August 06, 2010
Chicken Apple Bacon Sliders
When summer arrives there is nothing like having a cookout. I love the smell of being outdoors with the grill going. It reminds me of when I was little girl growing up in Georgia. As soon as the weather hit a certain temp the grill was uncovered and it was back in action. You would find my mom grilling every chance she had. This of course made everyone in the house happy. Even though I no longer live close to my parents you will still find my mom grilling away in the summer months. This time she just grills for most the neighborhood. Yes, our neighbors love my mom.
In my house, my husband does most the grilling. Which I’m totally fine with and encourage. He isn’t much of a cook so he thinks he can contribute by doing the grilling. So I handle the indoor cooking and he handles the outdoor. I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s his way of keeping me away from “his” grill, too. I’m the same way with some of my indoor appliances so I guess we are even. Living in South Florida we have the great luxury of grilling pretty much year-round. One of our favorite things to grill is burgers. My husband is a big burger fan and pretty much has one every weekend. With that being said, I’m always looking for new ways to make a burger. The burger my whole family loves are these Chicken Apple Bacon Burgers, they have a slight sweetness to them and the addition of the bacon makes them perfect. After all, my grandmother used to always say….”everything tastes better with bacon”. I made the burgers for a small get together recently and made them as sliders. They were a hit not only with the adults but the kids too. They really are the perfect size for the little ones. You can make them big or small but no matter what they are the perfect summer time grilling recipe.
Enjoy those last days of summer grilling everyone!
Chicken Apple Bacon Sliders
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 Granny Smith Apples, cored and shredded (about 3/4 cups)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 4 slices Smithfield Center-Cut Lower Fat Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 4 slices swiss cheese, quartered
- 8 small rolls, toasted and halved
- lettuce slices, for topping
- 4 slices Smithfield Center-Cut Lower Fat Bacon, cooked and halved (to use for topping)
- 8 thinly sliced Granny Smith Apple slices, for topping
- 1/4 cup honey mustard
Instructions
Prepare outdoor grill on medium, or heat an indoor grill pan at medium-high heat.
In a large bowl, stir shredded apple with celery, poultry seasoning, pepper, and salt until blended. Mix in honey, chicken, and crumbled cooked bacon. Combine until combined, but do not overmix. Shape chicken mixture into 8 1/2-inch-thick sliders.
Cook sliders 4 minutes on each side or until chicken just loses its pink color throughout. In the last minute, place quartered swiss cheese slices on tops of slices to melt cheese.
Place slider on the bottom half of the toasted roll, top with lettuce, bacon, apple slice, and 2 teaspoons of honey mustard, then place bun on top.
8 Comments
Why don’t you list the number of calories/serving in the recipes ? It would help with our weight problems !!
These look amazing! What a creative burger. Can’t wait to try them!
Another great picture & recipe...Opa is even impressed! Plan to try it this weekend. Congrats!
Wow! That picture is amazing. They look like very yummy. What a great idea and combination of ingredients.
Sounds extra good!
This recipe sounds GREAT! Can’t wait to try it out!
Mmmm! Sounds amazing!! Putting this on my “must try” list!
This sounds absolutely delicious! My son is a HUGE fan of sliders and this is definitely a new twist to the boring old hamburger sliders. I’ll try them out this weekend. Thanks for the post!
