Chicken Burgers with Peanut Sauce

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We like thai spiced meals and this seemed to be a fine way to finish the week. The entire meal came together in less than half an hour which makes this a great choice for a work night! The burgers were flavourful and the contrast of flavours was amazing - one of the true hallmarks of thai foods!

Ingredients

Sauce:

2 tablespoons peanut butter

2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons dark sesame oil

1 teaspoon water

1 teaspoon rice vinegar

1 garlic clove, minced

Burgers:

1/2 cup finely chopped green onions

1 tablespoon chile paste with garlic

2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger

2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped

Cooking spray

4 (2-ounce) sandwich rolls with sesame seeds

1 cup onion sprouts or alfalfa sprouts

Preparation

To prepare sauce, combine first 6 ingredients, stirring with a whisk until smooth.

Prepare grill.

To prepare burgers, place onions and next 5 ingredients (onions through chicken) in a food processor; process until coarsely ground. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.

Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done. Place rolls, cut sides down, on grill rack; grill 1 minute or until toasted. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each roll; top each serving with 1/4 cup sprouts, about 1 tablespoon sauce, and top half of roll. Yield 4 servings.

Yield

Makes 4 servings

Nutritional Information

CALORIES 341(28% from fat); FAT 10.6g (sat 3.2g,mono 3.5g,poly 3.3g); PROTEIN 28.5g; CHOLESTEROL 49mg; CALCIUM 67mg; SODIUM 769mg; FIBER 2.5g; IRON 2.7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 32.8g

Cooking Light, JUNE 2003