Chicken Smash Burgers/Sliders

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground chicken (or grind your own using chicken thighs)

• 1 Serrano pepper, diced small

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp pepper

• 1/2 red pepper, sliced into thin strips

• 1/2 onion, sliced into thin strips

• 3 slices Monterey Jack Cheese

• Mayo

• Brioche Buns (make a 1/2 batch of our recipe)

• Crispy onion straws

Directions:

• Combine the ground chicken, serrano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

• Form into 6 - 2.5oz balls then flatten to about 3/8 in thick

• In a medium pan on medium/high heat, add a little neutral oil and the peppers and onions. Sauté for 10 minutes until softened. Season with salt & pepper.

• In a large non-stick pan or griddle, over medium high heat, lightly oil then add the chicken. Cook for 3 min. Flip, then add a slice of cheese to the top of 3 of the patties. Cook for another 3 minutes. When done, add a patty without cheese on top of one with cheese.

• While the chicken is cooking, lightly toast the buns.

• To assemble, add mayo to the top and bottom buns. To the bottom bun, add the 2 chicken patties, pepper & onion mixture, onion straws, then the top bun.

Notes:

• Servings = 3 burgers

• Original recipe from Sam The Cooking Guy - https://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/2020/7/9/chicken-smashed-burger

• Chicken Thighs - If you have a grinder, use 1 lb chicken thighs instead and run them through the grinder. Way more flavor in thighs that in the store bought ground chicken.

Slider Version:

• For 2 pan of sliders:

  • 1.5 lb ground chicken (grind your own using chicken thighs is so much better than store bought)

  • 2 Serrano pepper, diced small

  • 2 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1/2 tsp pepper

  • 2 red pepper, sliced into thin strips

  • 2 onion, sliced into thin strips

  • 12 slices Monterey Jack Cheese

  • Mayo

  • 2 pgk Hawaiian Rolls

  • Crispy onion straws

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 3 tbs butter

• Mix chicken, serrano, garlic powder, salt & pepper. Spread out on a sheet pan to a little bigger than the size of the slider buns. Bake for 10 minutes at 350  

• In a large pan on medium/high heat, add a little neutral oil and the peppers and onions. Sauté for 10 minutes until softened. Season with salt & pepper.

• Heat the butter and garlic, then set aside (microwave in 10 second intervals, stir, then continue till butter is mostly melted).

• Cut slider buns in half, keeping individual buns together. Add mayo to top and bottom. To the bottom bun, add the chicken slab, layer with cheese, peppers & onions, crispy onion straws then top with the top bun.

• Brush the garlic button on top bun.

• Cover with foil and put back in oven for 10 min to melt the cheese. Remove foil and cook another 5 min to crisp the top bun a bit.