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    Hungry Healthy Happy » Recipes » Burgers

    Chicken Pesto Burgers

    Published: Sep 12, 2018 · Modified: Jan 26, 2023 by Dannii · This post may contain affiliate links · 65 Comments

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    Chicken Pest Burger with a text title overlay.

    * This is a sponsored post for Red Tractor *
    Take a classic chicken burger up a notch by mixing some pesto in to it and drizzling a creamy pesto sauce on top. If you love burgers, but are stuck in a bit or a rut or you want to make more burgers at home, then give these Chicken Pesto Burgers a try! They are made with Red Tractor Logo chicken too, so you can be sure that it has been responsibly produced.

    A chicken burger in a bun on a wooden board, beer and another burger in the background.

    Adding pesto to your chicken burgers not only adds lots of extra flavour, but it keeps them nice and moist too. Boost the pesto flavour by adding our creamy pesto burger sauce and you are in pesto heaven!

    Put the burger in between a soft bun with some melted cheese and some peppery rocket lettuce and you have a burger that will blow all others out of the water.

    If you are looking for more ways to use pesto, why not try our Chicken Pesto Pasta, Pesto Salmon or Pesto Chicken Sandwich?

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    • Why you will love it
    • Ingredients need
    • Step by step
    • Red Tractor assured food standards
    • Pesto sauce
    • FAQs
    • Extra tips
    • More burger recipes
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    Why you will love it

    • Ready in 15 minutes
    • A new way to enjoy a burger
    • Easy to adapt with different flavours
    • Kids will love them

    Ingredients need

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    • Chicken breast
    • Shallots
    • Pesto (homemade preferably)
    • Breadcrumbs
    • Burger buns
    • Rocket (arugula)
    • Low fat yogurt
    • Mature cheddar cheese

    A full ingredients list with measurements is in the recipe card below.

    Step by step

    One: Put the chicken, shallots and half the pesto in to a food processor and blend until minced.

    A food processor containing minced chicken.

    Two: Combine the mince with the breadcrumbs and form the mixture into two burgers.

    Two raw chicken burger patties on a plate .

    Three: Make the pesto burger sauce by mixing together the rest of the pesto with the yogurt.

    a green and yellow coloured sauce in a small blue bowl.

    Four: Add a little oil to a frying pan and cook the burgers for 10 minutes or until they reach 75°C/167°F, flipping every couple of minutes. Melt the cheese for a couple of minutes before finished.

    Two chicken burger patties in a frying pan, one has been flipped to show the cooked side.

    Five: Stack your burger by adding some sauce to the bottom and top bun, then putting some rocket on the bottom, topping with the cooked burger and putting the bun top on.

    Chicken Pesto Burgers sat on a wooden serving board with potato wedges.

    Red Tractor assured food standards

    When it comes to the ingredients we use in our cooking, we make sure that they are the best quality possible - that's something really important to us, especially when it comes to things like food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare.

    Which is why we look out for the Red Tractor Logo on products when we go shopping, as that means the products have been responsibly produced to some of the most comprehensive and respected standards in the world.

    Chicken breasts, shallots and yogurt with the Red Tractor logo.

    What Does The Red Tractor Logo Mean?

    There is so much choice out there when it comes to food shopping. But, the Red Tractor label provides reassurance that those products are excellent quality and safe, and still a reachable price for many.

    Red Tractor insist on rigorous production standards from farm to package. They don't allow growth hormones or antibiotic residues in the meat, and that is something that is really important to us.

    When you see the Red Tractor logo on your food, it also means that the farmers care about the animals and they have suitable space and the right food and water to ensure they are healthy.

    Fertilisers and Pesticides are only used when necessary to keep crops healthy and always in a manner that reduced the risk of pollution and impact on wildlife.

    Red Tractor logo.

    Everything is checked at every stage and the Red Tractor logo ensures that your food has been born, grown, prepared and packed in the UK. Eating locally is something we are trying to do more of and buying food with the Red Tractor logo enables us to know it is from the UK.

    You will find the logo on standard products through to free range and organic products, so it covers all budgets and it's not just meat either. You can find the logo on milk, grains, cheese, fruit and veg.

    The yogurt, shallots and cheese use in this recipe also had the Red Tractor logo on it.

    Pesto sauce

    A burger seems a little bit naked without an epic sauce to go with it and this pesto burger sauce just takes things to the next level. It's so simple it's genius! We just mixed 2 tablespoon of low fat yogurt with 2 tablespoon pesto - that's it. Shop bought pesto works great, but we  used our amazing Mixed Herb Pesto for this recipe.

    We even recently discovered a yogurt that carried the red tractor label too, so we can be sure that it has been responsibly produced.

    Two chicken burgers with a bottle of beer and jars of pesto.

    FAQs

    Should chicken burgers be grilled or fried?

    We fried our burgers in a pan to give them that nice crispy coating, but you could always grill them instead. Either put them under the grill (broiler) or pop them on the BBQ. For grilling, they will need about 5-7 minutes each side.

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    Extra tips

    • You could use lean beef mince instead of chicken to make a pesto beef burger.
    • Sneak a some vegetables in by adding in some grated courgette. It will bulk the burgers out a little and add some extra goodness.
    • If you don't like the strong peppery flavour of rocket lettuce, you could swap it for iceberg instead.
    • Go bun-less and use a giant lettuce leaf instead for a low carb option. You could even use grilled Portobello mushrooms.
    • We fried the burgers in a pan, but you could save yourself some oil and cook them under the grill instead or on the BBQ.
    • Mix things up a little and swap the cheddar for some Swiss cheese or goats cheese.
    • These go great with some Onion Rings.

    More burger recipes

    • 12 Epic Burger Recipes
    • Pork and Apple Burgers
    • Spiced Lamb Burger with Tzatziki & Chilli Jam
    • Salmon Burger with Basil Sauce

    If you’ve tried this pesto burger recipe, let us know how you got on in the comments below.
    Tag us in your creations on Instagram @hungryhealthyhappy - Use the hashtag #hungryhealthyhappy too.

    Recipe

    Chicken Pesto Burgers sat on a wooden serving board with potato wedges

    Chicken Pesto Burgers

    If you love burgers, but are stuck in a bit or a rut or you want to make more burgers at home then give these Chicken Pesto Burgers a try!
    4.98 from 36 votes
    Author: Dannii
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Allergens:
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    Servings: 2 people
    Calories: 626kcal
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    Ingredients

    UK Metric Measures - US Customary Measures
    • 150 g Chicken breast - (cut in to chunks)
    • 2 Shallots
    • 4 tablespoon Pesto
    • 4 tablespoon Breadcrumbs
    • 2 Burger buns
    • 1 handful Rocket (arugula)
    • 2 tablespoon Low fat yogurt
    • 30 g Mature cheddar - sliced

    Instructions

    • Put the chicken, shallots and half the pesto in to a food processor and blend until minced.
    • Combine the mince with the breadcrumbs and form the mixture in to two burgers.
    • Make the pesto burger sauce by mixing together the rest of the pesto with the yogurt.
    • Add a little oil to a frying pan and cook the burgers for 10 minutes or until they reach 75°C, flipping every couple of minutes. Melt the cheese for a couple of minutes before finished. (not shown below)
    • Stack your burger by adding some sauce to the bottom and top bun, then putting some rocket on the bottom, topping with the cooked burger and putting the bun top on.

    Notes

    • You could use lean beef mince instead of chicken to make a pesto beef burger.
    • Sneak a some vegetables in by adding in some grated courgette. It will bulk the burgers out a little and add some extra goodness.
    • If you don't like the strong peppery flavour of rocket lettuce, you could swap it for iceberg instead.
    • Go bunless and use a giant lettuce leaf instead for a low carb option. You could even use grilled portobello mushrooms.
    • We fried the burgers in a pan, but you could save yourself some oil and cook them under the grill instead or on the BBQ.
    • Mix things up a little and swap the cheddar for some Swiss cheese or goats cheese.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 1burger | Calories: 626kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 923mg | Potassium: 319mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1200IU | Vitamin C: 23.1mg | Calcium: 330mg | Iron: 4.9mg
    DisclaimerThe nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

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    Comments

    1. Dave

      February 23, 2020 at 2:24 pm

      At what point do the breadcrumbs get used??? :D

      Reply
      • Dannii

        February 23, 2020 at 6:57 pm

        Hi. Sorry, for some reason this step was omitted from the recipe, but has been included now. It is in step 2 when forming the burger patties.
        Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

        Reply
    2. Jeanette

      September 21, 2018 at 7:29 am

      5 stars
      Hi, I made the pesto chicken burgers and they were DELICIOUS. So quick and easy. I only had enough pesto for the burger so didn’t do the yogurt/mayo thing and tbh the burger was so lovely and moist, nothing was needed on the bun

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