Vita-b Chicken Burgers

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts (about a lb or lb & a half)
• 1/4 cup wheat germ (or more if you'd like)
• 1 -2 teaspoon vegetable oil (or oil of your choice)
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (the kind you make chili with)
• salt and pepper (about 1/4 tsp each)

Recipe

• 1 process chicken in a food processor. you could use pre-ground if you have it on hand, but i bought some cheap quality breasts and wanted to get rid of them --
• 2 add all spices and wheat germ. you could process to avoid manhandling the chicken, but my food processor is a small one so i mix in a separate bowl with my hands.
• 3 form mixture into 4 baseball-size balls, then flatten evenly. burgers tend to rise in the middle, so it's important to flatten them evenly, or even a bit more in the centres.
• 4 at this point you can bbq the burgers on an oiled grill or, as i do, broil in a gas broiler on tinfoil (to help with clean up).
• 5 spritz burgers with oil and broil or grill for 7 minutes. the tops (or bottoms on a grill) will be a nice golden brown.
• 6 flip burgers, spritz again and broil or grill for about 5 more minutes.
• 7 top with cheese and let burgers sit off the heat source for a few minutes. the cheese will melt and the burgers will retain their juices.
• 8 top with guacamole or sliced tomato (or both if you like your burger kinda sloppy!).
• 9 enjoy!