Pesto Portabello Chicken Burger Food

PESTO PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM, OR CHICKEN, BURGERS WITH MARINATED ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Marinate the tomatoes, whisk together all ingredients except tomatoes in a bowl. Add tomatoes and then cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, can even be left overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• After 15 minutes remove garlic cloves and add the halved tomatoes along with the remaining liquids to a baking sheet. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, remove from the oven and set aside.
• While the tomatoes marinate and roast, work on the burgers. Combine the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until coarsely chopped. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil and process until smooth. Add the cheese and pulse until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the crushed red pepper, if using.
• Combine 3 tablespoons of the pesto, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and ground chicken and form into 4 patties. Or if using the mushrooms rub them with about a tablespoon of olive oil and then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place on grill or skillet and cook on each side until golden and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side. Once you flip the burgers, or mushrooms, top with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese. Grill until the cheese is melted and the burgers, or mushrooms, are cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Place the burger on the bottom of a bun and top with a generous amount of pesto and a handful of the roasted tomatoes. Add the top bun and dig in!

PESTO CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Toss the cut-up bun with 3 tablespoons water in a large bowl; set aside 1 minute. Add the chicken, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; mix with your hands until combined. Form into four 3/4-inch-thick patties. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1 tablespoon almonds for the salad; transfer the rest to a blender along with the oil from the pan. Do not wipe out the skillet. Increase the heat under the skillet to medium high. Add the chicken patties and cook until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes per side. Meanwhile, add the whole tomato to the blender and process until smooth. Add the basil and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse until almost smooth. Add the parmesan; pulse until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the burgers on the buns; top each with a spoonful of pesto and a tomato slice. Toss the remaining pesto with the arugula, the reserved 1 tablespoon almonds and the lemon juice; serve with the burgers.

PESTO PORTABELLO CHICKEN BURGER RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, add the ground chicken, portobello mushrooms, pesto, and breadcrumbs.
• Mix it up well.
• Form into patties and grill the patties until the juices run clear and the chicken burgers reach 165F
• When the burgers are done, melt the asiago cheese on the top of them.
• In a bowl mix all the lemon aioli ingredients together and set aside.
• Place the bottom buns on a serving tray.
• Place a chicken burger on top the buns
• Top with arugula
• Butter the top part of the buns with the lemon aioli.
• Place the top of the bun on the burger
• serve them up and Enjoy!

PESTO-STUFFED PORTOBELLO BURGERS

Steps:

• Carefully remove the stems from the portobellos and scoop out the gills using a spoon. In a large bowl, toss the portobellos with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper, crushed garlic and chopped basil. Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Heat remaining oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the portobellos (in batches if necessary), rounded side down, and cook 7 minutes. Flip the mushrooms over and cook another 5 to 7 minutes. The mushrooms should be releasing liquid. Flip over again so the cavity is up, and spread a heaped tablespoon of pesto in each cavity. Cook another 2 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and juicy and the pesto is warm. The mushrooms will release more liquid into the pan, then the liquid will evaporate. Serve on hamburger buns if desired.

PESTO CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree basil, spinach, garlic, walnuts, oil, and 1 tablespoon water. Season pesto with salt and pepper.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Combine 1 tablespoon pesto, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and chicken and form into 4 patties. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Brush tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill patties, covered, 4 minutes. Flip patties and top with cheese. Add tomatoes to grill and cook, flipping once, until tomatoes are lightly charred and burgers are opaque throughout, 4 minutes.
• Assemble sandwiches in focaccia with pesto, burgers, and tomatoes.

ITALIAN-STYLE CHICKEN BURGER & CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the polenta into thick chips and rub all over with a little oil. Spread out over a baking sheet and cook for 20 mins until golden. Cut each chicken breast in half, lightly flatten using a rolling pin or heavy can, then rub all over with oil. Spread the breadcrumbs and Parmesan out on a plate, then dip in the chicken to coat.
• Place the chicken on another baking sheet and cook for 10-12 mins until just crisp and cooked through. Place a mozzarella slice on top and return to the oven until starting to melt. Pile the burgers onto buns with some salad leaves, tomatoes and a dollop of pesto. Serve with the polenta chips.

PORTABELLA CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and saute for 2 minutes or until softened.
• Cool and stir into the ground chicken.
• Combine the chicken with the mustard, soy sauce, tarragon and bread crumbs.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Form into 8 1/2" thick patties about the same size as the mushrooms.
• Heat the remaining oil and saute the mushrooms until browned and limp, about 2 minutes per side.
• Pour the balsamic vinegar over the mushrooms.
• Cool and reserve.
• Place a patty on a baking sheet and top with a mushroom.
• Top with a second patty and form around the mushroom so that the mushroom is hidden.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Preheat the barbeque grill to medium.
• Oil the patties to prevent them from sticking to the grill and grill about 5 minutes per side on medium heat, or until the juices are white.
• Place on a bun and top with your favourite condiments.