Chicken, Lemon and Tarragon Burgers

Every now and again the Chief Taster gets a treat and I will cook him meat.  This week’s treat was a chicken burger.  It was very easy to make and he enjoyed the flavours.  He declared them moist and tasty.  I used chicken breasts but you could use chicken mince instead.   It is as easy as throwing everything into a blender, press a button, them make some burger shapes.  Cook and voila! A happy husband!   I’ve tested this with both dried and fresh tarragon and the Chief Taster gave the thumbs up to both.   A bit of the lemon juice is added to the pan after cooking the burgers.  If you want to grill or bbq your burgers, just sprinkle on the lemon juice directly.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb chicken

1 small onion, cut in quarters

4 tblspn lemon juice

1 tblspn tarragon (fresh or dried)

1 tspn grated lemon peel

1 tspn salt

1 tspn black pepper

METHOD

• Place half the lemon juice and the remaining ingredients in a food processor and blitz until combined.
• Form patties from the meat with your hands.  (They can be covered and left in the fridge until required)
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan on a medium heat and cook the burgers for about two and a half minutes each side.
• Remove the burgers from the pan and add the lemon juice.  Cook on a high heat for one minute.  Pour the sauce over the burgers.
• Eat and enjoy!

Makes 4 medium burgers

Nutrition per burger:  139 Calories; 1g Fat; 26g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carb