Chicken Caesar Burgers

By rbotzl01

Everything delicious about a Caesar salad — lemon, Parmesan, and anchovy — makes an appearance in this easy chicken burger.
Sep 10, 2007 - Frances Janisch

Originally from Good Housekeeping
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a8277/chicken-caesar-burgers-ghk0606/

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 2 anchovy fillets
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1/3 c. light mayonnaise
• 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 large heart of romaine lettuce
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 lb. ground chicken or turkey
• nonstick cooking spray
• 4 squares focaccia bread (1 inch thick)

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 32mins
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium heat.
2. From lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice. In small bowl, stir together lemon peel and juice, anchovies, garlic, mayonnaise, and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Set Caesar sauce aside. Makes about 1/2 cup.
3 .Cut romaine heart lengthwise into quarters. Place romaine and any loose leaves on plate; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. In medium bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and remaining Parmesan just until blended. Shape into four 3/4-inch-thick burgers. Spray both sides of burgers with nonstick spray.
5. Place burgers on hot grill rack; cook 12 to 14 minutes or just until meat loses its pink color throughout, turning over once. Burgers should reach internal temperature of 170 degrees F.
6. About 5 minutes before burgers are done, add romaine to grill rack. Grill about 5 minutes or until lightly browned and softened, turning occasionally and transferring romaine to platter as they are done.
7 .Serve burgers on focaccia with romaine and Caesar sauce.