These light and easy Chicken Caesar Burgers are a deconstructed take on the classic salad. No egg, breadcrumbs or weird fillers, just ground chicken and everything you love about Caesar salad, served on a buttery brioche bun!
Hey hi hiiii, friends!
Welcome to Monday!
Waaait. Before you roll your eyes at me for my chipper disposition, just know that this ain’t any ‘ole run of the mill Monday.
No ma’am.
THIS is the LAST Monday of OFFICIAL spring!
Are you shocked? Did you think we were already all up in official summer?
Well, silly pants, we aren’t.
Not yet.
We are, like, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close though.
Summer officially starts Wednesday, June 21st at 12:24 a.m. EDT.
Hooray!
Despite the fun fact that we are still very much in spring, we are going to EAT like it’s officially summer.
Why?
Because BURGERS.
I need to eat some burgers. You need to eat some burgers. WE NEED TO EAT SOME BURGERS.
AmIRite?
Chicken Caesar Burgers with Parmesan Peppercorn Sauce
AKA a chicky Caesar salad and a bodacious burger had a weeee little baby, wrapped it in some parm sauce and lovingly stuffed into it a fluffy brioche cloud of yum.
⬆️ Wait… Did I just get too weird?
Yes? Oh. 🙄
Tender, juicy ground chicken patties with notes of salty parmesan, pungent garlic, herbaceous parsley and flavorful Caesar dressing.
Topped off, and piled high with your favorite classic Caesar salad accoutrements – think lettuce (duh), tomatoes, red onion, anchovies (YES!) and thin shavings of parmesan.
Served up on a soft and buttery brioche bun generously smeared with a thick and creamy sauce spiked with parmesan, garlic and black pepper.
The sauce mimics and highlights the flavors in the burger, and together everything just SO gosh darn GOOD.
Crisp and cool, warm and savory.
Carb-tastically delicious, yet lighter and healthier, because none of those red-meat-sweats happening here.
You’re going to want to turn ALL your salads into burgers.
Trust and believe.
Recipe Tips, Tricks & Notes:
- While the recipe calls for any ground chicken, I highly suggest you use ground dark meat chicken. Lean ground chicken breast is fine, but your burger won’t be as flavorful and juicy.
- For the Caesar dressing in the recipe below, you can either make your own or use your favorite store bought dressing. Just make sure you use a dressing that is THICK. If you use one of those fat free or vinaigrette style dressings your burger is going to turn out not so great. So, if you are buying the dressing make sure you buy a quality brand that makes a CREAMY style Caesar dressing.
- The topping options for these burgers are limitless. I listed some of my favorites in the recipe below, but feel free to keep these minimalistic (with just lettuce and tomato), or let your imagination run wild (with additions such as avocado and sliced hard boiled eggs). If you are a big fan of truly classic Caesar salads, I highly encourage you to add a few anchovies on top!!
- If you are a caesar salad sans the croutons type of person, serve this burger wrapped up in lettuce and nix the bun!
These Chicken Caesar Burgers are everything you love about the traditional salad, just stuffed between two buttery brioche buns! Healthier and lighter, these salad inspired bad boys are a great alternative to traditional red meat burgers!
Until Thursday friends, cheers – to mashing up the classics.
-XOXO-
Cheyanne
- 1 Pound Ground Chicken *
- 3 TBS Parmesan Cheese – grated
- 2 TBS Caesar dressing (use your favorite or make your own)*
- 1 large clove Garlic – minced
- 1 TBS Fresh Parsley – finely chopped (can substitute 1 tsp dried parsley)
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- Few Dashes of each: Worcestershire Sauce & Hot Sauce (optional)
- Sea Salt & Ground Black Pepper , to taste
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- ½ Cup Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- ¼ Cup Parmesan – grated
- 1 clove Garlic – minced
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 4 Brioche Burger Buns – toasted (optional)
- Bibb Lettuce
- Sliced Tomato
- Red Onion
- Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- Anchovies
- Micro Greens
- Sliced Hard Boiled Eggs
- Lemon Wedges , for serving
- Make the burger patties: In a bowl, combine the chicken, parmesan, ceasar dressing, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, Worcestershire and a dash of hot sauce (if using). Season with a pinch of salt and a generous amount of pepper. Mix together and form 4 round burger patties. Transfer patties to a plate, cover and chill for 30 minutes, or up to overnight.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Stir in ½ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper and a pinch of salt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight for best results.
- Cook the burgers: Brush both sides of each patty lightly with oil. Heat a large nonstick skillet, grill or grill pan over medium to medium-high heat*. Add patties and cover skillet with a lid, or close grill top. Cook, flipping once halfway through cooking, for 8-10 minutes, or until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached.
- To serve: Place the patties on the bottom bun and top with desired accoutrements. Slather the top bun with parmesan peppercorn sauce and place burger tops (sauce side down) on burgers. Enjoy!
1. While the recipe calls for any ground chicken, I highly suggest you use ground dark meat chicken. Lean ground chicken breast is fine, but your burger won’t be as flavorful and juicy.
2. For the Caesar dressing, you can either make your own or use your favorite store bought dressing. Just make sure you use a dressing that is THICK. If you use one of those fat free or vinaigrette style dressings your burger is going to turn out not so great. So, if you are buying the dressing make sure you buy a quality brand that makes a CREAMY style Caesar dressing.
3. The topping options for these burgers are limitless. I listed some of my favorites in the recipe below, but feel free to keep these minimalistic (with just lettuce and tomato), or let your imagination run wild (with additions such as avocado and sliced hard boiled eggs). If you are a big fan of truly classic Caesar salads, I highly encourage you to add a few anchovies on top!!
4. If you are a caesar salad sans the croutons type of person, serve this burger wrapped up in lettuce and nix the bun!
*Nutritional Information includes the burger, sauce and bun
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I’ve been super into burgers already this summer (err, spring) and this is going to be a new favorite! I love the flavors here and what a fun twist on a classic salad! Pinned and definitely giving this one a go soon! Have a wonderful week and a wonderful official start to summer! XXOO
Yay for the official start of summer! It’s been so hot around here lately that summer just needs to come already. And these burgers are AMAZING, Cheyanne! Caesar salad is a favorite of mine, so these burgers are calling my name. I seriously want to chow into that burger for breakfast. This is so creative, and I can only imagine how delicious it must taste. And I love the simple ingredients, too! This is just what i want to be munching on all summer long. Pinned, of course! Happy Monday to you!
Well, I’ve officially unofficially started summer cause I had burgers twice this weekend! I loves me a good burger and especially one that’s flavoured like one of my favourite salads! This one will be on the menu this summer and maybe even enjoyed with a Caesar salad 🙂 Really enjoy dark meat chicken so glad you recommended it here too! Looks so moist and scrumptious! Cheers to a lovely week girlie! xo
I’ve never met a burger I didn’t love! And this is a beautiful burger to the Nth degree! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!! Woohoooo for summer! We are so ready! Have a great week, my friend! xoxo
Burgers and dogs for the last Monday of spring! You and I have got it covered today Chey! And these burgers sound like the perfect way to say bye-bye to spring and hello-there to summah!! Parmesan peppercorn sauce? Sounds like I’m gonna want to put that on everything! Can’t wait to try this one! Happy Monday!
Last day of spring? WHAAAAT? But it’s so weird that summer starts at 12:24. Why not 12:01? Or even 12:30? Ahhhh, the mysteries of life. These burgers sound fantastic, Chey! They’re the perfect way to kick off my favorite season . I hope you have a wonderful week, my dear!
Summer has arrived here slightly earlier this year…so very warm last days and will probably stay the same for the next few weeks…finally a right summer! Your chicken burger looks so delicious and perfect for summer bbq parties!
Yep….these look amazing! Caesar salads are one of my favorites, so I just know these would be delicious! Have a great week!
Wow! Love everything about this one 🙂 I find I just get tired of beef burgers, so I’m always looking for new burger ideas and this is perfection. Caesar flavours are always great.
Who would say no to a burger, especially if Burger looks scrumptious like this? Well, I am definitely and burger lover and I also love caesar salads so I can tell this would be my favorite. Also, I am so intrigued by the sound of parmesan and peppercorn. I bet it tastes as delish as it looks.
Great looking burger Chey!! Summer is definitely here! Love all the flavors you packed together here!
Oh MY!! We are crazy close to summer!! Meanwhile, I’ve been acting like it’s summer for like a month now. Lol. I mean, it has been wildly hot in Boston (as well as rainy—who can predict the weather?). Just LOVING your cheerful disposition this amazing Monday (note that it’s mostly amazing bc you’re here cheering us up). Plus, BURGERS and FRIES? Who wouldn’t be smiling about that? That burger is just INCREDIBLE looking!! Love ya! Xoxo
I am allll about caesar anything and everything and am obviously always open to a burger for dinner. So basically, can you please send one of these to me ASAP??? It’s funny that people have literally been saying it’s summer for a month now, but at the same time, it feels like spring went by so quickly! Happy almost summer to you!!
Yay for summer! This is such a great recipe mash-up! Looks delicious!
I nicked named my ex-boyfriend Tony Peppercorn and I love saying it, Peppercorn is such a funny word. I know, I know I’m a little weird. I’m a huge fan of burgers that aren’t burgers, so this one is right up my alley. I’m so happy it’s summer, this weekend we had a serious heat wave and I have no Air Conditioning in my house so it was a blamy 95 degrees. I baked like a roast and kinda loved it.
Chey your posts always make me laugh!! Hooray for official start to summerdom! I was in love with the idea of that parmesan-peppercorn sauce the second I saw it on Insta. I’ll def be trying this one sooooon!! Cheers!
Yeah, it’s hard to imagine the official summer is almost here. Also, I even don’t won’t to imagine that in a week or so the daylight will reach its maximum and start to decrease. This is the part I disagree with. But I totally agree with these delicious succulent burgers. The only thing that upsets me is that they will probably not materialize in front of me if I close my eyes;)
These crazy thunderstorms we’ve been having lately definitely make it feel like summer!! And these burgers! How fun are these!?!?! I love it!
Oddly enough I’ve felt like it’s summer for weeks and it’s SO hot here now there’s no mistaking it! You’ve created quite the burger here too — I love turkey and chicken burgers even more than beef and I love the add-ins! I’ve never thought to use dressing and I think that’s a great idea — it must make the burger so much more moist. And those brioche buns! These need to get on my grill!
What a juicy looking burger! My son would love it! A great idea for his birthday party this summer.
Chicken and Caesar were made for each other!! These burgers are perfection!! Can’t go wrong with brioche and that sauce, I’ll take extra!! Take care.
This burger looks amazing!
No joke, we had salmon burgers tonight and now you have me craving chicken burgers! My burger world is getting turned upside down. 😉
Thank goodness for the official arrival of summer! I am in love with everything about this burger! I’m totally firing up the grill, popping ipen a beer, and topping mine with some avocado! Cheers!
This may just be the most beautiful burger I’ve ever seen, Cheyanne! My stomach is GROWLING just looking at it. I love love love that you turned a Caesar salad into a burger! Absolutely genius! P.S. Those fries look AMAZING. 🙂
Summer cookouts are the BEST! And what a delicious burger you’ve created Chey! We had a quiet celebration last night… the Solstice! And I could totally tell.. the sun has been rising at 4 am here and doesn’t set until around 10! WOAH! Talk about long days! I’m out grilling at 7am! hehe (#foodblogger). But I just really want to pluck a french fry off my screen Chey! Hope your Summer is fabulous!
oooh, love the sound of this! i normally don’t think about chicken burgers, but this sounds so good, especially with that parmesan peppercorn sauce :3 i’d probably mash the anchovies into the sauce so that everyone can get some of the deliciousness (without the visual) (;
Hey now this looks like the perfect switch up from beef burgers and mixed with all sorts of tasty goodies. I definitely toast that brioche bun and slather on some extra sauce! Looking good Chey!