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Apple Cheddar Chicken Burgers have apples, onions, ancho chile powder, and buttermilk soaked breadcrumbs. As if that wasn’t enough, they’re flecked with Cabot extremely sharp Cheddar cheese and topped with zucchini chips, too.

I can’t believe #BurgerMonth is almost over. I also can’t believe that I’ve shared at least 5 burgers on my blog this month. There should have been more, but I am lazy. I don’t get to do as much blogging at work with this new job. I just need to stop being lazy and take my laptop with me to work.

Of course, I can’t use it at work. I can’t even take it out of the bag when I’m at work. Something about working in a secured facility. Heck, I’m just glad I still get to use my phone. If I was at headquarters, I probably would have to keep it in airplane mode.

Man, I’d be so bored. Not that I’m addicted to my phone, but a person needs a break every now and then. I like to drool over my IG feed every now and them. Try to drum up some business on there with brands. You know how it goes.

Speaking of which, I did get some recognition for a cocktail recipe and have a brand spanking new – not one but 2 sets of glasses. I can’t wait to share those babies with you. I just need to figure out what cocktails to put in them.

But that’s a whole other story.

This is about this burger right here! Yes, it’s another Girl Carnivore Burger Month Club recipe. I’ve been trying to share the recipes I didn’t get to make this past year for whatever reason. Be it time, ingredients, or just plain tiredness. I’m sure y’all can understand. Or stress. I think that was a huge factor for the last 6 to 8 months.

So, burgers.

I’m really trying NOT to go there with the old work situation. The more I’m away from it, the more I realize how toxic it really was. And how unethical some it still is. They put so much pressure and responsibility on the few and don’t make the others there that don’t work work.

 

So, burgers.

This was the October burger. It was a recipe I should have posted about a week or so ago but didn’t get the squash part of the challenge taken care of. Initially, I planned on making pumpkin buns. But, me and bread don’t have such a great working relationship. I love to eat it but hates when I try to make it. One of these days I will take a bread baking class and figure it all out.

The October challenge included creating a burger with apples, squash, ancho chile pepper, and buttermilk. Yeah. It’s a motley assortment of ingredients. But, then again, they’re all a motley assortment of ingredients. That’s kind of the point of the group.

So, for those that don’t know Ancho chiles are the dried version of the poblano pepper. At least that’s what I’ve read. You can find them whole dried in most grocery stores. I found some at my local Walmart and was able to grind some up for this burger. Of course, that’s not the ONLY thing I’m going to use them for. You’ll just have to see what else I whip up with those peppers.

If you can’t find them dried, there’s a link to order some from Amazon. I’m an affiliate and if you purchase anything after going through that link, I will get a percentage of the sales. All in the effort to keep the lights on over here at AKHA. So, thanks!

I think I need to talk about the burger now. Because I’m’ running out of photos. The chicken is not dry. The moistened breadcrumbs, the apples, and the onions make sure of that. They all combine for this sweet and savory flavor in your mouth that is just delicious. And I’m’ not a huge sweet and savory person. But these burgers were on the menu at least twice. They were that good.

The ancho chile pepper adds a nice little kick you’re not expecting. So does the Cabot seriously sharp Cheddar cheese. You don’t expect flecks of cheese throughout the burger like that. It does make for a rather intoxication aroma as they’re cooking, though. Finally, the zucchini chips bring an earthiness to the burger you’re not quite expecting. And it doesn’t hurt that they’re microwave zucchini chips.

 

Yes, I said microwave zucchini chips.

I have one more burger to create and share this week. Then I’m done until next month when we start up the burger challenges. I hope you join us. It’s really fun to see how creative everyone is with their ingredients.