Avocado Burger with Chipotle Yogurt Sauce

FOR THE BURGERS:

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ⅓ cup whole wheat panko bread crumbs use almond meal or roughly ground oatmeal to make gluten free
• 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce finely diced*
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from the can of chipotle peppers
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 large ripe avocado peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch chunks

FOR THE CHIPOTLE YOGURT SAUCE:

• ¾ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the canned chipotle peppers above, or more to taste
• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt or more to taste

FOR SERVING:

• 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
• Optional: lettuce or spinach, thinly sliced red onion, tomato, prepared salsa, nonfat plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)