Easy BBQ Chicken Burgers

Our easy BBQ chicken burgers are delicious, quick, and perfect for an easy summer meal idea.

If there's one thing that guarantees empty plates at our house it's burgers! And these chicken breast fillet burgers are super easy to make and taste SO good!

So if you're firing up the BBQ this weekend be sure to throw some on the grill!

Making Delicious Chicken Burgers Is A Good Thing, Here’s Why! 

Quick and easy! - because we're using the whole chicken breast fillet, no ground chicken, these burgers are quick to make, easy to season and simple to cook.

Chicken fillet burgers are way easier to make than ground chicken burgers, chicken patties made with chicken or turkey mince have a tendency to dry out and fall apart when you BBQ them.

Switch the flavours - you can season the burgers anyway you like - try them Cajun style, tikka, peri peri or just smoky BBQ.

Versatile - we cooked these flavor packed burgers on the BBQ but you can also make them in the air fryer or just under the grill indoors should the weather not be on your side!

Tasty Chicken Burger Recipe

Serves – 4 people 

Prep Time – 5 minutes

Cook Time – 20 minutes (depending on how thick the chicken is, it may take longer or less)

Total Time – 30 minutes

Our Most Popular Alternative – Chicken And Halloumi Burgers

Equipment Needed

• Meat chopping board
• Sharp knife
• Shallow bowl
• BBQ or Air Fryer
• Tongs
• Bread board
• Colander
• Vegetable chopping board
• Vegetable knife

Chicken Burgers Ingredients 

You'll only need a handful of ingredients to make these easy BBQ burgers

For the easy BBQ chicken burgers

• 2 large chicken breasts

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• pinch salt

• pinch black pepper

– if you’re short on time, try shop-bought

• chicken burgers

To serve

• 4 slices burger cheese or Cheddar cheese slices

• 4 brioche buns

• Little Gem lettuce - washed and dried

• 1 large vine tomato - washed and sliced

• 4 burger pickles

• 4 tablespoon burger sauce

• 4 tablespoon BBQ sauce

Optional Toppings - red onion, avocado slices, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, chilli jam, grilled pineapple.

For nutrition and calories see recipe card below

How To Make Chicken Burgers

It is super easy to make these simple BBQ chicken fillet burgers . 

Step One - season the chicken breast fillets

• Slice the chicken breasts into two - do this horizontally to create two simple, flat, thin burgers from each large chicken breast.

• Put the chicken fillets into a bowl (a large mixing bowl will do), pour over the olive oil, sprinkle in the smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Toss the chicken in the seasoning to coat all sides.

Cooks Note! You can season the chicken breasts up to 24 hours in advance. Just store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to cook.

Step Two - BBQ the chicken burgers

• Preheat the BBQ until it's ready to cook on. Then spritz the grill grates with cooking spray to help stop the chicken sticking.

• Lay the chicken breast burgers onto the grill over a medium heat and cook on one side for at least 8 minutes, then flip using the tongs and cook on the other side until cooked through.

Cooks Note! The internal temperature of cooked chicken should be 75C - continue to cook the chicken until this temperature is reached, no pink chicken or juices remain and the chicken is cooked through properly.

• Once the chicken burgers are cooked through properly - lay on the cheese slices and cook for a minute until they melt over the chicken.

Step Three - serve the burgers

• Once the chicken patties are cooked through - serve them up on brioche buns with all your favourite burger toppings.

Get more easy chicken dinner recipes here.

How To Cook Chicken Burgers In The Air Fryer

You can use the air fryer to cook the BBQ chicken burgers. Just lay the chicken breast fillets in a single layer in the air fryer basket.

Then cook on 200C for around 15-18 minutes. Check the internal temperature after 15 minutes and continue to cook until the chicken is cooked through properly.

Then serve the chicken sandwich burgers as above.

How To Cook Chicken Burger Patties In A Pan

You can always fry these burgers in a skillet pan over a medium high heat until cooked through.

Get all our air fryer chicken recipes here

What To Serve With Juicy Burgers

Okay, so... because this chicken sandwich is just so juicy and flavourful it goes with loads of different side dishes, I've popped a few of my favourites below

Potatoes 

• Air fryer frozen chips - these are great when you want a quick and easy dinner.
• Carrot fries - a lower carb, super tasty way to make French fries.
• Creamy potato salad - good in the summer, when it's hot and you want picky bits dinner in the garden. 

Salad 

• Pasta salad - like our bacon pasta salad or ranch pasta salad 
• Tomato and cucumber salad 

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More Delicious Burger Recipes To Try 

• Chicken And Halloumi Burger
• Bean Burgers
• Burgers In The Air Fryer
• Tofu Burgers