Caprese-Stuffed Chicken Burgers

Caprese-Stuffed Chicken Burgers
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This chicken burger recipe is full of the best parts of summer—fresh basil and ripe tomatoes—then stuffed with creamy mozzarella.Recipe courtesy of Perdue
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Caprese Stuffed Chicken Burgers
Total time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 package perdue fresh ground chicken (1 lb)
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 hamburger rolls
  • 1 small tomato, seeded and sliced
  • 3 tablespoon chopped shallots
  • 2 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
  • 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 4 chunks low-moisture mozzarella (1/2-ounce)
  • tomato slices, optional
  • fresh basil leaves, optional
  • mozzarella slices, optional
  • lettuce leaves, optional
Directions
  1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the ground chicken, tomato, shallots, basil, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
  2. Mix well but lightly; don’t crush the meat.
  3. Form 4 burgers and, with your thumb, make a pocket in the center of each burger.
  4. Insert a chunk of mozzarella into the pocket, then shape the burgers to enclose the cheese.
  5. Chill burgers 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
  7. Grill the burgers about 5 to 8 minutes on each side or until no longer pink in center.
  8. Burgers are done when they feel firm to the touch and a meat thermometer inserted in the center reaches 170°F.
  9. Warm or lightly grill the hamburger rolls.
  10. Place a warm burger on each roll and top with the mozzarella slices, tomato slices, lettuce and basil leaves if desired.
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