Bagels with Lemon Chicken and Avocado Sauce

Who said bagels were just a breakfast food? Now you can try it with chicken and avocado sauce. Turn it into a new meal.

Ingredients

• 1 ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon each pepper, oregano and paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 bagels, halved
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• romaine lettuce
• 1/4 pound cream cheese
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• juice of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

1. Combine all sauce ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.

2. Refrigerate sauce.

3. Combine ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, oregano, paprika, lemon zest and garlic.

4. Shape into 4 patties about 4 inches in diameter and 3/4 inch thick.

5. Grill over medium heat for 5 minutes per side until no longer pink inside.

6. Arrange tomato slices then sliced mushrooms over bottom half of each bagel.

7. Place chicken on top and cover with avocado sauce, lettuce and top of bagels.