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Croque Madame Chicken Burgers

By: Nicole 15 Comments
Posted: 02/16/16

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So I had this naive idea that life after Teddy, work-wise, would be totally easy. I confidently told myself and everyone else around me that things wouldn’t change when it came to the blog. I’d break out the camera, cook, and navigate social media shares while Teddy napped. What I couldn’t get done during nap time, I’d get done while my Mom watched him one day a week. Also, dinner would be on the table, the bed would be made, and I’d pick up the trail I’d left around the house all day, all before Kevin would get home.

I’m sure I don’t even have to say this out loud, but, man, mothering a child is no joke. I can’t just put him down and let him entertain himself, because I’d feel like I’m not engaging him enough. I can’t hold him and play with him all day, because then I’ll be spoiling him, overstimulating him, and thinking about all the work I need to get done.

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While some of my expectations have been met, for the most part, I’m really struggling to keep up with the freelance work that’s built up in the last couple months, produce new content for this space, and manage to get dinner on the table a few nights a week.

The few days a week I do manage to get a recipe developed and photographed, it ends up being dinner for us later that night, which in this case, I was perfectly happy with…

Chicken burgers have become a somewhat regular item in our dinner rotation, and they’ve definitely had their fair share of moments here on Cooking for Keeps. I just love that they’re a healthier alternative to a burger, super easy to throw together and are sort of chameleon when it comes to flavor combinations. I think maybe that’s why I love burgers in general so much, I can literally throw whatever crazy ingredients (within reason) I want on top of a patty, between two buns, and I’m pretty much guaranteed something delicious.

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In this case, I took my favorite French sandwich, a croque madame, and turned it into a chicken burger worthy of any brasserie. For those not familiar, a croque madame is a classic French open-face sammy. It’s piled high with ham, shredded gruyere cheese, and buttered bread, then topped off with a perfectly runny fried egg — sort of like heaven on this earth…

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All of the classic components of the croque madame are here — ham (in the form of salty prosciutto), gruyere (in the form of a stringy, gooey gruyere fondue), and of course, a runny fried egg. All of it is nestled on top of a simply flavored chicken patty, and then sandwiched between a toasted pretzel bun.

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I served them with some bakes sweet potato fries, but really, they’re hearty enough to stand on their own…

That’s all I’ve got folks…nap time is over…

Croque Madame Chicken Burgers

Croque Madame Chicken Burgers
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
Author: Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps
Serves: 4 burgers
Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1 large garlic clove, grated
  • ½ onion, grated
  • 1¼ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1½ teaspoons flour
  • 1¼ cups shredded gruyere or swiss cheese (I used the pre-shredded gruyere and swiss combo from Trader Joe's)
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 8 slices of prosciutto
  • 4 fried eggs eggs
  • 4 pretzel buns, toasted
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, use hands combine ground chicken, garlic, onion, alt and worcestershire sauce. Do not over mix. Form into four burger patties.
  2. Heat a large non-stick skillet to a medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Cook burgers, about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through.
  3. While burgers cook, make cheese fondue. Toss cheese with flour in a small bowl. Add to a small sauce pan, along with milk. Turn the heat on a medium-low. Stir frequently until cheese is completely melted. (It will be very stringy still.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Place patties on bottom of buns. Evenly divide cheese fondue on top of patties, top with prosciutto and fried egg.
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  1. Josh | The Kentucky Gent says

    Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:00 pm

    Holy hell girl. These looks delicious.

    Everything is better with a pretzel bun!

    I seriously admire those bloggers out there that have kids on top of treating their blog like a biz + other freelance work. I do good to keep my head above the water most days, and I’m just one person!

    Josh | The Kentucky Gent
    http://thekentuckygent.com

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/23/16 at 12:14 am

      You are so right, EVERYTHING is better with a pretzel bun! Thanks Josh!

      Reply
  2. Kathryn Mader says

    Posted on 2/16/16 at 6:34 pm

    Probably almost every woman thinks she can be Superwoman, but it comes with a price. Hope you take care of yourself! Babies are the best, enjoy him because he will be 6 years old before you can blink 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/23/16 at 12:13 am

      Thank you so much Kathryn! I’m trying to enjoy these days as much as possible! He’s already getting so much older and he’s only two months! Ha!

      Reply
  3. Cindy says

    Posted on 2/16/16 at 7:50 pm

    I feel you! Mothering is harder work than you can imagine (and the mom-guilt is so real). You’ll find your stride and you’ll learn to prioritize. Enough unsolicited advice from me, let’s talk about these burgers! They’re a dream. I mean, gruyere fondue?! Heart-eyes.

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    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/23/16 at 12:12 am

      SO much harder! Advice is ALWAYS welcome! Thanks Cindy!!

      Reply
  4. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    Posted on 2/17/16 at 3:00 am

    Oh man, mothering is no joke. But I agree with Cindy’s comment — you will figure out what works, in time. And just know it’ll never feel perfectly right and that’s OK. You’re still being the best mama you can to Teddy. I mean, one day he’ll get to eat these chicken burgers and that’s amazing parenting right there. 😉 xo

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/23/16 at 12:12 am

      Thanks for the encouraging words my friend!! I hope he eats chicken burgers when he can eat real food! Ha!

      Reply
  5. Ashlyn ~ Dollop Of Yum says

    Posted on 2/18/16 at 1:17 am

    These look amazing! I also love that you used a pretzel bun because they are my absolute fave!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 2/23/16 at 12:10 am

      Thanks Ashlyn!!

      Reply
  6. Ashley says

    Posted on 2/18/16 at 8:56 pm

    I can only imagine how hard it must be to juggle everything right now!! But I would also be very happy with these burgers for dinner! With those pretzel buns!

    Reply
  7. Ann Pierce says

    Posted on 8/28/16 at 3:10 am

    Nothing is better than a croque madame chicken burgers for breakfast! I’ve try this recipe many times and it turns out to be perfect every every time!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 8/29/16 at 4:23 pm

      So glad you like them Ann!

      Reply

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