MEMORIES from 2015: Healthy Ground Chicken Burgers with Sauté Onions, Mushrooms and Avocado

Serves: 4
Cost: Under $10.00 (or $2.50 per serving)
Total prep and cook time: 20-25 mins
 
Ingredients
1 # pound of ground 90% lean chicken ($3.00)
1/2 tsp paprika (for flavor and color)
1 tsp. dried Italian herbs (or more if you like tasty flavors)
1/8 tsp salt & pepper
1 tbsp. fresh, chopped parsley, oregano, chives or cilantro (.25)
3 chopped garlic cloves (.10)
Juice of ½ lemon (.35)
 
1 tbsp. canola oil to sauté the burgers
1 chopped onion (.30)
1 cup of Baby Bella mushrooms, clean and cut in 4 pieces ($1.00)
1 Avocado ($1.00)
4 Multi-grain Flatbread Rounds ($2.00)
½ a head of Iceberg lettuce (.85)
 
Directions

• Place the ground chicken in a bowl and add all the first 6 ingredients.
• Mix with your hands until all the ingredients blend, do not over mix.
• Mold the mixture into 4 patties with your hands and set them aside on wax paper.
• Heat a fry pan and add ½ of your oil.
• Chop the onion and mushrooms and sauté.
• Take out of the pan and set aside.
• Add what is left of the oil to the skillet and add as many patties as can fit.
• Cook each side for 4-5 minutes, ensuring that the chicken is well done. Set them aside to rest for about a couple of minutes while you prepare to plate them.
• Serve with avocado, sauté onions and mushrooms