Fancy Chickens....

Chicken burgers, those are one my staple quick meals.  You can jazz them up, or make them simple as can be with just a difference of a few ingrediants.  The boyfriend likes regular size burgers, I like sliders... I feel satisfied still without eating a ton of food.  It's a win-win situation.

Tonight, I decided to make them what I call:

Fancy Chickens

Here's what you need:

• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp. dijon mustard (pardon me....)
• 1 tub goat cheese crumbles
• 1 tbsp. black pepper
• 1 lb. lean ground chicken

Here's what you do:

• In a large bowl put in all ingrediants in that order
• Mix thoroughly
• Form burgers by the following "technique"
• karate chop your meat down the middle so you have equal halves
• karate chop one of the halves to make two large burgers and set aside
• karate chop the remaining half into three small slider size burgers
• Preheat Foreman grill
• Place burgers on grill until done, this usually takes approximately 10min. or until the burgers get quiet or when the chicken is thoroughly cooked through

Put it all together:

• Grab slider buns and put a small amount of light mayonaiise on one side of bun
• Place slider burger on bottom bun
• Place a nice pickle on the chicken
• Top with bun or the "roof"

I made up some yummy waffle fries and a balsamic / dijon dressed romaine heart salad... it was fantastic... and so simple!

Total prep time: 15min.
Total cook time: 35min. (including fries)



Basically what this reminds me of is a light summer meal, quick bbq style without heating up the entire house- not that it gets too hot in our region- but just omit the french fries and make a bigger salad... would be just as lovely!  Why didn't I do this sooner, the kitchen is not my enemy!

till next time, Me