Enjoy a Chicken Pineapple Bacon Burger tonight! Chicken patties, glazed with teriyaki-style sauce, & topped with grilled pineapple & bacon!
Do you enjoy chicken burgers? We occasional make them, and always enjoy them. Recently I came up with a delicious chicken burger which I am sharing with you today. I found the original recipe for the burger patties (using ground chicken) online.
I made the sauce by adapting an Asian-inspired recipe I found previously on another website. My thought was “Wow…if I combine the two separate recipes into one, that might taste really good.”
So I set about to make them! I modified the sauce recipe slightly, and used it to coat the chicken patties while cooking AND used it as a condiment on the finished burgers.
The result was a delicious chicken pineapple bacon burger, which was a happy surprise! As written, this recipe will make enough for 4 burgers. Here’s how to make them.
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Make The Sauce
Mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, honey and red pepper flakes in a medium sized saucepan. Stir until these ingredients have been combined.
Heat the sauce on Medium heat until it is bubbling. Once bubbling, turn the heat down to Medium-Low, and cook until the sauce has been reduced by about half.
The sauce should also be slightly thickened at this point. Take the saucepan off of the heat, and stir in finely grated fresh ginger. Set the sauce aside to cool.
Grill the Pineapple
The next thing to do is grill the pineapple slices. Dry 4 pineapple rings between paper towels to absorb moisture. Very lightly oil a large skillet, and turn the heat to Medium.
Once the skillet is hot, lay pineapple rings (you will need 4) in a single layer. Heat the pineapple only until the bottom begins to brown, then carefully flip them to the other side.
Continue to cook only until the bottoms again become lightly browned. Transfer the grilled pineapple slices out of the skillet and let them cool.
Prepare The Burger Fixin’s
Before you grill the chicken patties, get all your burger toppings in place and be ready to build the burgers. Each chicken pineapple bacon burger will have a grilled pineapple ring, red onion slice, lettuce and crispy cooked bacon slice.
For the buns, you can serve them warmed, OR you can lightly toast them. My preference is to lightly toast them face down on medium heat in a large skillet, but it’s your choice.
Make The Chicken Patties
Place the ingredients for the chicken patties in a large bowl. The ingredients for the patties are ground chicken, egg yolk, green onion, sesame oil and spices.
Mix well with a fork until all the ingredients have been combined. Now it’s time to form the chicken patties. For each patty you will use ¼ of the meat mixture.
TIP: Wet your hands, then shape the meat into a ball. Wetting your hands helps the chicken mixture not stick to your hands as much as if they were dry.
Flatten the chicken “ball” into the shape of a burger patty, then set it aside on wax paper. Repeat this process until you have four chicken burger patties.
Cooking The Chicken Patties
Heat a large skillet on Medium-Low, and add 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil (or an alternative). When the oil is hot, but not smoking, carefully add the patties to the skillet.
Let the chicken patties cook for about 2-3 minutes, without moving them. This allows the bottom side of the burger to get nicely browned.
Use a spatula to carefully turn the patties to the other side. Generously baste the top of each chicken patty with the reserved sauce.
Continue cooking for 2-3 more minutes OR until the patties are fully cooked through.
Flip the patties a final time and baste the other side with sauce. Now you are ready to build the chicken pineapple bacon burgers!
Who Wants A Chicken Pineapple Bacon Burger?
You can build your burger any way you wish, but this is how I build ours. Lightly brush sauce on the bottom bun, then top with the chicken patty.
Top the chicken with a grilled pineapple ring, then cut a cooked bacon slice in half and place the two pieces on top of the pineapple.
For the top bun, brush it lightly with more sauce, then add a red onion slice and a lettuce leaf. Place the top bun on the burger, and you’re ready to enjoy this delicious meal!
I hope you enjoy this recipe for chicken burgers. They have great flavor. and are very filling Yes… there is a fairly long ingredient list, but I think it’s worth it!
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Chicken Patty recipe from Bee, at: rasamalaysia.com/chicken-patties/
Sauce recipe adapted from Tricia, at: savingdessert.com/grilled-hawaiian-chicken-sandwich/
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Enjoy a Chicken Pineapple Bacon Burger tonight! Chicken patties, glazed with teriyaki-style sauce, & topped with grilled pineapple & bacon!
- 20 ounce can pineapple slices (Use JUICE ONLY for sauce) reserve pineapple slices
- 2 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes (optional, but good!)
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger peeled, finely grated
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 green onion (scallion) bulb & stem thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil for cooking patties
- 4 hamburger buns lightly toasted (if desired)
- 4 slices bacon cooked until crisp
- 4 iceberg lettuce leaves
- 4 thin slices red onion
Make The Sauce: Mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, honey and red pepper flakes in medium saucepan. Stir until combined. Heat sauce on Medium heat until bubbling. Once bubbling, turn heat to Medium-Low; cook until sauce is reduced in volume by about half, and slightly thickened. Remove pan from heat: stir in grated fresh ginger. Set aside.
Grill Pineapple: Dry 4 pineapple rings between paper towels to absorb moisture. Lightly oil large skillet; turn heat to Medium. Once skillet is hot, add pineapple rings in a single layer. Heat pineapple only until bottom begins to brown; flip them over to the other side. Continue to cook only until bottom side is lightly browned. Transfer pineapple out of skillet; let cool.
Make Chicken Patties: Place ground chicken, egg yolk, green onion, sesame oil and spices in large bowl. Mix well with a fork until all combined. For each patty use ¼ of the meat mixture. Wet hands, then shape chicken into a ball. Flatten "ball" out into the shape of a burger patty; set aside on wax paper. Repeat to make 4 patties total.
Cook Burgers: Heat large skillet on Medium-Low. Add vegetable oil. When oil is hot, but not smoking, add patties in single layer. Let patties cook for about 3-4 minutes, without moving them. This allows bottom of burger to brown. Use a spatula to turn patties over. Generously baste top of each patty with sauce. Continue cooking 3-4 more minutes OR until the patties are cooked through. Flip patties a final time and baste top with sauce.
Assemble Each Burger: Lightly brush sauce on bottom bun; top with chicken patty. Add 1 grilled pineapple ring. Cut 1 cooked bacon slice in half; place both pieces on top of the pineapple. Brush top bun lightly with sauce. Add a red onion slice and lettuce leaf. Place top bun on burger, serve and enjoy!
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