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These ground chicken burgers are juicy, moist, and flavorful! No more dry chicken, and you can have these burgers on the table in half an hour.
This post was originally published on May 27, 2016. I’ve updated the post with new photos and more tips. Same great recipe as before!
Ground chicken doesn’t always conjure up mouthwatering images, but this chicken burger is moist! I don’t like that word, but when you think of chicken burgers, “moist” doesn’t always come to mind. Cardboard sometimes comes to mind.
As long as you don’t overcook this burger, it’ll be fantastic.
You may also like my Easy Ground Turkey Burgers, these Chicken Patties, or this Easy Salmon Burger Recipe.
How do you make burgers with ground chicken?
Add the burger ingredients to a mixing bowl and gently use your hands to mix it all together. Form into patties and place them on wax paper. Create a depression in the center of each patty to make sure they cook evenly.
I added fresh oregano and chives to boost the flavor and impart a freshness. Breadcrumbs, lemon juice, and mayo are the secret ingredients to ensure these chicken burgers don’t dry out. There’s a clove of garlic in these burgers because this is my recipe, and apparently I can’t make stuff without garlic.
I whipped up a simple but flavorful mayo to complement these ground chicken burgers. Feel free to add it or skip it! As always, you can top these with your preferred toppings.
How long to grill chicken burgers?
It depends on the grill and the thickness of the burger patties, but with our gas BBQ we grilled them for 5 minutes on one side and 4 minutes on the other side (lid down). When an instant read meat thermometer registers 165F in the middle, they’re safe to eat. The meat thermometer helps ensure that you don’t overcook them! Dry burgers are no fun.
Tips and tricks to make the best grilled ground chicken burgers:
- Don’t over handle the meat. You don’t want the ground chicken patties resembling hockey pucks.
- Form patties and place them on wax paper.
- Make a little depression with your thumb in the center of each burger so they cook evenly.
- Make sure you oil the grill before it’s up to temperature so they don’t stick.
- Slide the burgers onto the grill using a metal spatula.
- Don’t have a BBQ? You could also use a grill pan or frying pan to make these.
What to serve with homemade chicken burgers:
I top the burgers with the suggested burger sauce, sliced tomato, avocado, red onion, and butter leaf lettuce, but the possibilities are endless. These burgers can be pretty healthy depending on how you top them. They would also be delicious served with a refreshing side salad like my Creamy Cucumber Salad.
Do you ever make burgers with ground chicken? I hope you will give this ground chicken burger recipe a try!
The Best Ground Chicken Burgers
Ingredients
Burger sauce:
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
Burgers:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons mayo
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 large clove garlic minced
- Salt & pepper to taste
For serving:
- Hamburger buns, butter leaf lettuce, tomato, avocado, red onion, etc. optional, to taste
Instructions
- Stir the burger sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl. Taste and adjust as needed.
- Oil and preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- In a medium-to-large bowl, add the burger ingredients. Using your hands, gently mix everything together, taking care to not over handle the mixture.
- Form burger patties one by one and place them on a sheet of wax paper. You should be able to make six average-size burger patties or four larger ones. Using your thumb, create a depression in the center of each patty so they cook evenly.
- Cook the burger patties until their internal temperature is at least 165F. Cooking time really depends on your grill and the thickness of the patties. Mine generally take 5 minutes on the first side and 4 minutes on the second side (gas BBQ).
- Once the burgers are cooked, you can toast the buns on the grill for about 30 seconds if desired.
- Assemble burgers by spreading the sauce onto each bun and adding the burger patties and toppings.
Notes
- See more tips & tricks within the blog post.
- Chicken is safe to eat when it's reached an internal temperature of 165F. Use an instant read thermometer to test for doneness. Overcooked chicken burgers will be dry.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I made these last week and they were superb. I will be making them on a weekly basis.
I’m so happy to hear that!!!
Is there a reason you donāt put them in the oven? I donāt have a grill.
Yes, because grilling infuses a smokey flavor and is the tastiest way to cook burgers IMO. You could fry them in a skillet or do them in the oven. I don’t have any suggestions on timing, so you may want to use a meat thermometer to ensure they’re cooked properly.
Do you have the nutritional values for these chicken burgers?
Hi! Just added it for you. I did it for just the burger patties since the rest is so subjective depending on what people eat them with (burger buns, condiments, etc. vary).
No. Most times we use the oven. We are diabetic.
I don’t like ground chicken that much but thought I’d give this tasty sounding recipe a try. I made this tonight and we LOVED it! The fresh herbs gave it that extra something. Definitely making this again. Thank you!.
I’m so happy it worked out for you, Annie! š
Best homemade chicken burgers Iāve ever had. They are so juicy and flavourful. Definitely a staple in my house!
Aww so glad to hear that! ā„ļø
OHMYWORD!!! Natasha these are delish, juicy ( much better word than moist ) and pulls together in minutes!
Thanks for sharing. Usually I put grated carrot in my chicken burgers to try and get more veg’s into the grandkids, it will be a great add in for this recipe for them.
The sauce was divine too š
Juicy is a good word!! Haha. So glad you liked them, Kathleen!
My first time making your chick burgers. Had no lemon. Sub dry white wine. Soaked dry oreg and chives until soft, and used panko. He ate out last night! Tonight he must eat at home! I used red bird ground chicken. Let you know what happens. He is a beef man.
Let me know what he thinks š
Wow, even my fussy boys loved including sauce, itās a winner
I’m so happy to hear that, Chris! š
Absolutely a fabulous recipe. This is easy and fantastically delicious. I have already shared the recipe and expect to do these burgers and share this recipe as well as look and try others recipes from this site again and again.
Aww so glad to hear it, Darlene! Thanks for sharing and so happy you like the recipe! š
Love the recipe I just added one egg to the recipe and it was delicious plus I used a spicy mayo.
Great! I am so pleased you liked it!