Middle Eastern Chicken Burgers

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped (vidalia is good)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 small garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground chicken
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt (or sour cream)
• 3 tablespoons molasses, for brushing (or use pomegranate molasses, or try a spicy honey mustard)
• 4 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (optional)
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 english cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• lettuce
• cilantro, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a medium skillet.
• 2 add the onion, cinnamon, coriander, and pepper flakes to the skillet, and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 cook until the onions are tender, approximately 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the garlic and parsley and cook about 1 minute more.
• 5 move to a big bowl and let cool a little.
• 6 stir in the chicken and yogurt and mix thoroughly.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 shape into 4 1/2" round patties.
• 9 cook in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until nicely browned and cooked, about 5 minutes on each side.
• 10 brush burgers with the molasses and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 11 serve on toasted buns with mayonnaise(if using), tomato, cucumber, onion, lettuce and cilantro(if using). enjoy!