Thai Chicken Burgers

This is a VERY non traditional burger I adapted from "The Complete Low-Fat Cookbook" (Bay Books) which is a little sweet.  They are so yummy!  After I made them for the first time, we had to make them again for dinner later in the week.  This recipe will make four large burgers.  You could probably get 6 smaller burgers.  The sweet chili sauce I found in the Asian foods section of my supermarket.  If the regular grocery store doesn't stock it, someplace like Whole foods or an Asian supermarket probably will. 

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon ground cilantro
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons oil

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Mix the chicken and breadcrumbs in a large bowl.
2. add the green onion, ground and fresh cilantro, chili sauce and lemon juice and mix well. 
3. Using damp hands, form the mixture into evenly shaped burgers.  (Rachael Ray trick: Score the meat into 4 sections to ensure even burgers.)
4. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the burgers over high heat until browned all over. 
5. Drain well on paper towels and then place them on a baking tray and bake until cooke through (10-15 minutes).

Variation:

Instead of Burgers, make little meatballs and serve as an appetizer or starter.  The mini balls will only take about 5 minutes in the oven.

Comments

[bluegirlPA]

Yum! Thanks for this recipes. I made it over the weekend for my mommy's birthday, and they were great! Everyone loved them.