Ground Chicken Burgers

A ground chicken burger topped with condiments and vegetables between two hamburger buns.

5 stars (3 reviews)

This barbecue chicken burger recipe includes making chicken patties with a simple binder of egg and breadcrumbs, then I kick things up by adding tangy bbq sauce to the mix. These bbq chicken burgers are lean but juicy, and perfect to dress up with all kinds of toppings!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: bbq, Main

Cuisine: American

Servings: Burgers

Calories: 390kcal

Author: Sommer Collier

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground chicken
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup bbq sauce
1 large egg
½ teaspoon onion powder
Salt and pepper
4 hamburger buns

Optional Burger Toppings

lettuce, tomato, onion slices, pickles, condiments

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Instructions

Set out a large bowl. Combine the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, barbecue sauce, egg, onion powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Mix by hand until the patty mixture is very smooth. Then divide into four equal portions.
Shape each portion into a chicken patty about the width of the hamburger buns.
Set a large skillet, or griddle, over medium heat. Once hot, drizzle olive oil in and gently place the chicken patties on the hot surface. Cook for 4-5 minutes per side. Check the patty after about 3 minutes by gently lifting up one corner with a spatula. If they start looking too dark, turn the heat down just a smidge, and continue cooking.
Place the finished chicken patties on hamburger buns and top with your favorite burger toppings.

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Notes

These patties will keep well in the refrigerator stored in an airtight container. While they'll technically keep well for 2-3 days, burgers made with ground chicken don't have a lot of moisture content and will start do dry out fairly quickly. So I recommend eating leftovers within the first day or two.

You can freeze them also for 2-3 months in a large ziploc bag after wrapping each patty individually in plastic wrap. However, I'm not a huge fan... They need to thaw in the fridge overnight, and I find chicken burger patties, even more so than turkey burgers, get denser and drier after cooking, freezing, thawing, and reheating.

I like to reheat bbq chicken burgers in a skillet on the stovetop over medium heat for a few minutes. But don't overdo it or the patties will get dry and crumbly! To reheat them individually in a microwave, I first wrap the patty in a lightly damp paper towel, then cook in short 15-20 second bursts at 50% heat.

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