Caribbean Chicken Burgers

One reason this is my favorite time of year is the fact that I can grill my food nearly every weekend. I love it all on the grill---brats, hot dogs, chicken, steak---but, I think my all time favorite grill food is the burger. Usually, I just slap some burger into a patty and throw it on the grill, hoping that I don't leave it on so long that it dries out. This is especially hard to do with my husband's burgers. He wants well done, even if it means the consistency of shoe leather. ewww.

Recently, my friends at Red Gold Tomatoes sent me a little something to remedy that dried out burger. It was a six-pack of various cans of diced tomatoes and an awesome bottle of Mama Selita's Jalapeno Ketchup!

There was a time when I thought canned tomatoes should only be opened in the dead of winter but, while I do love a beautiful, ripe fresh tomato, I have come to find some great uses for the canned variety. Along with the six pack of tomato product, there were some fabulous recipes that I just had to try.

The recipes all sound great. There is a Red Gold burger, topped with a delicious sounding tomato mixture-- green onions, garlic, jalapenos, ginger, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar....oh my...this is next on my list. There is a Spicy Burger consisting of ground beef mixed with Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, and an Italian Burger that has ground beef mixed with Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, & Oregano. Both of those sounded really good, but I decided a something a little different. Take a look at this:

Caribbean Chicken Burger (courtesy of Red Gold Tomatoes)

1 pound ground chicken

1 (14.5 ounce) can Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes with Lime Juice & Cilantro, drained well

1 egg beaten

1/4 cup bread crumbs

Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine ground chicken, Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Lime Juice & Cilantro, egg, and bread crumbs in a bowl. Form into patties and season with salt and black pepper. Place on grill and cook to desired temperature, 160 degrees F. for completely cooked burgers.

Serving Suggestions: Serve on toasted bun, with sliced avocado or a grilled pineapple slice.

Be sure to drain the tomatoes really well or the burger will fall apart...

I went easy and used canned pineapple...they turned out yummy!

Some panko bread crumbs and an egg help bind everything together.

You may want to oil the grill first...they do stick a little.

Oh my gosh...these were good! The tomatoes really keep the meat from drying out.

Here is the deal behind all of this goodness: Red Gold Tomatoes is hosting a Summer Grillin' Party on Facebook! As part of the promotion, they will be giving away 1,000 Red Gold "Summertime Tomatoes All Year Long" Aprons every week via a random drawing. There will also be one grand prize winner who will win a large Big Green Egg Grill--a $1000 value! Anyone who registers will automatically be entered into the weekly drawing and into the grand prize drawing, plus anyone can earn additional entries by referring others to participate.  Just visit Red Gold's Facebook Page for all of the details. The giveaway is going to run from July 24th until August 30th...so get going!

As a bonus, Red Gold is allowing me to give away the same tomato kit I received to one of my readers...how cool is that?! Simply leave a comment letting me know which Red Gold Recipe strikes your fancy, then be sure to leave your contact info. via the Rafflecopter widget....it's easy....just login using your Facebook account or your email. :) You can get extra entries by liking The Dutch Baker's Daughter on Facebook and Red Gold Tomatoes on Facebook. I'll let Rafflecopter select the winner on August 7th. For more tips and recipes, visit Red Gold Tomatoes on Pinterest, You Tube, and Instagram.

Disclosure: I was given free product in order to try Red Gold Tomato's recipes. All opinions are my own.

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