Spicy Chicken Mexi-burgers with Red Bean “Salsa”
So, here at the canaryhouse, we *love* experimenting with new ways to have burgers. Not that regular burgers aren’t perfect or anything. I mean, they are, of course. Mondays are my busiest day, because I have to restock the pantry after a weekend of intense raiding. I kid you not, on Monday mornings my cupboards are as bare as Old Mother Hubbard’s, with the exception of the odd can of tomato paste and jar of olives. The food just seems to evaporate! So, bright and early every Monday morning, I have to rush off to the markets to replenish the depleted stocks. One might think, “That isn’t so difficult, why does it take this dipwad a whole day to do that?” And it’s true. I mean, if I only had to go to the supermarket, that would be one heck of a long time. But here’s the thing. In my neighborhood, we have the organic supermarket, the butcher, the bakery (fresh baguettes and breads of all kinds..yum), the fruit/veggie vendor and the “regular” supermarket. I need things from all of these places. Well, “need.” “Want” is probably a better adjective. But I tell you, if you could have all of these wonderful places within walking distance, wouldn’t you make the effort to go where the quality and prices are optimal? So *that’s* why it takes me all day to refill the pantry.
So, is there a point to this story? Ah yes…there is. Since food shopping takes up most of my Monday mornings, I’m left with a “What can I make super quick, yet still appealing to Hubs and Kids?” dilemma. Often times, it’s burgers. But…I tend to get sick of things fairly easily. So, in order to shake things up a little, I’m always thinking up new ways to make them, and am on the lookout for others’ ideas as well. As luck would have it, Terry B, over at Blue Kitchen had posted an incredible looking spicy turkey burger last week. Well that baby went straight onto the shopping list. Hell yeah. I took his recipe and ran with it (as I am wont to do lol). Thank you for a fantastic recipe, Terry! We loved it. 
Ingredients for Burgers:
2 pounds (1 kilo) ground chicken breast
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large red onion, finely minced
1 egg
2/3 envelope of chili powder (about 2-3 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
cayenne pepper to taste
salt and pepper to taste
8 buns, toasted (brush them with a bit of butter, garlic powder and cayenne powder)
8 slices white cheddar cheese
chopped lettuce
1 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt or Quark cheese)
more chopped red onion
red bean salsa (recipe to follow)
Preparation:
Combine burger ingredients through salt and pepper thoroughly.
Let rest in the fridge for about a half an hour or so.
(make the red bean salsa and toast the buns while you wait)
Form 8 patties, and fry over medium high heat (use a grill pan if you have one). You might need a slight drizzle of oil on the pan so the burgers don’t stick. Also, dampen your hands with water, and the burgers won’t stick to them. Yes, I’m just chock full of tips today. lmfao
Fry about 3-4 minutes per side, until cooked through.
Serve burgers topped with a slice of white cheddar, lettuce, a generous dollop of sour cream, some more onion and some red bean salsa. I also chopped up some avocado and threw that on mine. It was goooooood. 
Ingredients for Red Bean Salsa:
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup sweet corn
1/3 envelope chili powder (about 1 tablespoon)
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
juice from 1 lemon
cayenne pepper to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Toss everything together and let rest until ready to eat! (This was even better the next day)
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Ingredientes para las hamburguesas de pollo:
1 kilo pechuga de pollo (molida/picada)
3 dientes de ajo, majados
1 cebolla roja grande, picadita
1 huevo
2/3 paquete de sazón para chili (2-3 cucharadas)
1 cucharada comino molido
1 manojo cilantro, picado
guindilla molida al gusto
sal y pimienta al gusto
8 panecillos de hamburguesa, tostados (pintar con un poco de mantequilla, ajo en polvo y guindilla molida)
8 lonchas de queso Cheddar blanco
lechuga troceada
1 vaso nata ácida (o yogur Griego, o queso Quark)
mas cebolla roja picada
ensalada de judías rojas (receta a seguir)
Elaboración:
Mezclar los ingredientes para las hamburguesas hasta la sal y pimienta.
Dejar reposar una media hora en la nevera.
(hacer la ensalada de judías y tostar los panecillos mientras esperas)
Formar 8 hamburguesas, y freir a fuego medio alto (utilizar la asadora si la tienes). Quizás necesitarás un rocío de aceite para que no se peguen. También, si humedezcas las manos con un poco de agua, las hamburguesas no se pegarán a tus manos. Sí…soy una fuente de ideas hoy. jeje
Freir unos 3-4 minutos por cada lado, o hasta que estén hechos.
Servir las hamburguesas con una loncha de queso, un poco de lechuga, una buena cucharada de nata ácida (yogur/quark), un poquito más de cebolla y un poco de la ensalada de judías. Yo también piqué un aguacate y lo puse….estaba ricoooo.
Ingredientes para la ensalada de judías rojas:
1 lata de judías rojas, escurridas y enjuagadas con agua
2 tomates roma, sin semillas y picados
2 cucharadas cebolla roja picadita
1/2 vaso maiz dulce
1 diente de ajo majado
1/3 paquete de sazón para chili (una cucharada)
2 cucharadas cilantro picado
zumo de 1 limón
guindilla molida al gusto
sal y pimienta al gusto
Elaboración:
Mezclarlo todo y dejarlo ligar. (esto estaba aún mejor el día siguiente)
Awesome. That looks so delicious! I myself am a burger lover (yes, even the turkey, chicken, fish, and tofu ones), but my family’s a rice-eating family of course, so I get my burger fix when I’m eating out
Ah, you’re really lucky to have such a varied choice when it comes to shopping!
Holy kaka, I grilled some chicken with similar falvours…bizarro world…yummo world!
This reminds me… I have a Thai Chicken Burger recipe I’ve been meaning to make! And a tip on ground chicken: if you want to keep the fat content down, just buy chicken breasts and mince it in your food processor yourself…
super nikki… i think this is the 90th keyboard you’ve cost me due to drool. wow that looks awesome!
This is a great twist on an old favorite!! What a great way to change up a burger!!
Cheers
Cathy
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Good lawd, that looks tasty. I love Mexi-anything, burgers being no exception. I already love guac and jalapeños on burgers, so this is a no-brainer!
I’d love to have all those shops within walking distance of my house! That’s how it is in Mexico, but unfortunately here in the States that is an odd concept. That burger (and that salsa!) look amazing. Great job, it has made me hungry
Please consider this my application for the job of burger tester
How lucky you are to have all that in your neighborhood!!! The burger looks great too!
I love making homemade burgers but have never tried chicken ones before. These look great, will have to put the ingredients on my shopping list!
i saw terry’s post. i bookmarked the recipe. now i have no excuse not to make it, because your salsa sounds like the perfect accompaniment. my taste buds are tingling already.
Oh boy, between you and Peter with these amazing sandwiches! Can I get a sample of both puuuuulease! Thanks! lol
That burger looks great and the red bean salsa sound good!
Muy bueno, a nosotros tambien nos gusta variar y buscar nuevas opciones de burgers, la salsa es espectacular. Me encanto
We must be twins separated at birth because I shop for groceries just like you. I have my fave places for veggies, then there are the fruit stands this time of year, plus the bakers and the fishmongers…well you already know the drill:D
Spicy chicken burgers sound like a great quick dinner idea: fast, easy, and yummy! I love the red bean salsa too.
yummm i love burgers and yes sky is the limit. i am so drooling over ur spicy mexi burgers, girl!
chk out my asian inspired satay beef burger here http://mochachocolatarita.blogspot.com/2008/06/tasty-satay-beef-burger-my-1-culinary.html
and hv u seen peter’s fried oyster sandwich?
damn my mind is so full of burgers and sandwiches right now
Oh yum…but I’m jealous of all those little places you have to shop! Lucky girl.
Mark, your market is nothing to scoff at either, ya know! And yeah…I don’t think I’ve ever met a burger I didn’t like.
Peter, that was just me being all telekenetic and stuff. lol
Chris, Thai burger? I’ll be watching for that post! I get my chicken breast ground up by the butcher…boneless skinless effortless! lol
Furious, crap! Sorry about the keyboard! lol
Thanks, Cathy!
Heather, guac and jalapeños on a burger is pure heaven—especially if you add bacon, gouda and bbq sauce.
Ben, when we lived in the States, that was one of the things I missed most…going to all the different markets!
Lore, you’re hired! Uniform consists of a big assed bib and lots of napkins. lmao
Thanks Judy!
Hi Beth, try the chicken! Loooove the chicken.
Grace, DO try this! Soooo good.
Comin right up, Dawn!
Thanks Kevin!
Muchísimas gracias Sylvia!
Valli, omg we ARE! We shop the same, like the same food, and neither of us age! lmao
Thanks Eating Club!
Rita, hooooooooooleeeeeee crap your burger looks awesome!!!! On my list to try soon!
Thanks Cathy! I’m jealous of your vineyard. Who is the lucky one here? lol
Wow- this looks soooo tasty! I love all the summer food on people’s blogs at the moment!
Ooh, that looks so good! Love the red beans in the salsa. I’m always trying to get the hubby to eat more beans but he states that he can’t stand red beans. I’ll have to give this one a try in my effort to convert him.
I’m a little ashamed to say that my favorite “non-beef” burger is based on a Rachel Ray recipe. Basically a turkey burger seasoned with poultry seasoning spices and served with a cranberry relish mayo ( I think two parts jellied cranberry to one part mayo). It really is good. Her recipe is a lot more involved so I’ve pared it down and my husband loves them!
oh my goodness that looks so mouth watering good! and that salsa! Ahh i totally have left over kidney beans from the other day.! thanks for the recipes! they look soo good!
Wow Nikki! This looks superapetecible!!! What a great combo for a burger… I’m not used to eat burgers but you have converted me
The pictures are so beautiful and say eat me!
I’m the same with filling the pantry and fridge! So many different places to go to… but it’s worth the effort ;D
The burger looks delicious, but that red bean salsa looks sublime!
I am printing this page and getting hub to read it. I kid you not….he suggests I do online grocery shopping. He says we waste valuable time in the shops, that we could have used more constructively. Men…..sometimes they just don’t get it!!!! As for your burgers, I could have these right now for breakfast…not that I did not have a huge piece of succulent rump at 10.00 last night…..it just looks so delicious and the salsa…….
Thank you, Donal!
Rayrena, nothing to be ashamed of! RR has some great recipes, and that burger you describe sounds incredible!
Thanks so much, Lin!
Núria, claro…las hamburguesas que se ven por ahí…no tan buenas…pero como las caseras, no hay nada!
Thanks, Marc!
Nina…OMG…online groceries? I don’t think so. Well, maybe that would work for stuff like toilet paper and laundry soap, bottled water…the stuff that is the same no matter where you go…but food? No way. I have to be able to smell the fruit, touch the avocadoes and see the meat/fish first hand. Remind hub that the reason your cooking is so great is in part because you are so meticulous when selecting the ingredients.
i ‘ve got some chicken mince in the freezer, this recipe is just perfect for me. I usually like to make my own burgers too, and this one looks just perfect.
are you really translating your posts into Spanish! Girl, I thought about doing that too, but I’m so busy, writing in English alone is time consuming!! Good for you!
Great looking burger!
Did you just call yourself a dipwad? LMAO! These burgers look so, so good, Nikki! YUM.
NIKKI!!!!you always amazing me dear?? I think what will be Nikki n ow??? this burger are absolutely yummy!!! The childs will love them Nikki I always search healthy and lovely burgers!! xxxxxx Gloria
Nikki!!! Dear God, if there’s one recipe going on my short list, it’s this one. ooooooh, they look fantastic!!
oh, I bet the sour cream and onion do an amazing job at keeping that burger moist!! I always take if for granted having everything in one supermarket… but, if it makes you feel better, I bet all the things you buy are of much greater quality.
nice bunch of recipes I’ve read here….this burger and salsa combo looks great….
Thank you, Kate!
Gracias, Bren!
Why, yes I did, Elly. Yes, I did. lmfao
Gloria, a que sí? A los niños (mios por lo menos) les gustan más estos que las de ternera incluso.
Aw, Elle! Thanks! You guys would love these, I think. MUAC!
Tony, in the States, I didn’t need to do quite so much running around…here, though, supermarkets really don’t have the variety (generally speaking)…I prefer the quality (and the prices! lol) at the fruit/vegie vendor, the butcher, the fish monger, the bakery, etc…and my organic grocer has ingredients otherwise unseen round these parts that I am ever grateful for.
Thanks so much, doggybloggy!
Wow, what great colors and flavors!! I was craving something Mexi the other day, wish I had your awesome dish!! And a nice margarita would be great to wash it all down with too!
White on Rice, thanks! And? Margaritas are good to wash anything down with! lol
Sounds like a wonderful place to shop, maybe you can share some photos of your shopping places sometime. I love everything about your chicken burgers here. They look fantastic!!
loving this. especially since it’s chicken. i can get use to this on Mondays for sure.