#HotSummerEats hosted by Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla continues through the weekend! While it’s technically still spring, the weather is warm (or well, it’s supposed to be – Ohio needs to get its act together!) and the pull to get grilling is strong. I couldn’t go through this entire event without heading outside and throwing some burgers on the grill.

I decided to use the blank canvas of chicken to form my patties so I could fill them with lots of flavor thanks to #HotSummerEats sponsor Gourmet Garden. I love using their stir-in-pastes and am also falling in love with their lightly dried herb selection. Gourmet Garden herbs are a perfect way to add fresh herbs to dishes – I don’t have an herb garden as I have a thumb as black as it gets and I don’t like spending the money on fresh herbs unless I know I’ll go through the whole bunch because otherwise it ends up being a waste and weeks later I find green mush hiding in my fridge.

Next time you have people over for burgers and dogs offer up this moist and flavorful chicken burger.

Herby Chicken Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground chicken (I used dark meat)
• 1/3 C panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Italian Herbs Paste
• 1 tsp Gourmet Garden Parsley Paste
• 1 tsp Gourmet Garden Garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• pinch Gourmet Garden Dried Chili Pepper
• burger toppings: lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo
• 4 burger buns

Steps:

1. In a bowl mix chicken, panko, milk, Italian herbs paste, parsley paste, garlic paste, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. When burger mixture is combined divide into four equal sized patties.
2. Grill over medium heat 7 minutes per side, or until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached.

Don’t forget to enter our giveaway and be sure to check out the other bloggers who posted more summertime recipes today:

Thank you to #HotSummerEats sponsors BenBella Vegan, Caribeque, Casabella, Gourmet Garden, Intensity Academy, Not Ketchup, Out of the Weeds, Pirate Jonny’s, Quirk Books, Spicely Organics, T.Lish , and Voodoo Chef for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for#HotSummerEats without additional compensation. All opinions are my own.