Chicken Fajita Burgers

Chicken fajita burger on wooden cutting board.

These Chicken Fajita Burgers are packed with bold flavor - juicy chicken, smoky peppers and onions, toasty buns, and a hefty dollop of guac. A burger/fajita mashup you'll want on repeat!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings burgers

Calories 717kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the burgers:

1 pound ground chicken
1 large egg
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon Cholula hot sauce or your favorite brand
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder

For the veggies:

2 bell peppers your choice of colors
1 small sweet onion
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

For making the sandwich:

4 sandwich buns buttered and grilled
4 slices cheddar cheese
1/2 cup homemade guacamole

Instructions

To make the burgers:

In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, bread crumbs, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, cumin, and chili powder. Use your hands to combine fully.
Divide into 4 balls and pat out into patties a bit larger than your buns. Use your thumb to make a light indentation in the center of each patty. This will help to keep the patties from shrinking and puffing up too much as they cook.
Place the chicken patties on a hot grill or pan over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes. Flip and continue cooking for 5 minutes or until cooked through to an internal temp of 165. Add the cheese over the top during the last minute of cooking.

To make the veggies:

While the burgers are cooking, heat a large skillet over medium high heat and melt the butter. Thinly slice the peppers and onions and add to the skillet. Sprinkle with the garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, and salt and stir to coat the peppers.
Cook, stirring often, until peppers and onions are tender crisp and slightly browned, about 8 minutes.

To assemble:

Spread the toasted buns with guacamole, top with a burger patty, and pile the vegetables over the top. Serve hot.

Notes

Seasoning: You can easily replace the seasonings here with a packet of fajita seasoning. You'll need around 1 tablespoon of seasoning for the burgers and 2 teaspoons for the veggies.

Spice: It's not super traditional, but feel free to add sliced jalapeno to the veggie mix for a little heat. It's delicious!

Grill Basket: You can make this recipe fully outside on the grill if you use a grill basket for the veggies. Just toss them in olive oil instead of the butter and season them before adding to the grill basket and cooking.

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