Chicken Burgers and Black Bean-Corn Salsa

As promised, this is the second part to last night's two part post!

I decided to divide these posts up into two postings because of the sheer length that the post would have been had they been combined. Plus, it makes it easier to find later if they're named according to which recipe is in the post!

This recipe is a pretty easy, straight forward, recipe and is very summery and light. Oh yeah, and it's YUMMY!!

Without further ado...

Chicken Burgers with Black Bean-Corn Salsa
By: Vance and Angela Bailey

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Black Bean-Corn Salsa
Ingredients:

• 1 Can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 Can of Corn (drained and rinsed)
• 1/2-1 Tomato
• 1 Chalet
• 2-3 Gloves of Garlic
• 2 Tbls Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Instructions:

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1. Drain and rinse both the black beans and the corn. 
2. Add the beans and corn in a medium sized mixing bowl.
3. Peel chalet and chop finely. Add to bowl.
4. Peel garlic and chop finely. Add to bowl.
5. Wash tomato and slice finely. Add to bowl.
6. Mix ingredients thoroughly.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Add olive oil and mix thoroughly. (Set aside.)

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Chicken Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Ground Chicken
• 1 Tsp Paprika
• 2-3 Shakes Each of Salt and Pepper
• Slight Sprinkle of Cayenne Pepper (optional)
• Monterey Jack Cheese (Sliced)
• Olive, canola, or vegetable oil (your preference)

Instructions:

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1. Open package and put meat into a medium mixing bowl.
2. Add paprika.
3. Add salt and pepper.
4. Mix thoroughly with hands.
5. Form 4 medium sized burgers with hands.
6. In a frying pan, lightly cover the face of the pan with oil. (Using medium heat, allow oil to heat thoroughly before adding meat, to prevent sticking.)
7. Add burgers to oil, browning both sides.
8. After cooking, place burgers on a plate covered with 2-3 paper towels or napkins to absorb the grease.
9. Lightly sprinkle cayenne pepper on top of the burgers.
10. Lay sliced cheese on top of the cayenne.
11. On a greased cookie sheet, place all of the burgers and heat in the oven at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes or until cheese is fully melted. 
12. Serve burgers on toast or on buns with a generous serving of black bean-corn salsa on top.
13. Enjoy!

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The hubs and I thoroughly enjoyed this meal! It was quick, easy, and pretty darn healthy! We ate a side of mac and cheese, but had we planned ahead a little better, we would have served it with peas, homemade chips, and/or a salad. The strawberry lemonade from the post previous to this one, went VERY well with it! We will certainly have this one again soon!

Happy cooking!

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