Jerk Chicken Burger Recipes

These delicious ground jerk chicken burgers are loaded with spice and flavor and they're super quick and easy to make. Perfect for a weeknight meal and a great alternative to beef burgers. Ideal for serving to a crowd, for grilling outside (or inside) and they can also be prepped ahead of time to make serving these a breeze.

If you're a fan of jerk seasoning and flavour, you will LOVE these jerk spiced chicken burgers. Served on a toasted bun with an easy slaw to cool things down, it's the perfect ground chicken burger. The key to making these juicy and delicious chicken burgers is using a mix of dark and white ground chicken, or all dark meat. I prefer using all ground chicken thighs (boneless and skinless) for these burgers (and most things) because they have way better flavour and won't dry out. They can of course be made with white meat or a mix if you prefer, but my personal preference is to use dark meat.

Below are all the ingredients you'll need to make these flavourful and super delicious jerk chicken burgers. See substitutions at the end of this post for alternatives if you need.

The Crunchiest Jerk Chicken Burger

Making your own jerk spice blend is SO easy and it's great to have on hand. I prefer making my own because I can control the heat and salt. But feel free to use a store bought version that you love instead.

Jerk actually refers to a style of cooking native to Jamaica, where meat is dry rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mix. Jerk seasoning is a blend of different spices that can include: allspice, Scotch bonnet peppers, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, thyme, garlic, brown sugar, ginger and salt.

Simply combine all spices in a jar and stir. Store in an airtight container in the pantry for up to six months.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sandwich

In a large bowl, combine the tamari, lime juice plus zest, shallot, green onion, garlic, pepper, jerk spice blend, Chinese five spice and salt. Mix well to combine.

Form into four large patties. Each burger will weigh just over 5oz. Refrigerate the patties for about 15 minutes so they hold together.

You can cook these jerk chicken burgers inside on a skillet (and finish them in the oven), my preferred method for cooking inside. Or, you can of course grill them on a BBQ.

Jerk Chicken Thigh Burger And Charred Pineapple Recipe

Making this slaw for the jerk chicken burgers is not only super easy - hello bagged coleslaw! It's also kinda necessary for these chicken burgers. It helps to cool things down and complements the jerk chicken very well.

I find using bagged coleslaw the easiest way to make slaw, but if you prefer, use a mix of shredded cabbage and/or carrot instead.

In a large salad bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, lime juice and honey and mix well. Pour in the coleslaw and cilantro and toss well to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Pineapple Plantain Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burger Recipe

These juicy jerk chicken burgers are great for meal prepping. You can prepare them in advance and leave the formed patties in the fridge in a sealed container, or on a plate wrapped in plastic wrap up to 24 hours in advance.

This recipe was inspired by Food and Wine's delicious recipe for jerk chicken, which I've made plenty of times and LOVE it!

If you make these jerk chicken burgers please share with me, by tagging me on Instagram or leave a comment and/or review below. I truly love seeing and hearing form you!

Jerk Chicken Burger Recipe

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If you're a fan of jerk, you're going to LOVE these jerk chicken burgers. They're packed with flavour, spice and don't require much prep time to make.The delicious sweet and spicy flavours in this jerk chicken burger make for a perfect summer lunch. Spicy and tangy Caribbean flavours combine with the sweetness of pure Canadian maple syrup for a flawless jerk chicken burger, with the slaw adding a delightful crunch.

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At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

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Tasty Mango Jerk Chicken Burger

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Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.This jerk chicken burger is a spicy hot treat featuring classic Jamaican seasonings and comes with a light and refreshing mango salsa.

Each element can be prepared separately and they are just as good grilled on the BBQ as they are in a skillet.

Jerk Chicken Burgers With Red Cabbage Coleslaw & Mango Salsa

When it comes to a good burger I like to be creative! As I have said before, a beef burger to me is usually a pretty classic affair, but step aside from beef and all bets are off!

I love a good spicy burger as previous offerings like my Indian Lamb burger, Thai influenced fish burger, harissa halloumi burger, Korean fried chicken burger and peri peri chicken burger show.

Rather than using minced chicken, I use a whole chicken breast, just like my other chicken burger recipe. This means we retain the flavour of chicken rather than it becoming “just a texture”.

Jerk Chicken Burgers

Yes, the marinade can be made up to a week in advance and stored in the fridge in an air tight container.

Treacle, like molasses, is a bi-product of the sugar refining process. There are some technical differences between the two products however flavour wise and utility wise black treacle and molasses are reasonably interchangeable.

I usually serve mine with potato wedges, primarily because they are simple. You can just chuck them in the oven, give them a shake halfway through and walk away.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burger

I made a little sprinkle for these that included salt, a pinch of allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and a generous sprinkle of pepper.

If fries are more of your thing, then how about some sweet potato fries? The sweetness would match really well with this jerk chicken burger!

I only mention brands of equipment if I think that they make a material difference to a recipe. But if you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments section below the recipe.

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This Jamaican influenced jerk chicken burger rocks all of the classic spicing from great jerked chook, everything from allspice berries to scotch bonnet chillies and that mango salsa provides a perfect balance.

If you made this recipe, I'd love to see what you did and what I can do better, share a picture with me on Instagram and tag me @brian