Best Southwest Chicken Burgers Recipes

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BURGERS WITH SWEET CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Cook sweet corn until just crisp and place in a bowl with the remaining salsa ingredients; stir to mix well; chill before serving.
• Combine ingredients for burgers and form into 4 patties; cook about 4-5 minutes per side over med-high heat or until cooked through.
• Serve on toasted kaiser rolls with lettuce, cheese and salsa; additional salsa may be served along side.

SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2 minutes, peppers and saute for 3 more minutes. Add black beans, chipotle and cumin, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Place aside to cool. Combine chicken and vegetable mixture to form into a patty, season both sides with pepper.
• Shape into 5 patties. Can be individually frozen at this point, let thaw for 1 day in refrigerator before sauteing.
• Saute patties in small amount of olive oil about 4 minutes / side or until done. Place burger on bun and top with avocado slices and lettuce.
• **Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce- comes in a small can in the International foods aisle of the grocery. Fish out needed peppers with a little sauce, chop and add to recipe. Freeze the rest of the can contents in a freezer ziplock bag. Whenever you need some, you can just break off a chunk and add it to your recipe (like chili, tacos, etc).

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, green chiles, cumin, salt, and pepper. Add ground chicken; mix well. Shape chicken mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• In a large skillet cook patties in hot oil over medium heat about 10 minutes or until no longer pink (165 degree F), turning once.
• Meanwhile, combine salsa, green onion, cilantro, and yogurt. Place each burger on the upper half of a flour tortilla. Add lettuce and salsa mixture. Fold the bottom half over burger; fold the sides to the center, overlapping slightly. (If using hamburger buns, line bottoms of the toasted buns with lettuce leaves; add the burger, salsa mixture, and bun tops.).

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix chicken and salsa just until blended; shape into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add patties; cook 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F), topping with cheese for the last 2 min.
• Fill buns with burgers, guacamole and onions.