Buffalo Chicken Burgers
These Buffalo chicken burgers are juicy and tender, with all the spicy, tangy flavor you love from Buffalo wings. Top them with ranch or blue cheese dressing and your favorite burger fixings for fun alternative to your usual burger recipe!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the burgers:
- 16 ounces ground chicken
- ¼ cup hot sauce, such as Frank’s RedHot (plus more for brushing)
- ¼ cup very finely minced celery (1 stalk)
- 2 tablespoons finely minced onion
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying in skillet)
For serving (optional):
- 4 burger buns
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 slices tomato
- ranch dressing, Buffalo sauce, extra hot sauce, or blue cheese dressing (your choice)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, hot sauce, celery, onion, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix gently until just combined. Do not overmix.16 ounces ground chicken, ¼ cup hot sauce, such as Frank’s RedHot, ¼ cup very finely minced celery, 2 tablespoons finely minced onion, ½ cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- Divide mixture into 4 equal portions and shape into flat round patties about ¾-inch thick. Using your thumb or a spoon, make slight indentation in the center of each patty (this helps them cook evenly).
- Cook the burgers using your preferred method. (They aren't suitable for grilling because the mixture is too soft.) During the last minute of cooking, brush tops lightly with additional hot sauce if desired.
- Serve on toasted buns with ranch or blue cheese dressing, lettuce, tomato, and extra hot sauce.
- Stovetop: Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Cook patties for 5 to 6 minutes, flip, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes more, until golden and cooked through (165°F internal temperature).1 tablespoon olive oil
- Air Fryer: Place burgers in air fryer basket and set temperature to 380ºF. Cook for 12 minutes, flip, and cook for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. When fully cooked, internal temperature of burgers should be 165ºF.
- Oven Broiler: Preheat broiler (High) with rack in top third of oven. Line a sheet pan with foil for easy cleanup. Broil on high for 6 to 7 minutes, flip, and continue broiling 3 to 4 minutes or until burgers are done. Watch closely toward the end to make sure they don’t get too brown.
Notes
- Make it a bowl: Instead of serving the burgers on a bun, chop them up and serve as the protein in a meal bowl with your favorite grain, chopped tomato, diced celery, blue cheese crumbles, drizzled with blue cheese dressing or Buffalo sauce.
- Storage: Refrigerate leftover Buffalo chicken burger patties in a covered container for up to 3 days. Cooked burger patties can be frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1burger without bun or toppings | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 641mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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