recipes: jalapeno cheddar and chicken parmesan burgers

Fourth of July means one very important thing: Using your grill! [And alcohol, and dressing up in red, white, and blue... and hopefully being by a pool or a beach....]

I'm no pro on the grill, but I've learned that I'm a lot better than any of the guys I hang out with, so I nominate myself to wo-man the grill.

On the menu this weekend: Chicken burgers, two ways. One for the people who can grow a pair and try new things, and one for the people who like to stick to the flavors they know. To be honest, I didn't really follow the recipes to their direct measurements! I decided to use them as a guide as to what to include, but added some of my own things in, and put the amounts that I wanted.

Here are the ingredients/what to do, and a link to the original recipes.

Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken Burgers:

NEED:

• ground chicken
• shredded cheddar cheese [I actually didn't add this]
• jalapeno
• yellow onion
• cumin
• paprika
• cilantro [I literally put this in/on everything, as a restaurant once told me to do.]
• cumin
• salt and pepper

DO: 

1. Combine the ingredients in a bowl, and form into 1/4 lb patties. [I use wax paper to help with the molding.]
2. Spread olive oil over both sides or on the grill rack.
3. Grill on medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes each side. Don't smush them down! They'll lose the juices. 
4. Put it on a bun and top it with guacamole, onions, and lettuce. 

Chicken Parmesan Burgers [Which I totally made from scratch, but here's some specific help for ya]

NEED:

• ground chicken
• your favorite spaghetti sauce
• diced onion
• Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• minced garlic
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• parsley
• cilantro

DO: 

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, form into 1/4 lb. patties
2. Prepare the grill and cook over medium-high heat, 5-7 minutes each side. 
3. Put on a bun with extra marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. [You could add extra onions or lettuce, too.]

FYI: BOTH of them are flipping amazing. The jalapeno burgers weren't even hot after using a full, extremely ripe pepper for two burgers. Next time I'll definitely add more. 

Make them. Like tonight. 

love,

elizabethany

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pinspired recipe: apple turkey burgers

Fruit + meat = a highly underrated combination in my opinion. The only fruit most people ever put with meat is tomato... and those people are missing out. Pineapples added to BBQ chicken= freaking great. Any citrus added to chicken in general is fantastic. Apples and turkey burgers= delicious!

I found this pin and wasn't totally sure what to expect, but it seemed like the perfect thing to make on Memorial Day... especially considering I had just picked up a pack of Redd's apple ale [which is new and also delicious. It's not a cider, it's an apple flavored beer, so dudes can like it too!].

The recipe is from Panera, so I definitely tweaked it a little bit.... but these are easy to make and so juicy-good. [Even for a beginner on the grill!]

NEED [for 4 big ol' burgers]:

• 1.5 pounds of ground turkey
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 2.5 tbs apple butter
• 2 tbs ketchup
• half of a small, sweet onion, grated or minced
• 1 tbs fresh parsley, or 1-2 tsp dried
• 1 tsp poultry seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste
• lettuce, mayo, and buns for toppings

DO: 

1. Combine everything in a large mixing bowl and mix/mash it up with your hands.
2. Mold into burgers. I used wax paper to help me out. 
3. Coat burgers and grill with cooking oil/spray. 
4. Grill them for about 9 minutes at 425 degrees, and flip 5 minutes through.
5. Toast some buns, throw a little mayo on them and lettuce, and grab a napkin for the juice that will probably come out!

I really wanted some Hawaiian buns to go with them, but I couldn't find any that day. It didn't really matter, though. These are so tasteful, but not overwhelming! You can taste the apple butter but it doesn't taste like an apple burger. Yum.

I do think there is a better sauce to accompany them, though.. I just can't figure out what it is. Each bite I kept trying to figure out what it was I wanted to replace the mayo with, and just couldn't. If you think of something, let me know!

And yes, the Redd's was great with it... obviously.

love,

elizabethany

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