Friday, June 18, 2010

Green Chili Chicken Burgers

D made these quickly. He used a grill pan, not the grill.

The burgers were huge and very good. Will have again. We had with Tater Tots.

Green Chili Chicken Burgers
"Guacamole and salsa give a Southwestern flair to flavorful grilled chicken burgers."

Ingredients
* 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
* 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Photo by ALB
* 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* salt and pepper to taste (added a tomato)

* 1 pound ground chicken breast
* 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
* 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded if desired and finely diced
* 3 green onions, finely chopped
* 1 tablespoon dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* ground black pepper to taste (added bread crumbs for a binder)

* 4 slices Cheddar cheese
* 4 hamburger buns, split
* 1 cup shredded lettuce
* 1/3 cup salsa

Directions
1. To make the guacamole, place the avocado, cilantro, sour cream, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a food processor and pulse until smooth..
2. Mix chicken, canned chiles, jalapeno pepper, green onions, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
3. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
4. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill each patty 5 minutes per side, until well done. Move the patties to a cooler area of the grill to keep warm, and top each patty with a slice of Cheddar cheese. Lightly grill the buns while the cheese is melting.
5. Spread the bottom of each bun with guacamole, and top with 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce and a grilled chicken burger. Spoon 1 tablespoon of salsa on each burger and top with the other half of the bun to serve.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 497

* Total Fat: 23.8g
* Cholesterol: 102mg
* Sodium: 1629mg
* Total Carbs: 33g
* Dietary Fiber: 6.7g
* Protein: 38.7g

From allrecipes.com

2 comments:

  1. do calories for the burger only? of burger, cheese and bun?

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  2. I think it is for everything.

    Doing a quick estimate in points (no I didn't look any of this up, so you would have to verify),
    2 for the guac, 4 for the burger, and 5 for the bun and cheese (we used Aldi buns which are small).

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