Try these grilled chicken burgers for a nice break from typical beef hamburgers. They’re fairly simple to make, full of flavor, and quite delicious. I serve them on chive biscuits with tomato chutney. Eat to your heart’s content!
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
- 2 pounds ground chicken
- ½ cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Step 1
Lightly spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add onion and saut? until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add carrots, bell pepper, tomato, and mushrooms; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
Step 2
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
Step 3
Mix ground chicken and cooled vegetables together in a large bowl. Add bread crumbs, egg, seafood seasoning, salt, and pepper; mix until well combined. Form mixture into eight patties.
Step 4
Cook on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 6 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 486 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat5g | 6% |
Saturated Fat0g | 2% |
Cholesterol23mg | 8% |
Sodium796mg | 35% |
Total Carbohydrate105g | 38% |
Dietary Fiber11g | 40% |
Total Sugars31g | |
Protein15g | |
Vitamin C34mg | 172% |
Calcium122mg | 9% |
Iron3mg | 18% |
Potassium198mg | 4% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: ASPINELLI23
- 21 years ago
This is officially my very favorite burger recipe! I’ve made this recipe twice. However, I have not been able to find ground chicken in my grocery store, so I made this recipe with ground turkey instead. It was fabulous! In addition, I do not have a grill, so I put about 1/4 cup of veggie oil in a skillet and cook the burgers on each side for about 4 minutes until they are golden brown. Then, I drain the burgers on paper towels and serve them with cheese on top. The veggies give the burger excellent flavor and add a lot of moisture. Very yummy and easy to make!!
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- by: Caroline C
- 19 years ago
These were pretty good but not outstanding. The red bell pepper worked well, but I am not so sure about the carrot. Also, I wish I had used Cavenders Greek Seasoning and not Old Bay Seasoning – to me, OBS tastes overwhelmingly of celery salt which I don’t much care for. I found I needed way more breadcrumbs than the recipe called for. I might make these again, but I would definitely play around with the ingredients.
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- by: Bsears
- 18 years ago
These burgers are quite good, and I especially like the chunks of onion and red pepper stirred into the meat. The only modification I made was that I didn’t include the tomato, and I threw some Cajun seasoning salt into both the sauteed veggies and the chicken meat. I also cooked the burgers inside on a frying pan, and I really liked the results. I really don’t understand some of the other reviewers problems… it might be the cooking, not the recipe. This would be an excellent way to spice up your next attempt at plain-ol hamburgers!
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- by: John Sterbenz
- 18 years ago
As burgers, this just did not work for me– I would have needed to add several times more the amount of bread crumbs to get patties that would stand up to the rigors of grilling.
Not to be deterred, however, I placed the mixture into a pre-greased loaf pan and made chickenloaf instead, baking at 350 for 30 minutes. It tasted pretty good (I admit I, too, was doubtful about the carrots), so it all worked out in the end. This recipe DID encourage me to look for (and successfully find) Old Bay seasoning, which I admit I had never heard of as someone raised and still living in the midwest, so I have a new staple in my spice collection. I might make this as a loaf again in the future, if I have a taste for it. Thank you, Teri!
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- by: Laurie Dipietropolo Reynolds
- 17 years ago
Loved these. We used green pepper instead of red because it was what we had and it turned out fine. I also omitted Old bay seasoning, carrots and tomato(not tastes I love in chicken). Cooked indoors because the weather was bad, but we all loved them! Thanks for the recipe!
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- by: Salljean
- 17 years ago
REALLY REALLY GOOD! used green pepper b/c thats what i had also added chopped mushrooms… a keeper to be used AGAIN & AGAIN !! Also I first placed burgers on a piece of alum. foil and grilled for approx 2 minutes on each side before placing directly on grates, this eliminated my worry of them falling apart
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- by: Allison
- 17 years ago
You MUST try this recipe. The picture does not do these burgers any justice not to mention the title! Both a little on the BLAH side but these burgers are outstanding. I’ve never heard or seen ‘old bay seasoning’ (i’m from Canada) but i know the stuff is in everything on this site. A little research yielded some helpful advice (luv google). A little celery seed, mustard seed, bay leaf, paprika, pepper…and some more things i can’t quite recall. Anyhow, absolutely deee-licious and the burgers maintained a nice firm round shape throughout the entire process. Served on whole wheat buns with a little ranch dressing and lettuce. I was in heaven!
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- by: Corrie
- 17 years ago
My fianc? & I love this! I had a few modifications… I couldn’t find ground chicken, so I used ground turkey, I didn’t have any mushrooms or peppers on hand, and I used McCormick Season All instead of Old Bay. My fianc? is a beef kind of guy and he really enjoyed this burger. We’ll be eating this all the time now!
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- by: Laura K
- 17 years ago
I made these tonight and everyone, including my toddler, loved them. I omitted the mushroom, tomato, and Old Bay seasoning and made 1/2 a recipe. I added salt, pepper, and dried parsley. And I also added almost double the amount of bread crumbs because it was too wet.
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- by: Mothero1
- 16 years ago
My husband was skeptical the first time. Bue he liked them a lot. And when I told him I was making them again today he was excited. These really are fabulous burgers. They don’t hold together like a fatty hamburger, but if you’re relatively delicate about it, they’ll stay together okay.
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- by: Anmreal
- 16 years ago
This was a great recipe – thank you! I already had decided to make Chicken Burgers and bought the ground chicken at the store earlier today. Then I figured I would see if there were any inspiring recipes online. Adding the veggies was great. In addition to the carrots and bell pepper I add one celery plus freshly chopped parsely and dill. Instead of the Old Bay Seasonings I added some Montreal Steak and Chicken seasonings….about 1 teaspoon of both. Then I sauted mushrooms and onions and melted provolone cheese on top and topped the burgers on French Bread rolls. Excellent! Healthy and delicious! Yum-oh!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 16 years ago
I tried these burgers with an unsure attitude, but found they were surprisingly delicious and flavorful! My family I made them for was also impressed. I did have a slightly difficult time keeping them together, although it wasn’t a serious problem – just a few veggies falling off here and there. Also, I skipped sauteing the veggies and just put them in with the chicken raw – turned out just fine!
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- by: Kim
- 16 years ago
I’m giving this 4 stars because I don’t think the ingredient amounts stated in the recipe are correct. I only used 1 pound of ground chicken, so theoretically I should’ve cut the rest of the in half, but there would’ve been WAY too much stuff in there for my liking. I added less than 1/4c of onions, maybe 1/8c red peppers, omitted the carrots, saved the tomatoes for a topping after they were cooked, and sauteed the mushrooms in a pan with EVOO, garlic powder and onion powder. If your chicken burgers won’t stay together, you probably have too many veggies in them…add them slowly, cause you can always add more but it’s hard to take them out! Also, if it’s very mushy, just add more breadcrumbs. Our burgers came out perfectly and every bite was as delicious as the first. Will definitely make over and over again!
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- by: Rylee Marie West
- 16 years ago
these burgers are wonderful! i mashed some avacado with a tablespoon of fat free mayo.. yum. one quick tip.. for all the people who complained about the burger being goopy, if you line a small empty cottage cheese container with some plastic wrap, add enough chicken for one burger, cover and press down to get the air out, then refrigerate for a half hour, they stay together wonderfully and it cuts down on the carbs from all the extra breadcrumbs. you can even freeze them once wrapped so you can have these wonderful burgers anytime you want
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- by: Irish Carfi
- 16 years ago
Excellent! I skipped the carrots and tomatoes and I only used 1lb of ground chicken (bought the all-breast kind) but I didn’t decrease the egg/breadcrumb mixture. The burgers stayed together great! I cooked them on my griddle. They did take awhile to cook–maybe 30 minutes–and we ate late but they were worth the wait. I topped them with provolone cheese. I had honey mustard with mine, and hubby and son had mayo. Our picky toddler LOVED these!! I’m already being asked to make these again, and we just had them last night!! Thanks so much for such a wonderful recipe!
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- by: Jh
- 16 years ago
I was really looking forward to making this, but I was in a hurry and didn’t saute the vegetables first.. it didn’t turn out as good as I think it would’ve been. There wasn’t enough flavor and the vegetables were pretty much still raw. I don’t think this is a fair review because of that, but I thought I’d warn against not cooking the veggies first. Will update when I make again. =)
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- by: None
- 16 years ago
I use boneless skinless chicken breasts and put the meat in my food processor. (Also do the veggies in the processor–just don’t turn things to mush.) Cheaper than buying ground chicken and I know (more or less) what I’m eating. At least I can trim it up just as I want.
I think it really helps to refrigerate or freeze the burgers before cooking. Can also add some flax meal to make them even healthier. Lots of room for variation and personal taste here! -
- by: Nancie Resch
- 16 years ago
Absolutely delicious! I cut the recipe in half but still used the whole egg and just added more bread crumbs. The nice thing about this recipe is you can make them ahead of time and grill them when you are ready. I followed another’s advise and served them with lettuce and ranch dressing on a fresh kaiser roll, yummy! P.S. I think sauteing the vegies is a must.
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- by: Marsha Miller
- 16 years ago
I made a few changes to the recipe. We don’t like tomatoes so I cut those out. I did scale it down to four servings and added 1/4 cup cooked brown rice. I didn’t have fresh peppers and mushrooms on hand only canned mushrooms and sweet roasted peppers. I also added a little extra breadcrumbs like some others said. The foil on the grill was a great idea also. The results were great. My twelve year old picky son even said these can go into the dinner rotation.
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- by: MYRTROSE
- 15 years ago
This recipe has potential but as written it’s unusable. The people that have had success with this as written must be using ground chicken breast or ground turkey . Ground chicken is very soft and it takes 4 times the amount of bread crumbs to come close to anything workable. I played around with this alot and wound up baking it as a loaf. It wound up just ok. The amount of binder you need to add to the chicken really detracts from the overall taste. But I really liked the flavors and will play with it some more.
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- by: Jessicab
- 15 years ago
This recipe is incredible!!! We had this tonight with our neighbors. Everyone raved and even asked to take the left overs!!! The only thing I did different is I only used 1 carrot, 1 3/4 cup fresh mushrooms half a tomato. Then I actually put everything into the food process until puree then I sauteed it on med-high to get the moisture out. And I didn’t have OBS so I used 3 tea cumin and 1 tea oregano. We served it on pepper jack cheese! Delicious!
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- by: Angela F.
- 15 years ago
These rate between a 3 and 4 stars. texture was more like meatloaf but flavor was pretty good.I followed the recipe exactly. I had to form them into patties right at the grill because it was very hard to work with/ moist and delicate but it actually ended up turning out pretty good. Once it cooked for about 6 mins it was easy to flip and set very well. If i make these again, i will use lean ground turkey or ground chicken breast.
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- by: Sandy
- 15 years ago
What a pleasant surprise! We’ve grown up with Old Bay Seasoning, and I would have never thought it would compliment the ground chicken that well. Hubby grilled outside (we like a charcoal grill), and served with a tossed salad,and lots of chunky bleu cheese and hot sauce. Our new favorite!!!
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- by: Hong Kong
- 14 years ago
this tastes so good! thx teri 🙂 i didn’t change a thing, except to scale it down to 2 servings. i grill it on stove top and the patty stays its form. serve it like beef burger with ketchup and mustard. i seriously chopped up the veggie and cooked them like 10 mins till soft and dry, and they combine well with the chicken, even without the breadcrumb and egg.
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- by: EMANDKYRA
- 14 years ago
YUM! I made this on a night when it was just me and my husband – we both had two burgers and ate the leftovers for lunch the next day. The veggie mix really does the trick to keeping the meat (we used ground turkey instead of chicken) moist. The only thing I left out was the carrots because I didn’t have them on hand.
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- by: Kcm
- 14 years ago
following some other people’s advice, I cut on the amount of carrot by half, and added less of the other veggies. I added some salt and a bit of Dijon. Great recipe! I also put it in the oven to bake for some minutes. When I flipped sides, I also put the buns cut in half to toast lightly.
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- by: SLJ6
- 14 years ago
Fantastic! I only used 1 lb. of extra lean ground chicken…so I also decreased the veggie amounts. The one thing that I did do was to put the carrot, onion and garlic through my food processor on the grate blade so they were nice and fine. I also fine chopped the tomato, red pepper and mushrooms by hand. This mixture was nice and bulked up the burgers without feeling like I was biting into huge hunks of veggies. So I would suggest to make sure that the veggies are finely chopped. I also omitted the egg….didnt feel the need for it, and also used 1/2 tblspn of the Old Bay. We really loved these burgers…topped with munster cheese and I didnt even use a roll…..just plain with a salad. Very flavorful! Thanks!
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- by: Denise
- 14 years ago
These were delicious. I was a little disappointed because they fell apart some on the grill. Next time I think I’ll add more bread crumbs and cut back a little bit on the veggies. Hopefully that’ll keep them together better. Great flavor though and a nice change from regular burgers!
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- by: Katie
- 14 years ago
This recipe makes great burgers. Whole family loved them. I made too much for our young/small family of 4 because I used 2 lbs of ground chicken as directed. HOWEVER, this was a nice mistake! I used what I needed for the burgers and put the rest back in the fridge. The next day, I used it to make a pizza with Chicken, Goat Cheese, Sundried tomatoes, Spinach and Onions. But WAIT, there’s more!!! I froze the remaining chicken in a ziplock bag thinking that it would be a while before I used it. About 3 days later, I wanted to make Mexican food, but had no meat. Out comes our hero again. This time I cooked the remaining chicken in a skillet, removed half and added some taco seasoning for my kids’ “Burritos” (Chicken and Cheese). Finally, I used the remainder in some Enchiladas by mixing in some cream cheese, filling and rolling tortillas, pouring some enchilada sauce on them and Mexican cheese, and then baking it all in the oven for 15 minutes. BY FAR, the most use I’ve gotten out of one recipe. I plan to keep this one just as my new “base” for numerous more experiments. Thanks for a new staple in our menu!
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- by: Neen718
- 14 years ago
These were SO delicious!! I didn’t have Old Bay seasoning so I just left it out and added some fresh basil. I also used only one lb of chicken but left all other measurements the same, which made eight small-medium sized patties. I really like the addition of the veggies and was thrilled when my two year old asked for more! I will be making these again, maybe next time I’ll try turkey meat to see how it comes out.
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- by: Oakvillekathy
- 13 years ago
These burgers are much better for you than using beef. I tried them for the first time recently as I am watching my weight and was surprised to find how delicious they are. I will rarely use beef again if ever. One thing I have found is not to add the egg and to just add a small amount of bread crumbs into the chicken mixture. The egg makes the mixture to loose. When the mixture is formed into patties I then lay them on bread crumbs so they are coated on the outside. This makes them hold together while grilling and forms a nice texture to the burgers. You can also vary the ingredients to your liking. Hope this helps. Oakville Kathy
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- by: Misspeggee
- 13 years ago
OMG…so awesome. I used .81 pounds of chicken breast…about 5 carrots, 1/2 onion, 1/2 green pepper, tomato, 1 egg and at least 4 T of breadcrumbs. They are so good. I used a tiny bit of swiss on top when I grilled them and then didn’t even use a bun to eat it…I ate it with one of my favorite salads (the one with raman noodles, broccoli slaw) YUMMY!
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- by: SOPHIELEE
- 13 years ago
I didn’t use the mushrooms, but I don’t think that made a big difference at all. I LOVED THESE. We made them inside on a grill pan since it’s freezing outside, and they were simply delicious. We sauteed all the veggies together (putting the tomatoes in last), and really just let it cook for up to 10 minutes.
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- by: Thewife06
- 13 years ago
I really liked these. I had to use a lot more bread crumbs than the recipe called for, but I loved all the veggies in the burger. Very good and I will make these for myself and freeze the patties for when my husband gets in the mood to grill. He wasn’t really fond of them, but he’s not a huge chicken fan.
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- by: Loes
- 13 years ago
I made these burgers a long time ago and lost the recipe. Glad I found it again. I know about the burgers being delicate and falling apart. The way to solve this is to freeze them, then grill them from frozen state, works perfect. Now I need to find this “old bay seasoning”. These burgers are truly a great substitude and so much healthier. My grandsons love them.
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- by: JENNYBECCA
- 13 years ago
Awesome recipe! I also made a few adjustments to mine based simply on ingredients I had/didn’t have. A little less onion, garlic powder vs. whole, no tomatoes (to prevent a runnier burger), all-purpose seasoning (vs Old Bay) and ground turkey. Still pretty awesome. My father in law, who is a pretty hardcore red meat guy, even complimented me on them (he also had never had a turkey burger before). I really liked the flavor and the substance. I will absolutely make these again!
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- by: Donna Thieme Samlock
- 13 years ago
These are WONDERFUL. Our whole family kind of turned up there noses and thought the worst. Everyone LOVED them and had seconds. We did put a small piece of swiss cheese on a few of them and it made them even better. I did however use the same amount of almost everything except the ground chicken and I only had one lb so I used that and tripled the panko breadcrumbs to stretch it and added 2 eggs instead of one. INCREDIBLE…is all we can say.
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- by: Jillt
- 13 years ago
We love this recipe! Full of vegetables so it is healthy and the veggies make the burgers so moist. I have made them with ground turkey, ground chicken and ground soy and all were good although the ground soy needed to be grilled on tin foil since they didn’t hold together as well as the poultry ones. We can’t get Old Bay Seasoning in Canada so I use a Cajun spice mix instead.
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- by: Kate92009
- 13 years ago
Awesome burger. I didn’t have all of the vegetables that the recipe called for so used onion, peas, tomatoes, carrots and shredded zucchini. I also added some powdered chicken bullion while the veggies were cooking. I followed the rest of the recipe and these are up there on the best burgers I’ve eaten list.
Next time I’m going to do feta, sun dried tomatoes and spinach. Oh the possibilities! -
- by: Magoulianitissa
- 13 years ago
Wow, this is a great recipe! I made this for dinner today and it really came out wonderfully. Tasty and juicy. As I didn’t have a grill, I broiled the burgers in my oven. The results were excellent! just as we like them. I served them with basmati rice. I will make them again and again.
Making the patties is easier if you wet your hands with a little water. -
- by: Lorrie Furman
- 12 years ago
Amazing flavor!! I cooked mine in the broiler and after reading some comments I didn’t even bother use a rack since it sounded like they would probably fall through. Its not like they are sitting in fat while you’re broiling them so there wasn’t really a need for a rack.
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- by: Tperry1234
- 12 years ago
These were pretty good. Though, I thought it was a little heavy on carrots, but that may be because I incorrectly estimated the quantity of baby carrots. Put them on a bun with the normal hamburger fixins and the kids gobbled them up without questioning what was inside the burgers. Hubby didn’t care for them, but will make again due to how healthy they are. I did not have trouble with them staying together like others did — cooked them in the grill pan. Used fresh meat and wonder if others that had them fall apart used frozen, thawed meat which always seems wetter to me. ??
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