BLT Chicken Burgers

Name: BLT Chicken Burgers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 227 grams strips bacon (about , cooked until crisp; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh basil; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 454 grams ground chicken, preferably a mixture of 1/2 white and 1/2 dark meat; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp each fresh lemon juice and finely shredded lemon zest; 79 milliliters mayonnaise; 4 onion kaiser rolls, split; 79 milliliters grated parmesan cheese; 4 leaves romaine lettuce; 118 milliliters shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1 large tomato, thinly sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give BLT Chicken Burgers a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 815 calories, 41g of protein, and 55g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up onion kaiser rolls, ground chicken, romaine lettuce, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for medium heat (350 to 450; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 5 to 7 seconds).

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Grill

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, gently mix chicken, cheeses, garlic, salt, and pepper. Form into 4 burgers about 3/4 in. thick, making a slight depression in center of each patty (this helps keep burgers flat as they cook). Put on a plate, cover, and refrigerate until ready to grill.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

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Grill

Bowl

In a blender, whirl mayonnaise, basil, lemon juice, and lemon zest together and refrigerate until ready to use. With a silicone brush or oiled paper towels, lightly oil cooking grate.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Mayonnaise

Basil

Cooking Oil

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Pastry Brush

Paper Towels

Blender

Grill burgers, covered, turning once, until browned and no longer pink inside (cut to test), 8 to 10 minutes total.

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Grill

Transfer burgers to a clean plate and place buns, cut sides down, on grill until lightly browned, 30 seconds.

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Roll

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Grill

Spread toasted sides of buns with basil mayonnaise. Set a chicken patty on each bun bottom and top each with 2 strips bacon, a tomato slice, and a lettuce leaf. Cover with bun top.

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Lettuce Leaf