Chicken & veggie burger

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING QUICK AN EASY TO COOK UP FOR THOSE LITTLE FINGERS TO NIBBLE ON.

What you will need:

o   Some chicken thigh fillets (4)

o   1/2 a leek

o   1 clove of garlic

o   1/2 capsicum

o   Fresh herbs ( I use parsley/majorim/oregano)

o   1 Egg

o   1/2 cup of bread crumbs

o   touch of olive oil

(THIS MAKES QUITE A FEW CHICKEN PATTIES, SO I FREEZE THEM WRAPPED IN SETS OF 2)

1. Chop chicken thighs, leek, garlic and capsicum into a food processor/blender.
2. In a bowl mix all chopped up ingredients add to this the whole egg and bread crumbs and olive oil.
3. Mix all this together, making sure all ingredients are mixed through.
4. Making sure your hands are wet roll into portion size (about the size of a golf ball). Freeze them in this form.

WITH THIS SIZE PORTION YOU ARE A VARIATION OF MEAL OPTIONS:

 o  CHICKEN MEAT BALLS

o  CHICKEN RISSOLES

o  CHICKEN BURGER PATTIES

    5. When your ready to use them, defrost(if frozen), pat down till about 1/2 cm thickness, grill in non stick 

         pan until cooked through. ( POKING AT THE PATTIE WITH A FORK, MAKING SURE NO JUICES ARE STILL 

           RUNNING OUT OF THE PATTIE ENSURES IT IS COOKED THROUGH).

    

     6. Steam whatever extra veggies you would like to add to this burger.  To do this use a veggie peeler or

        knife to thinly slicIe the veggies you will be laying in the burger.  (I USUALLY USE CARROT & FRESH 

          CUCUMBER).

"this may sound like alot of work, but it isn't really, once you have made this batch of patties or meat balls, they keep in the freezer for awhile.  making this burger generally only takes about 15mins"

FINALLY A BURGER IS NOT A BURGER WITHOUT SAUCE!!! INSTEAD OF TOMATOE SAUCE I USE PASSATA (plain tomatoe juice) AS AN ALTERNATIVE. 

I WILL POST A RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE TOMATOE SAUCE AT A LATER STAGE IN ANYONE IS INTERESTED, IT STILL HAS THE SUGAR IN IT, BUT GUARANTEES NO ADDED NASTIES!