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Chicken Pesto Burgers
If you love burgers, but are stuck in a bit or a rut or you want to make more burgers at home then give these Chicken Pesto Burgers a try!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 626 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 150 g chicken breast (cut in to chunks)
- 2 shallots
- 2 tablespoon pesto for the burger
- 2 tablespoon pesto for the sauce
- 4 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- 0.5 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 burger buns
- 1 handful Rocket (arugula)
- 2 tablespoon Low fat yogurt
- 30 g mature cheddar sliced
Instructions
- Put 150 g Chicken breast, 2 Shallots and 2 tablespoon Pesto into a food processor and blend until minced.
- Combine the mince with 4 tablespoon Breadcrumbs and form the mixture into two burgers.
- Make the pesto burger sauce by mixing together 2 tablespoon Pesto with 2 tablespoon Low fat yogurt.
- Heat 0.5 tablespoon Olive oil in a frying pan and cook the burgers for 10 minutes or until they reach 75°C, flipping every couple of minutes. Melt 30 g Mature cheddar for a couple of minutes before finished.
- Stack your burger by adding some sauce to the bottom and top of 2 Burger buns, then divide 1 handful Rocket (arugula) on the bottoms, topping with the cooked burger and putting the bun top on.
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Notes
- You could use lean beef mince instead of chicken to make a pesto beef burger.
- Sneak a some vegetables in by adding in some grated courgette. It will bulk the burgers out a little and add some extra goodness.
- If you don't like the strong peppery flavour of rocket lettuce, you could swap it for iceberg instead.
- Go bun-less and use a giant lettuce leaf instead for a low carb option. You could even use grilled Portobello mushrooms.
- We fried the burgers in a pan, but you could save yourself some oil and cook them under the grill instead or on the BBQ.
- Mix things up a little and swap the cheddar for some Swiss cheese or goat's cheese.
- These go great with some Onion Rings.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1burger
Calories
626kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
63g
(126%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Sodium
923mg
(38%)
Potassium
319mg
(9%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1200IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
23.1mg
(26%)
Calcium
330mg
(33%)
Iron
4.9mg
(27%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 626
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1burger | |
| Calories | 626kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 63g | 126% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 923mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 319mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1200IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 23.1mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 330mg | 33% |
| Iron | 4.9mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.