Buffalo Ranch (Dairy-Free) Chicken Burgers
I love chicken wings and I also love burgers. What’s better than a hybrid of both? With this little concoction, you get the best of both worlds. A juicy burger with the sauciness of a wing.
Not only is this a quick and easy meal to make, but it’s also pretty. Bonus, you also won’t feel like you ate a heavy meal.
It’s also customizable for spiciness level. For those that aren’t keen on spice, you can choose a mild buffalo sauce. We’re a spicy household – Crystal Hot Sauce is the favorite for wings in my house, but we’re also a fan of the popular Frank’s Redhot.
The ranch in this recipe is also good. I often serve these with carrot and celery sticks, or sweet potato fries, so we use a little to dip those in as well.
Buffalo Ranch (Dairy-Free) Chicken Burgers
Ingredients
Ranch
- 1 cup dairy-free plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dill
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pink Himalayan salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Burgers
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 tablespoon buffalo sauce of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- Lettuce leaves of choice – butter lettuce or romaine are my personal favorites
- 1 cucumber sliced thin (can also use radish slices)
Sauce
- 1 cup buffalo sauce of choice
- 1 teaspoon grass-fed butter, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together yogurt, vinegar, dill, parsley, garlic, and lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill in fridge while you prepare the burgers.
- Place ground chicken in a large bowl.
- Dice carrot and celery and add to bowl.
- Add buffalo sauce and salt and pepper to bowl.
- Mix well with hands.
- Wet hands and form into 4 equal burger patties and place on a plate to chill in fridge for 10 minutes.
- Warm 1 tablespoon of oil on grill or pan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
- While pan warms wash and dry lettuce leaves and place each on plates for serving.
- Lightly salt and pepper each side of the burgers. Add burgers to pan and cook on one side for 3-4 minutes then flip and cook an additional 3-4 minutes or until cooked through.
- While burgers are cooking warm buffalo sauce and butter, if using, in a sauce pan over low heat until warm.
- Add burgers one at a time to the sauce mixture making sure to cover the whole burger. Repeat until all burgers are sauced.
- Place a spoonful of ranch on lettuce, then top with burger. Place an additional spoonful of ranch on top of burger and top with cucumbers and/or radish slices.
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