Pesto Chicken Burgers

Name: Pesto Chicken Burgers
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps sliced almonds; 142 grams package baby arugula; 946 milliliters loosely packed fresh basil (about 1 bunch); 567 grams ground chicken; 5 whole-wheat hamburger buns (1 cut into pieces, 4 split open and toasted); 1 Juice lemon; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps grated parmesan cheese; 2 mediums tomatoes (1 whole, 1 thickly sliced)

The recipe Pesto Chicken Burgers could satisfy your American craving in around 35 minutes. This recipe makes 4 servings with 482 calories, 34g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of parmesan cheese, baby arugula, basil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works well as a pretty expensive main course.

Instructions

Toss the cut-up bun with 3 tablespoons water in a large bowl; set aside 1 minute.

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Water

Roll

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Bowl

Add the chicken, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; mix with your hands until combined. Form into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the almonds and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1 tablespoon almonds for the salad; transfer the rest to a blender along with the oil from the pan. Do not wipe out the skillet. Increase the heat under the skillet to medium high.

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Almonds

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Frying Pan

Add the chicken patties and cook until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes per side. Meanwhile, add the whole tomato to the blender and process until smooth.

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Chicken Patties

Whole Tomato

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Blender

Add the basil and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse until almost smooth.

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Basil

Salt

Add the parmesan; pulse until combined. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Parmesan

Serve the burgers on the buns; top each with a spoonful of pesto and a tomato slice. Toss the remaining pesto with the arugula, the reserved 1 tablespoon almonds and the lemon juice; serve with the burgers.

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Lemon Juice