Ingredients
Scale
Rueben Spice Blend
- 2 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. fresh ground pepper
- ½ tsp. ground coriander
- ½ tsp. ground allspice
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
Burgers
- 1 lb ground chicken (can substitute beef or turkey)
- 1.5 tsp Rueben Spice Blend
- 2 tsp coarse ground Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup fine chopped red onion
- 2 T chopped fresh parsley
- Bread crumbs (optional, use ¼ to ½ cup if need to get burgers to hold together
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 slices good quality Swiss cheese
- Thousand Island Dressing
- Sauerkraut, drained
Instructions
- Mix ingredients for Reuben Spice Blend together in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add ground chicken, spice blend, mustard, onions, and parsley. Mix together with hands to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Shape chicken mixture into four patties. If the burger mixture is too wet to shape, add bread crumbs as needed to get mixture to hold together.
- Cook chicken patties on hot, preheated grill for about 3 to 5 minutes. Grill hamburger buns at the same time. Remove buns with just toasted and set aside.
- Flip patties and grill until firm and cooked. Top sauerkraut and a slice of cheese. Leave burger on grill another minute or two, to melt the cheese.
- Spread thousand Island dressing on hamburger buns, then add cooked burgers. Serve immediately.
