May 12, 2010

Grilled Chicken Burgers

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Prep time: 14 minutes
chilling time 2 hours
grilling time 12 minutes Servings: 6
Partner: Crispy Sweet Potato Chips

Grandma would pat out mini burgers for her grandchildren and serve them on little yeast rolls.

Ingredients

2 pounds ground chicken
2 teaspoons dried tarragon, divided
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
1 tablespoon honey
6 whole-wheat hamburger buns, split
6 leaves lettuce
6 slices pepper Jack cheese

Directions

1

Combine the ground chicken, 1 1/2 teaspoons tarragon and garlic powder in a medium bowl and mix well. Stir in egg. Chill, covered, for 2 hours.
2

Preheat the grill to medium. Place grill rack 6 inches from heat.
3

Shape ground chicken mixture into 6 patties. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
4

Grill until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side.
5

Mix mayonnaise, mustard, honey and remaining tarragon in a small bowl.
6

Grill buns until lightly browned. Spread insides of buns with mayonnaise mixture. Place a lettuce leaf, chicken pattie and slice of Pepper Jack inside each bun; serve.

Grandma's Secret Trick

Along with the honey mustard mayonnaise, we usually had a fruity, ketchup-type sauce on the table that Grandma called "ketchup-berry" sauce. She combined equal amounts (about 1/3 cup each) of bottled chili sauce and whole cranberry sauce.