Green Chili Chicken Burgers

  4.3 – 66 reviews  • Mexican

A simple strawberry pie that has a layer of sweetened cream cheese on top and a hint of something extra. If desired, add some whipped cream on top.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Additional Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

  1. 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
  2. ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  3. 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
  4. ½ teaspoon chili powder
  5. salt and pepper to taste
  6. 1 pound ground chicken breast
  7. 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
  8. 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded if desired and finely diced
  9. 3 green onions, finely chopped
  10. 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  11. 1 teaspoon salt
  12. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  13. ground black pepper to taste
  14. 4 slices Cheddar cheese
  15. 4 hamburger buns, split
  16. 1 cup shredded lettuce
  17. ⅓ cup salsa

Instructions

  1. To make the guacamole, place the avocado, cilantro, sour cream, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a food processor and pulse until smooth..
  2. Mix chicken, canned chiles, jalapeno pepper, green onions, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
  3. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
  4. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill each patty 5 minutes per side, until well done. Move the patties to a cooler area of the grill to keep warm, and top each patty with a slice of Cheddar cheese. Lightly grill the buns while the cheese is melting.
  5. Spread the bottom of each bun with guacamole, and top with 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce and a grilled chicken burger. Spoon 1 tablespoon of salsa on each burger and top with the other half of the bun to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 497 kcal
Carbohydrate 33 g
Cholesterol 102 mg
Dietary Fiber 7 g
Protein 39 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 1533 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 24 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Brooke Padilla
Followed the recipe without jalapenos and we all enjoyed the burgers. I think they lean towards a Mediterranean taste verses Mexican due to the large amount of oregano. I might try using cilantro instead with the green chilis. It’s the middle of winter so I actually cooked these in my new air fryer and was pleasantly surprised how well they turned out cooking them this way! 400 degrees for 15 mins, flipping half way through. Oh, I did add just a tad of bread crumbs b/c the mixture was so wet with the addition of the green chilis I was afraid they wouldn’t stay formed. 2nd time I made these the kids told me not to make them again 🙁
Edward Calhoun
We just used the chicken patty part of the recipe and added our regular guacamole. Even after chilling int the refrigerator, the patties were wet. It was like putting oatmeal on the grill…. but surprisingly they came out great!
Dr. Stacey Moss
Wayyyy toooo much oregano! I put in 1tsp oregano for twice the chicken amount called for and I still found it to be too oregano-y.
Tiffany Miller
made it with bison.
Brandon Hensley
I am a beef guy. Rare to find a burger made with chicken or turkey that I find memorable or comparable. That being said, this burger was simple and quite tasty! I used turkey cause that’s what was on sale and what a success. The avocado “spread” had a little spice and was a perfectly mild condiment to the burger. I did add lime juice to ensure it didn’t turn brown but not enough to taste. The cheddar cheese, meh, not sure it really added anything. I may go cheeseless next time or go for something a little different like gouda. Have a thermometer handy and pull off the grill at 165, let them rest and you will have actually JUICY burgers, even using chicken or turkey. Awesome recipe thanks for sharing!
Steven Stephens
Very good! I made it with turkey instead of chicken but followed recipe, came out moist and flavorful. I didn’t use cheese or bread because my we are on a diet but still came out amazing.
Jennifer Barajas
Loved this recipe, juicy, tangy, will definitely make again.
John Lawson
My family loved it and I will definitely make it again. As usual I had to make a few changes due to lack of the same ingredients. I had ground turkey and beef flavored onion soup mix and it turned out very flavorful.
Sue Jordan
OMG this was beyond awesome.. i basically just made the burger patty.. subbed ground turkey for the chicken, one mexican onion for the three green onions, 1.5 tsp kosher salt for the table salt, 2 cloves of garlic for the garlic powder, and 2 red baby jalapenos (seeds, vein and all) from our pepper plant for the regular jalapeno.. reduced the oregano (mexican oregano) to 1/2 tsp.. i added 1/2 tsp each of cumin and chili powder as others suggested.. i absolutely loved this.. ty so much for the recipe
Stacy Griffin
Great mixture! My first time making chicken burgers and loved it. I love guacamole so I figured I couldn’t go wrong! I didn’t have the jalapeno pepper though so I used cayenne pepper to make it spicy. Loved it all the same!
Micheal Walker
These burgers were so good! I used ground turkey because my store was out of ground chicken and substituted finely minced fresh garlic for the powder. (Didn’t serve these with guacamole so cannot rate that.) I agree with some of the other reviewers that there was too much oregano so next time I’ll cut it back to 1 tsp and try adding some cumin. I cooked these in a grill pan on top of the stove, so the fact the mixture was very wet wasn’t an issue at all – they held firmed up nicely as they cooked. My son said these were “add to the regular rotation” good! Thanks for sharing!!
Michelle Carter
Oh my… These were to die for! My husband surprised me with these one day when I was late getting home from work – I was in H E A V E N!!! A glass of wine and one of these burgers? There wasn’t much more I could ask for. Unfortunately we’re under an outside fire ban right now or we’d be having these every week!!
Angelica Johnson
Everyone needs to make these burgers! Delicious and different. Next time, I’ll include the seeds from the jalapeno, because the guac cools everything down nicely. And maybe add a little lemon juice to the guac to make it greener. Loved it.
Sabrina Mcgrath
as is I give it a 3: for the guac it is missing the lime juice; that was easy to fix/added 1 TB lime juice. The burgers: too much onion and chili/jalapeno pepper for one little pound of meat. Half the salt: 1 tsp for 4 burgers is too much sodium. 1n tsp instead of TB oregano/too much oregano. I did like it after all were cut in half. A keeper with changes….but I rate em “as written”
Mandy Macdonald
These were even more delicious than I expected. My 8-yr-old tore them up. The texture of the meat was too loose for the grill, though, so we cooked them inside. Handled gently, they maintained their shape just fine. I’ll double the qty of guac next time for dipping on the side!
Bradley Rivera
Made exactly as is. Fantastic!!!
Travis Richardson
This burger was good. I made it as the recipe states but instead of cheddar cheese I used Pepper Jack. I wil try and use cheddar next time for more flavor. I also omitted oregano because my Husband doesn’t like it.
Melissa Mullen
So moist and delicious!
Chelsea Benton
I was a little worried when the chicken mixture was very wet, but the burgers came out great. This was a great alternative to a standard meat burger. I will definitely make these again.
Christine Martinez
These were good burgers. We followed the directions exactly and were satisfied with the end result. I served them on a whole wheat bun with some oven fries. I would make again!
Nicholas Leblanc
I followed the recipe exactly except I didn’t add as much chili as suggested because I wasn’t sure how spicy it would turn out for the kids. Everyone enjoyed it. With the guacamole, I left out the sour cream and replaced it with half an onion which I also added to the food processor. I served with a delicious mango salsa which complimented it perfectly.

 

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