Southwest Chipotle Chicken Burgers Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2 minutes, peppers and saute for 3 more minutes. Add black beans, chipotle and cumin, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Place aside to cool. Combine chicken and vegetable mixture to form into a patty, season both sides with pepper.
• Shape into 5 patties. Can be individually frozen at this point, let thaw for 1 day in refrigerator before sauteing.
• Saute patties in small amount of olive oil about 4 minutes / side or until done. Place burger on bun and top with avocado slices and lettuce.
• **Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce- comes in a small can in the International foods aisle of the grocery. Fish out needed peppers with a little sauce, chop and add to recipe. Freeze the rest of the can contents in a freezer ziplock bag. Whenever you need some, you can just break off a chunk and add it to your recipe (like chili, tacos, etc).

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Add the ham hock, beans, broth, chilies, onion and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until ham is tender. , Remove ham bone. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-size pieces and return to slow cooker. Serve with sour cream if desired.