Chicken Burgers
- 1 pound ground white meat chicken
- 2 cups coarse to fine fresh bread crumbs, divided (not canned)
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk
- 3 tablespoons grated sweet onion (or finely, finely minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse grained salt
- Cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Be sure to use ground white meat chicken.
- If you're buying your ground chicken from the grocery story, ring the bell and ask them if they've got what you're looking for or if they'll grind some chicken breast for you.
- You can also grind it yourself in a food processor.
- Remove all excess fat and cartilage from boneless, skinless chicken breast and tenders, cut into 1-inch cubes and pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Use fresh bread crumbs.
- It only takes a few extra minutes.
- Remove crusts from good bread or don't remove the crusts, tear into chunks and pulse in a mini chopper or food processor.
- Make a giant batch and freeze them so next time you can skip this step.
- Place chicken in a mixing bowl.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold in milk, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, onion, cayenne, salt and pepper.
- The mixture will be very wet which means it will be a tiny bit icky forming it into patties but forge ahead.
- Place remaining 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs on a dinner plate or cookie sheet.
- Divide chicken meat into 4 or 5 piles (you decide which portion size is best for you) and using your hands, shape into patties.
- Coat each patty with bread crumbs.
- Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and fry patties until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
- Serve immediately.
white meat chicken, coarse, lowfat milk, grated sweet onion, cayenne pepper, coarse grained salt, pepper, olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-burgers-recipe.html (may not work)