Pesto Chicken Burgers

By Dixie8686

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup baby spinach (1 ounce)
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grilling
• Coarse salt and pepper
• 1 pound ground white-meat chicken
• 2 large tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 3 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced
• 4 pieces focaccia, halved

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor, puree basil, spinach, garlic, walnuts, oil, and 1 tablespoon water. Season pesto with salt and pepper.

Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Combine 1 tablespoon pesto, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and chicken and form into 4 patties. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Brush tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill patties, covered, 4 minutes. Flip patties and top with cheese. Add tomatoes to grill and cook, flipping once, until tomatoes are lightly charred and burgers are opaque throughout, 4 minutes.

Assemble sandwiches in focaccia with pesto, burgers, and tomatoes.