The Erin Burger (or Chicken Burger with Pear Chutney)

I am a huge fan of burgers. If I go more than a week without one, I start to get cravings that won't go away until I get a big, juicy cheeseburger. That being said, I am generally NOT a fan of turkey burgers. I've tried them all kinds of ways and they just never do it for me.

Except for this burger.

It has such unique, fresh flavors that there's nothing not to like about it -- pears, apples, chutney, fresh parsley,  lots of fresh lemon and even cinnamon!  We just had to name it the Erin burger since it's got so much sweet and fruit in a savory burger and that's just her "thing." You may be saying, uh...the recipe says "Chicken Burger" not turkey. I have always made it with turkey and have always liked it but I decided to try it this time around with chicken. As I said, I've never really liked turkey burgers but Erin got me trying ground chicken for some burger recipes a few years ago and I found that I really liked the chicken much much more than the turkey so I figured trying it with the only turkey burger recipe I like would be delish and I was right! Although, you really can't go wrong with either meat with this recipe.

You may be wondering where the cheese is and I'm telling you it doesn't need it! Believe me. I consider it almost sacrilegious to have a burger without cheese on it but I'm begging you to try the recipe just once exactly as is...no condiments, no cheese, just the chutney. Also, if you're a low-carber...this burger has so much flavor you won't even miss the bun!

~Leah

The Erin Burger (or Chicken Burger with Pear Chutney)

Author: Leah (adapted from Trump's turkey burger)

Prep time: 2 hours

Cook time: 14 mins

Total time: 2 hours 14 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Burger


• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions


• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery


• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced


• 1/8 cup canola oil


• 4 pounds ground chicken or turkey


• 2 Tbsp. salt


• 1 Tbsp. black pepper


• 2 tsp. Tabasco® chipotle pepper sauce


• 1 lemon, juiced and grated zest


• 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped


• 1/4 cup Major Grey's Chutney, pureed


• Pretzel buns or your favorite hamburger bun or roll


• Chutney Topping


• 1 Anjou pear, peeled and diced


• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


• 1 teaspoon sea salt


• 1 1/2 cups Major Grey's chutney

Instructions

1. Sauté the scallions, celery and apples in the canola oil until tender. Let cool.


2. Place the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and the remaining ingredients. Shape into eight 8-ounce burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.


3. While the burgers are chilling, make the chutney topping.


4. Preheat oven to 350°.


5. Toss the diced pears with the cinnamon and salt. Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 10 minutes.


6. Cool and mix with the chutney.


7. Season the turkey burgers with salt and pepper. Place on a preheated, oiled grill. Grill each side for 7 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Let sit for 5 minutes.


8. Serve on pretzel bun or your favorite bun or roll and top with chutney mixture.

Notes

Yes, these are ginormous burgers and if you decide to make them smaller, please adjust your cooking time as they will get dry FAST. You MUST oil your grill...these do not have much fat and they will stick. Also on that note -- don't mess with these once they're on the grill. Put them on, set the timer, flip them, set the timer, take them off. They can fall apart easily so you really don't want to be messing with them.

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