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Ultimate Grilled Chicken Burgers

Juicy grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pepper jack cheese, and homemade guacamole!
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4

Ingredients

CHICKEN BURGERS:

  • 2 (1-1/2 lbs.) boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced in half lengthwise
  • Dan's Sweet & Spicy Rub or your favorite rub
  • BBQ sauce for brushing
  • 1 red onion peeled & sliced thinly
  • olive oil for brushing
  • Salt and pepper for seasoning
  • 4 slices pepper jack cheese
  • 4 Iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 1 beefsteak tomato sliced thinly
  • 8 strips bacon cooked crispy
  • 4 hamburger buns toasted

HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE:

  • 3 avocados mashed
  • 1 T. lime juice
  • 1/4 c. Pico de Gallo
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Make guacamole, cook bacon, and prep all ingredients before you begin to grill.
  • GUACAMOLE: In a medium bowl, mash the avocados with a fork (I like my guacamole a little chunky). Stir in lime juice and Pico de gallo; season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove to a paper towel lined plate to remove excess grease.
  • Preheat your outdoor grill to medium.
  • CHICKEN BURGERS: Cut chicken in half lengthwise so you have 4 pieces, Season the chicken on both sides with your favorite rub. Place the chicken breasts on the preheated grill. Cook for 3-5 minutes, and then flip to the other side. Brush with BBQ sauce. Cook for another 3-5 minutes. Brush the other side with BBQ sauce. (Use a thermometer to check for doneness, the internal temperature should be 160 degrees.)
  • Meanwhile, brush the onion slices with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and add to the grill with the chicken; cook for about 4-5 minutes flipping once.
  • Toast the hamburger buns along with the onions. Remove from the heat.
  • To Assemble: Spread a little BBQ sauce on the bottom bun. Top with a lettuce leaf, grilled onion, grilled chicken breast, pepper jack cheese, tomato and bacon. Spread guacamole on the top bun and cover the burger. Spear with a bamboo stick to hold everything together. Now devour!