asian zucchini-and-chicken burgers

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• burgers:
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 2 cups shredded zucchini, squeezed dry
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons asian chile paste (such as sambal oelek)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• sauce:
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as sriracha®)
• 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• garnish:
• 4 hamburger buns - split, toasted and buttered
• 4 lettuce leaves, or to taste
• 4 tomato slices, or to taste
• 4 red onion slices, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease a baking sheet.
• mix ground chicken, zucchini, green onions, bread crumbs, chile paste, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, fish sauce, ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. form into 4 patties and place on prepared baking sheet.
• bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, flip, and continue baking until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes more. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).
• whisk mayonnaise, chile-garlic sauce, mustard, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl.
• spread sauce cut sides of hamburger buns. stack lettuce, tomato, and onion one side of each bun. top vegetables with a burger and complete sandwiches with remaining bun halves.