Butternut Squash Chicken Burgers

I hope you are intrigued by the title! These burgers I made are fabulous and super healthy! I’ve mentioned before that I just love butternut squash. It has such a sweet flavor when roasted in the oven. Even my Phoebs loves it 🙂

The ingredient list for this one may be a little odd, but it all comes together very nicely for a sweet chicken burger that you simply cannot say no to! I was very pleased with how they turned out and wish I would have made more to freeze. I make so many recipes all that time that I often have to log back onto my own website to remember what I put in some of my favorites 🙂

Remember, all of my recipes can easily be substituted. If you are not a butternut squash fan, you can use pumpkin (I hate pumpkin). If you don’t have the quinoa flake mix I bought, use just plain quinoa or brown rice! Possibilities are endless 🙂

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 1/2 cups of shredded chicken breast
• 1 1/2 cups of butternut squash (cubed)
• 1/3 cup of quinoa flake blend
• 1/4 cup of green onion (chopped)
• 1/4 cup of white onion (chopped)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons of natural honey
• 1 Tablespoon of whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup of dried cranberries
• 1/2 Tablespoon of ground cinnamon
• pepper to taste

Start by roasting your butternut squash, I roasted for about 25 minutes on 400 degrees Fahrenheit

To a mixing bowl add 1 1/2 cups of shredded chicken breast (the night before I placed frozen breasts in a crock pot on low for 9 hours- so easy!)

Mash your butternut squash. I did it right on the pan with a spatula

Add to the chicken

Add 1/3 cup of cooked quinoa flakes blend. I found this amazing sunrise blend from Wegmans, look at the great variety!

Next the onion

Add the cinnamon, pepper, whole wheat flour

Mix well, then add the dried cranberries and the honey for a little extra sweetness

Now form into patties. Make them fairly large because everything is already cooked! This will make about 7 burgers

Spray a pan with olive oil spray and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side

You end up with an awesome butternut squash chicken burger that is to die for!

Mmmmm look at the sides!

Nutritional info: 139 calories, 1.9 grams of fat, 18.7 grams of carbs, 12.6 grams of protein (per burger)

These were so yummy! I just devoured them. I’m also putting in my lunches for the week! 🙂

Happy eating…

XOXO With a Cherry On Top,

-Minnie