Grilled Chipotle Chicken Burger with Adobo Aioli

 A juicy burger flavored with chipotle in adobo and served with pepper jack cheese and a chipotle aioli.

Ingredients

For the Burgers

1 Tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley

1 Tablespoon adobo sauce (from the canned chipotle in adobo peppers)

2 minced garlic cloves

1 tsp. onion powder

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp pepper

2 Tablespoons milk

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

2 slices white or wheat bread, crusts removed and cut into small dice (1/8")

1 pound ground chicken

4 or 5 slices pepper jack cheese

For the Aioli

1/2 cup mayo

3/4 tsp sugar

2 or 3 chipotle in adobo peppers, finely chopped

1 garlic clove,  minced

Juice of 1/2 lime

Serving

Brioche buns

Toppings such as lettuce, tomato, red onion

Instructions

In medium bowl, combine parsley, adobo sauce, garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper, milk and mayo. Stir to combine. Add in bread crumbs and mash the mixture together with a fork until it forms a chunky paste. Add the ground chicken and gently mix together until just combined.

Form into four or five patties. They will be sticky.

Grill the burgers over direct heat for 4  minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 165. Top with cheese the final  minutes.

To prepare aioli mixture, combine all ingredients in small bowl.

To serve, place grilled patty on bun. Top with cheese and other toppings.