Chicken Marsala Burgers

I have really come to love chicken and turkey burgers...but they are somewhat of a blank canvas, begging for flavor.  I'm planning on having a burger recipe about once a week...because there are so many super combinations and because the little mouths will almost always eat a burger.

This burger recipe may be better for for a weekend and not a busy weeknight, becuase there are several steps.  Still one pan, though. 

Chicken Marsala is a favorite of the little mouths and is the number one most requested meal in these parts.  The burgers are OMG good!  Enjoy!


Chicken Marsala Burgers

1 pound ground chicken
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 slices turkey bacon, diced
1/2 medium red onion, diced
1 clove garlic
2 slices white sandwich bread, ground into fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesean
1/2 cup Marsala wine
1/2 cup Chicken stock in a box
1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
1Tablespoon Flour


Dice bacon and onion and brown in a large skillet in  half the olive oil.  Tear the bread into one inch pieces and pulse in a food processor until fine. When the onions and bacon are browned, add the garlic and saute for a about a minute.  Add the breadcrumbs and toast until slightly brown.

Cool the bacon mixture for a few minutes, then add to chicken with the Parmesean Cheese.  Form 4-5 patties and brown in the remaining olive oil on both sides.  Remove the burgers from the pan and tent with foil. 

Deglaze the pan with the Marsala Wine, then add the chicken broth.  Reduce in pan a few moments while you mix butter and flour into a paste in a small bowl.  Add some of the hot broth and mix until disolved.  Return to the saute pan with the rest of the wine/broth mixture.  Add the burgers back to the pan with any meat juices that are on the plate. 

Simmer in sauce, flipping occationally, until the burgers are cooked through and the sauce is thickened.  Serve on rolls or ciabata.  Let leftover pan sauce soak into bread for additional flavor.