Fajita Burgers
Submitted by ekb1024
Grilled chicken fajita burgers with sauteed onion and red pepper mixed into the patty, served in warm flour tortillas with salsa and guacamole. A fun Mexican-style burger.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
30 minCOOK
30 minREADY
1 hrsThese fajita burgers take the flavors of sizzling chicken fajitas and pack them into a grilled patty. Sautéed onion, red bell pepper, and garlic get mixed directly into the ground chicken with lime juice and chili powder, so every bite has that charred-pepper fajita flavor built right in.
The patties are shaped into ovals rather than rounds, which makes them easier to wrap in a flour tortilla like a burrito. Grilling in two stages (hot center first for browning, then the cooler edges to finish cooking through) keeps the outside charred without drying out the lean chicken.
Set out warm tortillas, salsa, and guacamole and let everyone build their own. It’s a hands-on, pass-the-toppings kind of dinner.
Pro Tips
- Cool the sautéed vegetables before mixing them into the ground chicken. Hot vegetables partially cook the raw meat and change the texture of the patty.
- Wet your hands before forming the patties. Ground chicken is sticky and clings to dry hands, making it impossible to shape evenly.
- Don’t press the burgers flat with a spatula while grilling. That squeezes out moisture and ground chicken is already lean enough without losing more juice.
- Check doneness by pressing the center lightly. When it springs back, the burger is cooked through.
Variations
- Use ground turkey instead of chicken for a slightly richer patty.
- Add diced jalapeño to the vegetable sauté for extra heat baked right into the burger.
- Skip the tortilla and serve on a toasted bun with pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo for a more traditional burger experience.
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare a hot fire in a grill. In a large skillet, heat oil. Add onion and red pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables are lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
In medium bowl, combine cooked vegetables, ground chicken. Using wet hands, form into 4 ovals about 2” wide and 4½ inch long.
Place patties in center of oiled grill set 4-6” from coals. Cook, turning once, until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer burgers to outside edge of grill and continue grilling, turning once, until burgers are cooked through and meat springs back when pressed lightly with a finger, 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and place on sides of grill to heat through.
Place warm tortillas and bowls of salsa and guacamole on Let each guest place a burger on a tortilla, top with salsa and guacamole, roll up and enjoy.
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