Hawaiian Chicken Burgers with Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Bright and juicy Hawaiian Chicken Burgers topped with grilled pineapple salsa that will elevate your burger night.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
- Diet: Poultry
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 fresh pineapple, sliced into rings
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
- Juice of 1 lime
- Burger buns (Hawaiian rolls recommended)
- Mayo or sweet chili sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Mash the ground chicken with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce, then form it into patties.
- Heat a grill or skillet and cook the chicken patties for about 4 minutes on each side until fully cooked.
- While the patties are cooking, grill the pineapple rings until they have nice grill marks and are slightly caramelized.
- Chop the grilled pineapple and mix it with red onion, jalapeño, and lime juice to create the salsa.
- Assemble the burgers by placing the cooked patties on the buns and topping them with the pineapple salsa.
Notes
For a spicy kick, leave some jalapeño seeds in the salsa. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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