Chicken Burgers with Pesto
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon Alessi Pesto, divided use
- Alessi Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 tablespoon Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 small tomatoes, sliced
- 6 slices mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 6 buns
Directions
Heat grill or grill pan on medium-high heat.
In a large bowl combine 2 tablespoons pesto, salt, pepper, and chicken. Form into six equal sized patties. Grease grill or grill pan with olive oil.
Grill patties for about 5 minutes on one side and then flip and grill another 5-7 minutes, or until done. Melt mozzarella on top.
In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise with 1 teaspoon pesto and mix well. Brush inside of buns with pesto-mayonnaise, add burger patties and top with tomato slice.