Chicken Pesto Burgers with Pesto Mayo
My family absolutely loves these. When entertaining, we'll often make sliders with traditional American burgers, buffalo burgers (made with buffalo sauce and blue cheese in the ground beef), and these delicious light pesto burgers.
What you'll need
- FOR THE BURGERS:
- 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken (I've used ground turkey and my family can't tell the difference)
- 3/4 cup grated sharp Cheddar or 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan (we like a combo of both)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons pesto (store-bought or your favorite recipe)
- Oil for brushing the burgers
- 6 burger rolls
- Lettuce
- Sliced tomatoes
- FOR THE PESTO MAYONNAISE:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons pesto
How to make it
- Line a medium-size baking sheet with plastic wrap and set it aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, cheese, salt, and pepper, mayo, and pesto, gently tossing the mixture with your hands or a large fork, until evenly blended.
- Shape the meat into six 1/2-inch-thick patties, placing each one on the lined baking sheet as you go. Cover the burgers with plastic wrap and refrigerate them for at least 30 minutes to firm them. (Note: The patties will be softer than traditional hamburgers. You may also want to add up to 1/4 c panko crumbs to help them not fall through the grill.)
- While the meat is chilling, prepare the grill and make the Pesto Mayonnaise (just combine the ingredients in a small bowl). Then brush one side of each of the burgers with a little oil and place them on the grill, oiled side down. Lightly brush oil on the other side of the burgers and cook them for 5 minutes on each side, turning once, or until the meat is no longer pink inside.
- Adapted from Familyfun magazine
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