Lemon Basil Chicken Burgers Recipes

LEMON BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Flatten slightly using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Dust both sides lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Saute chicken breasts until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a warm platter. Cover loosely to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid over high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Spoon sauce over chicken.

PARMESAN-BASIL GROUND CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine ground chicken, Parmesan cheese, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl; mix thoroughly.
• Section mixture into 4 equal portions and form into flat, round patties.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat, spraying with cooking spray if needed. Place burgers in the hot skillet and cook until browned and no longer pink, about 5 minutes on each side. Serve on warmed buns.

LEMON-BASIL CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Warm lemon juice. Add saffron threads. Let set aside to sit for at least 10 minutes until bright yellow.
• Empty ground chicken into a mixing bowl. Add egg white, crushed garlic, black pepper, sea salt, and dried basil. Add the lemon juice/saffron mixture. Mix until well blended.
• Separate the meat mixture into patties of desired size.
• Add a small amount of olive oil to a pan or skillet and grill the ground chicken patties until cooked all the way through (you may want to use a meat thermometer).
• Serve on toasted whole grain hamburger buns with fresh basil as a topping, along with any other hamburger toppings you desire.

FAMOUS LEMON AND BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the chicken in a baking dish; sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up. Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat. Add the garlic to the baking dish. Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken. Drizzle with oil. Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns evenly, 35 to 40 minutes. If using a whole chicken, the baking time will be about 50 minutes. To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.

LEMON BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Clean and trim fat from chicken, and salt and pepper each side. Place chicken in a baking dish, skin side up.
• Loosen the skin on each piece, and place a basil leaf under the skin, directly on top of the chicken meat.
• Toss the garlic around the chicken in the baking dish.
• Place the lemon slices on top of each piece of chicken and drizzle with the oil.
• Bake for 35 - 40 minutes (depending on whether it's white meat or dark meat), basting with the garlic flavored pan juices every 10 minutes. The skin should be crisp and brown and the meat tender when it's ready to serve.