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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Life of Dozer
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!!!
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.
I cook with your recipe recently, and all meals turned out to be beautiful and super delicious! Love your recipes. Thank you for sharing it Nagi!
In midst of terrible weather and a power cut in Brisbane, and needing to make use of chicken mince in the fridge asap, I jumped onto your website and I have to say Nagi your recipe didn’t let us down! let’s say this was the highlight of our day! I have never managed to make chicken burger taste this good! Thank you Nagi!!
Loved them!
Tried the avocado and Chicken burgers tonight and Followed the recipe exactly. They were delicious, hubby loved the freshness of the chicken and spring onion combo, will definitely be making these again. Thanks Nagi
We don’t put cheese or avocado on our’s and they are still sooo delicious!
Oh wow! These were simply delicious. Even my chicken mince phobic husband loved them. So juicy. The spring onion gave such a freshness. I served them with wedges and they went down so well they will be a part of our monthly meal rotation. Thanks Nagi x
Hi Nagi, Your recipes are always my first port of call and never fail to please! I made this with turkey mince and added some carrots left from making chicken stock (chopped small) for added juiciness. Yum. BTW, you have 1.5 cups green onions but I think you mean 0.5 cups (~ 2 stalks).
Hi Nagi,
Of all the recipes I have found online and have made, I have never felt compelled enough to comment on a recipe…until now. The chicken burger was fantastic!! I will be eating less beef burgers now. It was moist, flavorful and so tasty.
Wahoo, that’s great to hear! N x
I can honestly say that this is my go-to chicken burger recipe, and it makes a fantastic break from traditional beef-mince burgers.
I have made this recipe countless times, and not only are the burgers great fresh, they also have frozen and reheated really well. So I’ve often put cooked batches of them in the freezer for a simple mid-week meal when I’ve got somewhere to be in a hurry.
The only substitutes I’ve made are to swap the breadcrumbs for gluten-free breadcrumbs, using a one to one ratio. Otherwise I don’t have to change a thing!
I’m so glad you love them JD and are able to make some easy subs!!! N x
I love this recipe, but I’m starting a diet; can you please tell me the calories for the patty itself? Also, can ground chicken be ‘overworked, ‘ like ground beef can. ? ps. I downloaded Instagram just so I could follow you. And I love your Golden!
Making this for the second time as they were so delicious. Serving to company tomorrow. I assembled the mixture tonight and planned on cooking tomorrow. Is that safe to do? I planned to keep the mixture in the fridge overnight. Thanks for your help!
Hi Nagi. Made this today and it was really tasty and juicy. i added sautéed onions, coriander and green chillies as i didn’t have green onions or sage. Thank you for a great recipe
These burgers are fantastic, can uncooked burgers be frozen.
Yes 100% Lindy – they are a great emergency meal, just thaw and then cook as per the recipe when needed. N x