Chicken Burgers With Barbecue Onion Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs ground chicken
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese or 2/3 cup romano cheese
• 4 garlic cloves, finely grated
• 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fennel seeds, toasted
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 orange, juice and rind of (peel grated)
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (plus more for drizzling)
• 1/4 lb pancetta, chopped
• 2 red onions, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons honey or 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 4 crusty rolls, split
• 2 cups salad greens

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill to med-high.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine chicken,cheese, garlic, rosemary, fennel seeds, red pepper, allspice, orange peel,and 1/4 tsp salt. season with black pepper to taste.
• 3 form mixture into 4 patties, pressing your thumb into the center of each to keep it from bulging as it cooks. set aside.
• 4 in medium skillet, heat 2 tbs of olive oil.
• 5 add the pancetta and cook until crisp, 3-4 minutes.
• 6 add onions and season with salt and pepper.
• 7 add the bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally,until the onions begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
• 8 discard the bay leaf and stir in vinegar,honey, worcestershire sauce, and orange juice.
• 9 cook, stirring occasionally, 6-7 minutes.
• 10 add a little water if sauce begins to dry out.
• 11 drizzle patties liberally with olive oil.
• 12 grill until firm to the touch but still juicy, about 5 minutes per side.
• 13 transfer to plate and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 14 toast rolls on the grill and drizzle with olive oil.
• 15 pile salad greens on bottoms of rolls.
• 16 top greens with chicken patty and onion sauce and top of roll.