Juicy Ground Chicken Burgers

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• High-quality ground chicken. For these juicy burgers, I used Smart Chicken’s ground chicken. Their chickens are fed a high-quality diet, humanely handled, and never given antibiotics, hormones, or animal by-products. In fact, their products are the reason I started eating chicken again after nine years.
• Easy to make. With a few simple ingredients these burgers are ready to enjoy.
• Customizable. Add a variety of toppings to make your burger exactly how you want it.

Recipe Ingredients

• Chicken – You’ll need one pound of ground chicken for this recipe.
• Oil – Adding olive oil to the chicken mixture will give you a moist juicy burger.
• Onion – Grate sweet onion for this recipe. Option to use yellow onion instead.
• Cheese – This recipe calls for grated parmesan cheese.
• Spices – Add kosher salt, cracked black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, dried oregano. Option to add some red pepper flake for a kick of spice.
• Special Sauce – Combine mayonnaise, ketchup, yellow mustard, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, relish, and cracked black pepper.

Expert Tips

• When prepping the burgers, you’ll want to make sure you do not overwork the meat. This will help to keep the burgers light and juicy versus dense and firm.
• Also, make sure you carefully oil your grill racks right before you add the patties. Be sure to have a metal spatula handy so you can easily flip the burgers.
• Only flip them once and do not press down on the meat as it cooks.

Grilling Tips

• Clean the grill grates and preheat the grill to 375-425 degrees Fahrenheit. Lubricate the grates with avocado oil right before you are ready to add the protein.
• Brushing the grill grates with avocado oil right before adding the meat will prevent the meat from sticking to the grates. Avocado oil has a high smoke point which will also promote a good sear.
• An alternative way to lubricate your grill grates with less flare up than the brushing method, is to tightly roll a clean kitchen towel. Dip the rolled towel in avocado oil until it is moistened. Use metal tongs to grab the towel and carefully rub the grill grates with the tightly rolled avocado oil-soaked towel. This method of lubricating the grill grates causes less flare up from the grill and is just as effective.

How long to cook this chicken burger recipe on the grill?

I grilled the chicken patties for 5-6 minutes per side. Make sure the lid is closed on the gas grill and the temperature should be between 375-425 degrees. Use a meat thermometer to ensure doneness. Once the burgers reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, remove them from the grill.

You do not want them to overcook and dry out. Allowing the meat to rest will help keep the juices inside, rather than allowing it to all run out once cut open.

Variations

Top these juicy patties with sliced cheese, special sauce, sliced tomato, thinly sliced white onion, and lettuce. It’s always a good idea to butter and toast your bun. The buttery toasted bun takes this sandwich to the next level. This recipe is the ultimate chicken burger recipe.

Another way to enjoy these juicy burgers is tucked in a lettuce wrap. This lower carb version that is just as delicious.

How to Make

Prep the Grill

• Prep the grill and preheat it 375-425 degrees Fahrenheit. Brush the grates with avocado oil before adding the patties. This will prevent sticking.

Combine

• In a mixing large bowl, combine the ground chicken, panko breadcrumbs, grated onion, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, kosher salt, dried oregano, dried parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, cracked black pepper and red pepper flakes. Form the mixture into burger patties.

Grill

• Add the chicken burger patties to the prepared grill. Cook for 5-6 minutes per side, lid closed. Once the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit the burgers are ready.Cooking time will vary based on the thickness of the burgers. Do not press or smash the burgers on the grill. This will dry them out.

Make Special Sauce

• Combine mayonnaise, ketchup, yellow mustard, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, relish, and cracked black pepper.

Assemble

• Remove burgers from the grill, top with sliced cheese, special sauce, onions, tomato, lettuce and a buttery toasted bun. Enjoy.

Storage

• Store any leftover burgers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Reheat these patties in the microwave until heated through. This recipe makes 4-5 patties depending on size.