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This open-face BBQ chicken burger with peach corn salsa is the perfect summer burger. Ground chicken mixed with smokey spices and BBQ sauce, all cooked to perfection, served on Texas toast, and topped with sweet and savory peach corn salsa, cotija cheese, and crispy fried onions.
Ahhhhhhhh, peach season! I think I need an intervention about my peach consumption. Every single time I go to the store, I pick up a few and then eat them in about 2.2 seconds when I walk through the door. There is seriously nothing better than a fresh summer peach.
Obviously, with my love for peaches, I threw them into this burger. I made the most delicious salsa by combining fresh summer sweet corn, peaches, cilantro, and just a squeeze of lime. Then, I made a burger patty out of ground chicken, BBQ sauce, cilantro, and lots of smoked paprika. THEN I put all of that on top of a piece of Texas toast, adding crumbled cotija cheese and a few crispy onion pieces.
Basically, I just made the most rad burger of the summer. If this were an Oscar-award-winning movie, I would be Rose, the burger would be Jack, and I truly would never let go.
I made this burger for Burger Month hosted by the lovely Kita of Girl Carnivore. Her only requirement was to make a delicious burger. I think I managed to do this. PLUS, it’s an open face, so you can pile on the toppings and not feel bad about how messy you’re about to get. Bust out your fork and knife and start munching away.
Now, I know burgers are usually served between two pieces of bread, but this burger is best served open-face. And it’s not just any open burger; it’s an open-face burger on Texas toast. So it’s like double the delicious bread flavor.
Seriously, who wouldn’t want that?!
{I got the idea for a burger on Texas toast after I saw this excellent grilled turkey burger with peaches and blueberries from TidyMom!}
Looking for more burger ideas? Try my cheesy salsa burger, chicken souvlaki burgers or my spiced lamb burger!
BBQ Chicken Burger with Peach Corn Salsa
Ingredients
For burgers:
- 1 pounds ground chicken
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 pieces frozen garlic Texas toast
- ¼ cup crumbled cotija cheese
- 4 tablespoons crunchy fried onions
For salsa:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups sweet corn kernels
- 2 whole peaches, pitted and diced small
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/2 fresh lime, juiced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
For burgers:
- In a large bowl, mix together ground chicken, cilantro, BBQ sauce, smoked paprika, chili powder, and kosher salt and form into 4 equal-sized patties.
- Set a large non-stick pan over medium heat and add in 2 teaspoons olive oil. Once the oil is hot add in the patties and fry until bottom is brown, flip and continue cooking until the patties are fully cooked. The inside of the burger should be at least 165 degrees F.
- Toast the Texas toast according to box directions, top with chicken burger, salsa, cotija cheese an crunchy fried onions.
For salsa:
- In a large skillet set over medium high heat add butter. Once the butter is melted and hot add in the sweet corn and saute for about 5 minutes until it starts to soften. Add in peaches and continue cooking just until the peaches soften.
- Remove from the heat and toss in cilantro, lime juice, and kosher salt.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I haven’t had one peach this whole summer! I’m missing out! The salsa sounds fantastic! I love this messy burger deliciousness!
That peach and cilantro and corn salsa – am just licking my lips thinking about all those flavors mingling! mmm mmm mmm! I gotta agree with Stephanie – this burger sets the bar high for any others – am starting to rethink tomato and lentil burgers as my favs….
Wow – what a burger! Love all of the awesome flavors you’ve combined here!
These… look… amazing… I can’t get enough of the fresh flavours, the open faced burger, the delicious preaches with BBQ and chicken… everything looks like it would be a delicious sweet and savoury dish!
This is one seriously legit burger Brandy! I also need some peach intervention, but only after I eat the whole bowl of this peach corn salsa!
These look incredibly amazing! I love the idea of serving them open face with everything piled on top. Pinned!
This burger looks amazing! I love the idea of having it open faced on Texas toast. A definite keeper here!
Girl, I am a vegetarian but you made this burger look sooooo good! Love the idea of a peach salsa!
Now this – this is an epic burger Brandy! Between the peach corn salsa and cojita cheese and Texas toast, girl you brought it!
Sadly, I often forget to change up what’s in my freezer and have ground chicken handy for options like this! I’ll be correcting that shopping error during my next grocery store trip. The flavors sound ah-mazing!