Avocado Burger with Chipotle Yogurt Sauce

About This Recipe

This avocado burger with ground chicken is juicy, flavorful, and ready in 30 minutes—a fresh, healthy twist on burger night.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/3 cup whole wheat Panko bread crumbs
• 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (finely diced*)
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from the can of chipotle peppers)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 large ripe avocado (peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch chunks)
• 3/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons adobo sauce (from the canned chipotle peppers above, or more to taste)
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt (or more to taste)
• 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
• Optional: lettuce ( or spinach, thinly sliced red onion, tomato, prepared salsa, nonfat plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream))

Instructions

1. Preheat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to medium (about 375 degrees F).
2. In a large bowl, gently combine the chicken, garlic, breadcrumbs, diced chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, salt, pepper, and cilantro until evenly combined. Carefully fold in the avocado. Shape into 4 patties.
3. Oil the grill, then cook burgers on each side for about 5 minutes, until cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
4. While the burgers cook, prepare the chipotle yogurt sauce: In a small bowl, stir together the Greek yogurt, adobo sauce, and salt. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Serve on top of the burgers, with additional toppings as desired.