. However I am able to eat more variety of foods now I am thinking that blue cheese would make a great topping.
jalepeno cheese for stacey’s
Sorry Julie, but gotta go with Stacey….my kids would love all the aspects from the pineapple to the jalapeno cheese to the mushrooms and crushed nachos!
all the ingredients you added in your burger make my mouth water. I am most intrigued by the salsa and guac.
I would have to go with the grilled corn salsa from This Lil Piglets burger recipe. that sounds very interesting and tasty!!
Fried onions make everything better. Beautiful pictures. I need to get a burger press. Brilliant!
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
Mango Salsa is really great on a chicken burger.
The Feta Cheese intrigues me as a chicken burger ingredient. I never would have thought of that. Sounds yummy.
The Crushed Tortilla Nachos in This L’l Piglets recipe caught my eye.
I love tomato and onion with cheese and ketcup
tomato and onion
I like tomato and onion
Hmmm favorite topping is guacamole and goat cheese crumbles.
Mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes!
cheddar and tomatoes
the ingredient that intrigues me is sun dried tomatoes
thanks
Lil Piglet’s ingredient that intrigues me are the crushed tortilla nachos
Sun dried tomatoes in a burger? That sounds AMAZING! Thanks for sharing this in my Burger Recipe Round Up!
I usually top mine with lettuce, tomato, and a garlicky mayo
feta sounds good :)
I usually just top them with lettuce, tomato, and a garlicky mayo
Avacodo and swiss cheese!
This LilPiglets jalepeno cheese ingredient sounds intriguing!
The the sun-dried tomatos in Julies chicken patty recipe is what intrigues me the most.
Bbq sauce
I like mayo on my chicken burger.
The ingredient in your burger that intrigues me is sun-dried tomato.
Mushrooms.
Mayo is my favourite topping on a chicken burger.
Goat cheese
I love lettuce and mayo on my chicken burger!
The crumbled Feta cheese in your burger intrigued me..sounds very yummy!!!
The Cream cheese in my lil piglets recipe intrigued me,,.also sounds yummy!!!
Mozzarella
I like mayo on my chicken burgers!
I am intrigued by the feta cheese!
The crushed tortilla chips sound good to me!
Bacon, Tomato, Mustard and Relish.
Feta cheese is my favorite topping!
Havarti cheese, onions, mayo, tomato and lettuce.
Thanks.
#Bacon
I love tomatoes on my chicken burgers.
I’m intrigued by the feta cheese.
I’m intrigued by the crushed tortilla nachos in Lil Piglet’s recipe.
I love tomatoes and lettuce on my chicken burgers!! :-)
From your above recipe, I know my DH would love the Guacamole . He’s cretainly been a Avocado addict lately.
I love feta cheese. This sounds amazing
I like cheese, bacon, onion and mayo.
The feta cheese cheese intrigues me.
From This Lil Piglet’s Chicken Burger recipe, I’m intrigued by the crushed tortilla nachos.
hot peppers
Mayo is my favourite condiment for chicken burgers.
the feta cheese intriquesa me
grilled corn salsa from This Lil Piglets burger recipe
I like my chicken burger topped with bacon and sauteed mushrooms.
The feta cheese in sober julie’s recipe totally intrigues me.
The crushed tortilla nachos intrigues me from thislilpiglet’s recipe
Have to have a lil mayo in the burger!
I love guacamole or avocado slices can a bit of mayo on my chicken burger.
The sundried tomatoes are the item you put in your recipe that intrigues me. I love their flavour in other foods so I bet they really added a nice flavour.
The 1 cup crushed tortilla nachos in ThisLilPiglet’s Chicken Burger is the ingredient that intrigued me. It would give them a nice Mexican flavour.
Olive oil mayo, onions, and bacon!
Onions, Mayo, Bacon and Cheese
My favorite topping would be chipotle mayo.
I love guacamole (from Julie’s recipe)
The jalapeno cheese (from ThisLilPiglet) is my favorite ingredient.
Roasted red peppers !
I too like guac on my chicken burger
I have never put sun-dried tomatoes in before
spinach in ‘lil piglets is most intriquing
tomatoe and mayo for mine
Love the Feta in Julie’s chickenburger!
I like tOmatoes on my chicken burger
Guacamole for sure…used to be mayo!
The sun dried tomatoes intrigue me. I would have never thought to put that in a burger. Sounds delicious though!
Your recipe looks really good! Thanks for this contest!
Fresh Tomatos
Avocado slices!
i love mayo, bacon and onion
I love the classic toppings pickles, ketchup, mustard. And crisp lettuce.
CHEESE.
i love any kind of cheese. i won’t eat a burger without cheese!
using the onion & garlic croutons as breadcrumbs was quite intriguing!
from thislilpiglet’s recipe, i thought it was interesting that she used crushed tortilla nachos. amazing! i’ll have to try that
Cheese! Any kind will do.
The sun dried tomatoes are intriguing.
Bacon.
I love fresh guacamole on my burgers, I like the sundried tomatoes added!
I have never used ground only breasts and the topping is ranch dressing, cheese and tomato and lettuce and sometimes with bacon
The most interesting ingredient in yours is the ½ cup sun-dried tomato, minced
most interesting at Lil piglet is the Pineapple rings
The lime juice!
Oops, scrolled too fast! I choose the mixed greens. But the lime juice in the Salsa is still interesting.
I think This Lil’ Piglets’ inclusion of crushed tortilla nachos was interesting.
Swiss cheese with spicy mayo
orange pepper that I wouldn’t thought of it.
crushed tortilla nachos, really!
Fave topping is ketchup
My favourite topping is mayo along with some tomato and lettuce.
The corn intrigues me in this recipe. Would probably give it a bit of a sweet taste. Need to give it a try.
My favorite toppings on a burger are cheese, tomato and lettuce.
I am intrigued by the onion & garlic croutons used as breadcrumbs. I’m definitely trying this out.
I am intrigued by the crushed tortilla nachos in thislilpiglet’s receipt.
I’d top my chicken burger with guacamole, tomato, onion and lettuce.
These look amazing! I am going to try these!
This looks so delicious Julie! I love the feta cheese in the recipe and your photography is absolutely gorgeous! My whole family would love these burgers and you chose the perfect sides too! Have a wonderful week! Angie xo
fresh tomoatoes
Always looking for yummy new recipes for an alternative to beef burgers. We usually do turkey but chicken will be a nice change of pace!!
cheese.lettuce,tomato.bacon and Mayo!!!
Salsa
I like tomato, lettuce and chiptotle sauce on my chicken burgers.
My favorite topping is a smokey BBQ sauce and mozzarella cheese
I must say the Feta cheese is an interesting topping , can’t wait to give it a shot.
I checked out This L’il Piglets recipe and what intrigued me was the Pineapple
Cant eat a chicken burger without: mayo, swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomatoes :) oh and salt and pepper
Velata SMoked Gouda cheese! OMG it is delicious!
hummm in the l’il piglets recipe I am really intrigued by the pineapple … not sure that I like the mix…
I like hot sauce, cucumbers, green peppers and a spicy cheese on my chicken burgers!
M
Mayo+bbq sauce
fried mushrooms
I love jalapeno havarti on my chicken burger and lettuce, tomato, mayonaise and dijon mustard
Pickles with feta!!!
the ground chicken burger with feta cheese intrigues me
With This Lil Piglet’s recipe, the grilled corn avacado salsa and crushed tortilla chips intrigue me
I would LOVE some lemon.. strange to some I know, but it would be my choice <3
intrigued by red pepper
My Favourite topping is chili sauce
I haven’t put feta on a burger before, sounds good.
Like the idea of cubed jalepeno cheese
cheese, hot peppers, mayo
I love salsa and avocado on my chicken burgers.
I love a chicken burger with mayo, tomato, roasted red peppers and lettuce. Yummy!
The Feta cheese in the recipe intrigued me most. I absolutely love feta cheese but would have never have thought to add it to the burger recipe. I bet it is great!
The crushed tortilla nachos in ThisLilPiglet’s Chicken Burger recipe intrigued me the most but so did the pineapple…quite interesting.
The Feta Cheese!
crushed tortilla chips
My fave topping on a chicken burger is fresh tomatoes
The sun-dried tomato in the burger intrigues me, I`m pretty sure I`ve never had a burger with that as an ingredient!!
In Staceys the jalepeno cheese intrigues me :)
Garlic in the guacamole
For Piglet it’s the pineapple rings.
Cheese and avocado and onions
cayenne pepper
Salsa with jalapenos and cheese!
Guacamole and bacon
honey mustard
like mayo, lettuce and tomato
Ummm…extra mayo and a tiny bit of lettace! :-0
Love cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion on my chicken burgers:)
Mayo, Tomato and Lettuce
The mixed greens intrigue me
The Pineapple rings intrigues me
the 1/2 cup corn from your recipe intrigues me
Hi Julie, Carole’s Chatter is collecting BBQ related things today. This is a nice one. I do hope you pop over and link in. This is the link . Cheers
I love hot banana peppers on my burgers, always!
The ½ cup of minced sun-dried tomato in your burger intrigues me the most.
I think the ¾ cup jalepeno cheese in ThisLilPiglet’s burger recipe intrigues me also.
I love cheese., and your burger recipe. They look so yummy! I’ll try to make it for my family some time. Thanks for the recipe, Julie!
This looks like a great summertime meal. This is going into my Springpad Recipes notebook!