Spicy chicken burgers recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Give your traditional chicken burger recipe a healthy makeover with this Cajun-spiced version. Layer up these spicy burgers with smoky, griddled chicken breasts and crunchy carrot slaw in a soft brioche bun for a tasty family treat.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook, plus marinating
- 427 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- ¾ tsp crushed chillies
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- 4 brioche buns (or other white buns), halved
- 1 Little Gem lettuce, leaves separated
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
For the slaw
- 1 large (around 100g) carrot, grated
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- ½ red onion, finely sliced
- 50g low-fat Greek-style yogurt
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1800kJ 427.0kcal
- Fat
- 11g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 1.6g
- Sugars
- 10g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 35.9gProtein 44.8gFibre 5.8g
Method
- Put the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of clingfilm or nonstick baking paper. Bash with a rolling pin until 1.5cm thick.
- Put the flattened chicken breasts in a large bowl and add the garlic, Cajun seasoning, crushed chillies and olive oil. Stir to coat the chicken, cover and leave to marinate for 10 mins.
- Meanwhile, make the slaw. Combine the carrot, coriander and red onion with the yogurt and Dijon mustard in a bowl. Season well and mix until fully combined. Set aside until ready to serve.
- Put a griddle or a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the chicken breasts, in batches, and griddle on each side for 4-5 mins, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Once the chicken is cooked, reduce the heat to medium. Toast the brioche buns, cut-side down, on the griddle pan for 1-2 mins.
- To assemble the burger, place a few lettuce leaves on the bottom half of each bun, top with a few tomato slices, a spicy chicken breast and a spoonful of carrot slaw. Sandwich with the top half of the bun.
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