These Mediterranean-inspired chicken patties are a light contrast to your beef burgers and complement any backyard get-together. If you use all-breast meat, add some olive oil to the meat mixture so they don't dry out. You could also use 2 tablespoons chopped Kalamata olives instead of the tapenade. Use tzatziki sauce on top to stay with the Mediterranean flavors or use a sesame dressing with shredded lettuce for an Asian taste.
Ingredients
- ½ pounds ground chicken: 1 piece
- fresh oregano: 3 Tbsp (chopped)
- Kalamata-olive tapenade: 1 Tbsp
- ounces crumbled feta cheese: 2 piece
- ½ tablespoons crushed garlic: 1 piece
- kosher salt: 0.25 tsp
- coarse-ground black pepper: 0.125 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Mix chicken, oregano, tapenade, feta cheese, and garlic together in a bowl; form into 4 patties. Season burgers with salt and pepper.
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Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate with olive oil.
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Cook patties until charred on bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip the burgers and finish cooking, refraining from flattening with your spatula until no longer pink in the middle, about 5 minutes more. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels before serving.
