Cheddar Barbecue Chicken Burgers
These easy Cheddar Barbecue Chicken Burgers are so flavorful with cheese and barbecue sauce right inside the burger!
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw 98% lean ground chicken breast (can substitute ground turkey breast)
- 6 tablespoons barbecue sauce divided (I use Stubb’s Original)
- 1 ½ oz shredded 2% milk sharp cheddar cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 4 hamburger buns or sandwich rolls (I use Martin’s Potato Sandwich Rolls)
- 4 leaves green leaf lettuce
- 4-8 slices tomato
- 4-8 slices red onion
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, 2 tablespoons of the barbecue sauce, the shredded cheddar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Stir together with a fork until mixed. Form into four equal patties and place on a platter or cutting mat. Optional/Recommended: Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour to let the flavors meld and patties firm up.
- When the burgers are ready to cook, lightly mist a nonstick grill pan or skillet with cooking spray and bring over medium heat. Place the burger patties on the pan (you may need to work in batches depending on the size of your pan) and cook for 5 minutes. Flip the patties and cook for an additional 5 minutes until the burgers are cooked through.
- To build each burger, place a lettuce leaf on the bottom half of a burger bun. Add the cooked burger patty and drizzle a tablespoon of barbecue sauce over the patty. Add a slice or two of tomato and red onion (if using), followed by the top of the burger bun.
Notes
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WW Points per burger on a bun with toppings: 6 (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per (1 burger on a bun with toppings) serving:
324 calories, 33 g carbs, 10 g sugars, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 36 g protein, 2 g fiber, 544 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
8 per (1 burger on a bun with toppings) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
324 calories, 33 g carbs, 10 g sugars, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 36 g protein, 2 g fiber, 544 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
8 per (1 burger on a bun with toppings) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal