Chicken burgers can be so bland and boring. Not these! Made with ground chicken (mince), parmesan, garlic and a hint of dried sage, you’ll love how these chicken burger patties are juicy on the inside with crispy golden edges.
Loaded onto soft toasted buns with a generous scoop of creamy avocado, this may well be the burger of your dreams! (Great for grilling on the BBQ)
Chicken Burgers
Chicken burgers have a bad reputation for being bland and dry, perhaps because of the very fact that they do appear on menus as the healthier option to gutsy beef burgers.
Flavourless patties, underseasoned, overcooked, dry, jammed in a burger bun with equally unexciting burger toppings.
NOT IN MY WORLD!!!
These ground chicken burgers are loaded with flavour from parmesan, garlic and sage powder (the secret ingredient!). They’re golden on the outside, juicy on the inside, and no one could EVER accuse these of being bland!!!
The quicker way to make Chicken Burgers is with a seasoned chicken breast. The BETTER way is with chicken mince – you can get more flavour in it!
What you need for juicy Chicken Burger Patties
Here’s what you need to make these wickedly delicious chicken mince burgers.
Just a few notes on some of the items:
Ground chicken (mince) – the flavourings in the chicken patties work equally well with turkey or pork.
Parmesan adds great flavour into the patties. It doesn’t make it taste cheesy, it adds umami(which is the food-tech term for savoury-ness).
Sage is the herb flavouring in these chicken patties. It adds an earthy flavour that really gives these chicken burgers the edge! If you don’t have or can’t find ground sage, thyme is a terrific alternative, OR using celery salt in place of ordinary salt.
How to make chicken burgers with ground chicken
Nothing ground breaking here, but still useful to have a visual I think!
Mix up the chicken pattie ingredients, shape into patties.
Pan fry or BBQ until golden, plonk cheese on and cover with lid to melt.
Smush on a generous load of avocado, top with chicken pattie, lettuce, tomato.
Smear lid with mayo, relish, ketchup or other burger sauce of choice, then place on burger.
Devour and be happy!
Avocado all the way!
I’ve used a generous smearing of avocado in this recipe to make the whole eating experience juicier. I feel like avocado brings the whole burger together, making everything meld together so nicely!
But actually, today’s recipe is more about the chicken burger pattie itself, so feel free to go wild with other burger toppings. Never let anyone tell you what you should or shouldn’t put on your burger! Here are some suggestions:
Pan fried onions
Bacon
Egg
Sauteed mushrooms
Beetroot
Hot chips (oh yes!!)
– Nagi x
Watch how to make it
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Avocado Chicken Burgers
Ingredients
Chicken Burger Patties:
- 500g/ 1.2 lb ground chicken (mince) (Note 1)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup parmesan , finely grated (Note 2)
- 1 cup green onion , finely sliced (~2 stems)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/2 tsp dried sage (Note 3)
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper , each
Burgers:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 soft burger buns or brioche buns
- 1 avocado (big!) (or 2 medium)
- 60g / 2 oz rocket / arugula or other lettuce of choice
- 2 tomatoes , sliced
- 4 slices Swiss cheese (or other cheese)
- Mayonnaise, relish, ketchup or tomato sauce (to smear lid)
On the side
Instructions
Chicken Burger Patties
- Place Pattie ingredients in bowl, mix well with hands.
- Form 4 patties, 1.5cm / 3/5″ thick, slightly larger than the buns (shrinks slightly). If mixture is super sticky (Note 4), either refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes, or wet hands or lightly spray hands with oil (I do this).
- Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. Add patties, working in batches. Cook for 2 minutes or until deep golden, then flip.
- After 1 minute, top with a piece of cheese and place lid on to melt cheese.
- Once cheese is melted, remove patties from skillet.
Assemble
- Split buns and lightly toast in oven or under broiler/grill.
- Cut avocado in half, scoop out a generous amount then “smash” it on the base of the bun with a fork. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Top with Chicken Pattie, then rocket/arugula and tomato.
- Smear the top bun with mayonnaise (or relish, ketchup, other condiment of choice) and place lid on bun.
- Devour and be happy!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Can’t think of a better way to spend a lazy Saturday morning.
PS I’m reading Luke Nguyen’s Asian Street Food cookbook, and yep, that’s Dozer drooling licking his lips over the photos!!!
Delicious!! I put everything (I diced whole chicken breast) in the food processor and baked rather than fried the patties and they came out beautifully! Thank you for sharing, they’re going into my lunch rotation!
I’ve never bought chicken mince before. I was really surprised how this chicken burger turned out. Wow! It’s really good! I did have a big patti in case it shrank but the height didn’t shrink, so I had very tall and big pattis. 😉 Other than that, it tasted really good. Yum!!!!
I tried it at home when we were on holiday with our beloved family, and it turned out they all said this was something we had never eaten before, there were different ingredients than before, and they ate it with nothing left.😂
OMG Nagi!
This is my new favourite burger and the bride agrees.
Thank you so much for all you do, much appreciated.
I made these burgers with turkey. As always, it was absolutely delicious! Combined it with your cucumber salad. Loved it! Thank you so much for all of your recipes! 🙂
I used this recipe to make meatballs but used Italian seasoning instead of sage. I baked them on parchment paper in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes and flipped them half way through. They were delicious!!!!
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Have to comment…its getting warmer here in the UK and decided to make these…OMG, the burger mixture is super delicious, haven’t decided on my toppings yet, but rest assured, I will enjoy these on rotation throughout the summer
Delicious!! Another new favorite!
Made these for the first time and absolutely fabulous . Used Sage and onion stuffing mix as that’s all I had but will try as per recipe next time.
Came out crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside..I converted the recipe to fodmap friendly by using celery instead of spring onion and fried in garlic flavoured olive oil rather than adding crushed garlic..still a great taste..thankyou
This recipe is phenomenal! I was worried the Pattie’s would come out dry, but they were crispy on the outside and juicy inside. I also added garlic and onion powder for extra flavor, subbed thyme and oregano for sage, and the burgers came out so beautifully. Making again very soon, thank you, Nagi!
Absolutely amazing recipe as usual! I did have to cut the patties horizontally to make sure they were cooked through as they were quite raw after doing quite a few minutes on each side, I’m using a cast iron pan, is it just me?
Hi Nagi, we are crazy about your recipes, brought your book and also gave one away for Christmas. This recipe is so yummy you can add or takeaway and it is still amazing. Thank you so much for your inspiration. PS: We love Dozer 🙂
Soooo Good.
Found the 4 patties to be really BIG and meaty – hubby loved it, I was a bit overwhelmed. Next time I’ll make 5-6 with that amount of mince. Or perhaps try to slice mine in half before assembling.
These are delicious 😊
We love these burgers. I use fresh sage and make my own chicken mince but otherwise follow the recipe exactly. It needs no improving.
Oops forgot to rate the recipe. Definitely 5 stars.
Absolutely delicious!thank you Nagi,we love your recipes😍