Grilled Balsamic Chicken Caprese Burger

If summer could be a burger, a balsamic chicken Caprese burger would be it! Mild tasting ground chicken breast is grilled and topped with a slice of mozzarella cheese, a slice of tomato, and basil. It has all of the flavors of summer!

These juicy chicken burgers are the best burgers! They taste like a Caprese salad on a chicken patty. Coating them in garlic and olive oil before cooking creates juicy burgers and topping them with a drizzle of balsamic reduction that soaks into the roll makes these burgers a super flavor-packed burgers.

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How To Make Caprese Chicken Burgers

Get all of the ingredients ready: Preheat the grill to medium heat. Crush the garlic with a garlic crusher or the back of a wooden spoon. Measure the olive oil and add the crushed garlic to the oil, measure the balsamic vinegar, slice the cheese, and form the ground chicken into four 1/4 pound patties.

Heat a grill to medium high heat.

STEP 1: Add the balsamic vinegar to a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Once the vinegar begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low heat. Cook it stirring it occasionally until it has reduced by half and thickened.

STEP 2: While the reduction sauce is cooking, brush each burger with the oil and garlic mixture on both sides and place them onto a heated grill. Cook the burgers for approximately 5 to 7 minutes on each side until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees f.

STEP 3: Once the burgers are cooked through, remove them from the grill and place them on top of a roll. Top each burger with mozzarella slices, and tomato slices.

STEP 4: Add the sauce. Drizzle the mozzarella and tomato-topped chicken burger with balsamic glaze and add the fresh basil leaves.

Note! Cooking time can vary depending on your grill, a quick-read meat thermometer is perfect for checking the internal temperature (165 degrees) of these chicken burgers.

What to serve with caprese chicken burgers

Caprese chicken burgers taste great with a side of buffalo cauliflower or a kale caesar salad and some homemade potato chips.

How to store leftover chicken Caprese burgers

Store leftover chicken Caprese burgers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days. You can easily rehead leftover chicken burgers over low heat on a grill or on top of the stove.

Add leftover burgers to field greens or romaine salad, or try turning them into a patty melt by placing the Caprese burger in between 2 slices of bread and cooking it in a skillet in oil or butter.

Make ahead and meal prep tips

Chicken burgers are great for meal prepping. You can make the burgers ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator for up to a day, or make a double batch and freeze them for up to three months.

How to freeze chicken burgers

Before they are cooked, place the chicken patties on a parchment-lined baking tray in the freezer. Once the burgers are frozen, remove them from the baking sheet and place them in a freezer container or a freezer save bag for this.  When it’s time to cook the burgers, allow them to thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

You can also freeze cooked burgers by placing room temperature burgers into a freezer container and into the freezer for up to three months. Thaw the burgers in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat the chicken burgers in the microwave or on top of the stove.

Recipe Variations

Roasted peppers – Add roasted peppers or slices of hot cherry peppers to your burger.

Pesto – Spread a little pesto sauce on the bun.

Fresh herbs – Top the burger with chopped fresh oregano and parsley in addition to the basil.

Lettuce and onion – Add some romaine lettuce and red onion slices to your burger.

Meat – change up the meat and use, ground turkey or ground beef.

Sauce – Swap out the balsamic vinegar with a mixture of zesty mustard and Worcestershire sauce or your favorite marinara sauce.

If you are looking for more burger recipes, you might like these Jamaican jerk chicken burgers, grilled onion burgers, and Greek turkey burgers are just a few of our favorites.

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Balsamic Chicken Caprese Burger

Balsamic Caprese Chicken Burgers are garlicky and slightly sweet, and they are just perfect for summer grilling.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

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Course: Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: balsamic chicken, Caprese burgers, chicken caprese

Servings: 4

Calories: 407kcal

Author: Anne

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Balsamic Chicken Caprese Burger

Equipment

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound ground chicken breast
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 3 cloves crushed garlic
• ▢ 1 to 2 fresh tomatoes sliced
• ▢ 4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
• ▢ a handful fresh basil leaves chopped
• ▢ 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions

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  Preheat the grill to medium-high heat
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  Make the balsamic glaze: place the balsamic vinegar into a saucepan and bring the balsamic to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and cook (stirring occasionally) until it has reduced by half – about 15 to 20 minutes.
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  Crush the garlic with a garlic crusher or the back of a wooden spoon.
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  Form the ground chicken into 4 burgers.
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  Brush each burger with the olive oil and garlic mixture
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  Sear the burgers on medium-high heat on one side for a minute, reduce the heat to medium and grill the burgers for approximately 6 minutes on each side or until the burgers reach an internal temperature of 165.
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  Remove the burgers from the grill and top each one with a slice of mozzarella cheese.
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  Top each burger with a tomato slice, and chopped basil leaves, and drizzle 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over the top.

Notes

Substitutes: 

• Substitute ground chicken with ground turkey or lean ground beef.
• Substitute fresh garlic with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder (1/2 teaspoon garlic powder for each clove).
• Substitute fresh mozzarella with mozzarella cheese from the deli or sliced provolone cheese or even try a few thin slices of parmesan cheese or romano cheeses.

Cook the Burgers in a Skillet:

These burgers can easily be cooked on top of the stove in a skillet. Here’s how:

Pre-heat a skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil

Place the burgers that have been brushed with oil and garlic in a pan

Cook for 7 minutes and flip. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes longer until the burger reaches an internal temperature of 165.

*** Nutrition information does not include the roll

Nutrition

Serving: 1burger | Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 278mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and can vary based on cooking methods and ingredients used

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