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 (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
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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 (75g) parmesan , finely shredded (Note 2)
- 1 1/2 cups 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)
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:
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!!!
Hello Nagi,
You’re a good God, thank you for another great one. Absolutely yum.
Thanks so much Merl! N x
Hey Nagi! Omg, these chicken burgers are delicious! You are spot on, these are tasty, juicy and definitely gonna be a regular in our menu! Even my husband said that these are better than the beef burgers that we normally have! I love your creations, keep up the great work! Hi Dozer!
Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🤩🤩
These burgers were delicious! Made exactly as your recipe and I wouldn’t change a thing, except my husband and son thought the patties were too big and I could have made 8 not 4 – Who would have thought boys wanted less meat in their burgers 😝
Hi Nagy!
Just made and ate a version of these. I did not have parmesan and was making only 2 burgers so I skipped the egg and parmesan and herbs. I put onion, garlic, panko, salt and pepper. I topped them with sauteed mushrooms and onions and cheese. I put them on buns with avocado, mayo, ketchup and mustard and they were so delicious. Juicy. Best turkey (I used turkey meat) I have ever had! Thank you 🙂
I misspelled your name. Sorry! Nagi.
I’m so glad it worked out for you Bina – that’s great! N x
Please give me a substitute for parmesan
Hi Farah, you could use another cheese if you like, you may need to add a little salt to make up for not having parmesan in it. N x
If you’re allergic to dairy, like my 1 yo you can use nutritional yeast. It tastes the same as the one with the parmesan.
Omg just made this burger today wow thank you so much 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
You’re so welcome!! N x
OMG so so so delicious
Best chicken burger ever!! My 6 year old is a fussy eater. I made these tonight for dinner but made them smaller and used brioche sliders for him and he devoured them. Thank you for a great recipe Nagi! X
Ridiculous! The amount of flavour was insane and I swear the best burgers I have had EVER. That’s saying something. I spread tomato relish on the bottom bun and mayo on the top. To die for !!
Winner winner chicken dinner!!! Sounds like you nailed it Maryanna! N x
Love this recipe and just saw the video as well! Towards the end I noticed you used Mayo on the top of bun, do you mind if I ask what kind/brand of mayo you used? The one in the video just looked so creamy and smooth!
Hi Lara, it simply HAS to be whole egg mayo!! I love Hellmann’s ❤️
Oh me, oh my! Yummmmmoooooo!!! Winner winner, chicken burger dinner! :p
Thanks, Nagi!
Hi, love all your recipes, so delicious! For the chicken patties, can thiey be cooked in an airfyer and still come out juicy? If so, how long do you recommend to book them in for/temperature wise?
This is yummy!
Thanks so much Matt!
Hello Nagi
I think your recipes are ALWAYS wonderful and this is no exception. Your website has turned out to be my ‘go-to’ recipe site if I want inspiration or ideas. My husband just near exploded when he bit into his burger!! He said he had never tasted a chicken burger so nice. Mmm I must admit it was so juicy! So thank you for sharing your wealth and passion once again xx
PS have you ever made these with oats instead of breadcrumbs?
Hi Lydia, thanks so much for letting me know ❤️ I haven’t tried with oats – but I imagine if you ground them up slightly you should be able to achieve the same result 🙂
Hi Nagi.
Would this work with gluten free breadcrumbs?
We love your recipes and my kids are always very excited when I tell them we’re having a Nagi recipe for dinner!
Hi Karen, sure would! Or even almond meal would be a great sub – N x
Nagi, we just made this for dinner and WOW!! It is absolutely amazing and so easy! Your recipes are the best. Thanks
🙌 That’s great Sasha!
Hi Nagi,
My husband right at this very minute is prepping these burgers for the bbq and I cannot wait!
I hope you love them Bec!
Nagi, could you use fresh sage (growing in my herb garden), and if so, how much? I’m dying for a good chicken/turkey burger and will try this. Thanks Nagi, I love your site, especially the videos.
Hi Nancy, you sure could – just use 2 tsp fresh sage finely chopped – N x
Delicious!
Made twice as much burger and made into meatballs …made the other ingrediants into a salad and turne the avocado into Green Goddess dressing. Lunches for work done!
Love your recipes! Even if i steal bits and pieces and mangle them for my own purposes (oh how I would love to scoff a burger at work!)
Oh wow! No wonder good food Australia have you as their newest contributor. Best chicken burger I’ve ever eaten.
Thanks so much Rachel ❤️