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Chicken-Chorizo Burgers with Avocado Mayonnaise

Source of Recipe


Cooking Light-7/02






List of Ingredients



• Mayonnaise:
  
• 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
  
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 ripe peeled avocado, seeded
  
• Burgers:
  
• 1/2 pound Spanish chorizo sausage (such as Usingers')
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 5 (6-inch) corn tortillas, torn into bite-sized pieces
  
• 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast, coarsely chopped
  
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  
• cooking spray
  
• 8 (2 ounce) onion rolls, toasted
  
• 8 (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato
  






Instructions



1. Prepare grill or broiler.
   
   
2. To prepare mayonnaise, combine first 5 ingredients in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until combined. Cover and chill mayonnaise.
   
   
3. To prepare burgers, remove casings from sausage. Place sausage, salt, tortillas, chicken and jalapeno in food processor; process 30 seconds or until mixture is coarsely ground. Divide mixture into 8 equal portions; shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
   
   
4. Place patties on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 7 minutes or each side or until done.
   
   
5. Cut rolls in half horizonally; spread 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise mixture over top half of each roll. Place tomato slices on bottom halves of rolls; top each with 1 patty and top half of each roll.
   
   
6. 385 cal, 12.6g fat, 29.2g pro, 39.5g carb, 3g fiber, 63mg chol, 2.8mg iron, 735mg sod, 111mg calc.