Ground Chicken Burger Pitas

Experimenting with food has it's risks.  Sometimes I get over-ambitious when something should just be simple.  The result is food that is edible, but could be a lot better.  That is what happened with these chicken burgers.  I added an egg to the meat when I should have left it out.  It was a good meal, but it would have been a lot better without the egg.  So if you try this recipe, make it huevo-free.

Here's what you need:

1 tsp Adobo

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Black pepper

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 lb Ground chicken

1 chopped shallot

Pita bread

Lettuce (I prefer arugula or some sort of baby lettuce)

Tomato

Rosemary and Garlic Mayo (Mince garlic and fresh rosemary and mix into mayo.  If you make it the day before, the flavors will be nicely blended.  This mayo recipes is thanks to Giada de Laurentiis.)

Before you start cooking, wrap the pitas in foil and put them in the oven on 250 to warm.

Combine ground chicken, the spices, the shallot, and olive oil.  Yes, there's the egg peeking out from underneath the shallots.  Pretend it's not there.  Squish the ingredients together with your hands and create patties in the size of your choice.

Cook patties on a grill or pan until cooked through.  This is chicken, so make sure they're well done!  If you can keep yourself from squishing them with the spatula while they're cooking, they'll stay juicy.

Spread the mayo in the warm pitas and stuff with chicken patties, tomato slices, and lettuce.

I ate mine with a salad of lettuce, grape tomatoes, olive oil/rice wine vinaigrette, and cheese.  ¡Que aprovecho!