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Tex-Mex chicken burger

For this Tex-Mex inspired burger the usual beef pattie has been abandoned in favour of fried chicken with chilli, put together with sliced avocado and raw baby spinach.

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Last modified on: June 23^th 2021

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 avocados
2 2 limes
3 3.5 oz Cheddar cheese
4 16 leaves fresh spinach
5 2 onions
6 4 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro)
7 4 tablespoons olive oil
8 1 lb + 0.8 oz chicken breast
9 2 tablespoons chilli spices (optional)
10 8 Hamburger buns

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32 min.	15 min.	47 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Prepare all the burger ingredients apart from the meat:

– Prepare 2 avocados, slice fairly thickly and drizzle with lime juice.
– Cut 3.5 oz Cheddar cheese into thin shavings with a vegetable peeler.
– Prepare 2 onions and slice thinly.
– Rinse and dry 16 leaves fresh spinach.
– Pick the coriander (cilantro) leaves off the stalks.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut 1 lb + 0.8 oz chicken breast into strips.

Salt and pepper then set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a small frying pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the chicken pieces.

Fry until lightly browned., then add 2 tablespoons chilli spices at the end.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Slice 8 Hamburger buns through the middle.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Toast the bottom halves, sitting the "lids" on top of the toaster to do them lightly at the same time

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Assemble the burgers: take a bottom half, add some chicken, then onion slices, then avocado.

Drizzle a little lime juice over.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add the spinach leaves and cheese shavings.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Finish with the top half of the bun.

Stage 9

Your burger is ready to enjoy.

Remarks

If you like it, try spreading a little mustard on the bun before assembling your burger, or a few drops of Tabasco – or even both.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,919 Kcal or 8,034 Kj	168 gr	312 gr	198 gr
96 %	65 %	29 %	30 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
86 Kcal or 360 Kj	8 gr	14 gr	9 gr
4 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
240 Kcal or 1,005 Kj	21 gr	39 gr	25 gr
12 %	8 %	4 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 16.29 €
Per person : 2.04 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chinese style chicken, Paella, Escalope cordon bleu, ... All
	Cheddar cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, Raw green asparagus salad, Deep leek and potato quiche, Two-cheese quiche, ... All
	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baby spinach salad, Mixed vegetable curry, How to prepare spinach, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All
	Hamburger buns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan bagnat, Comtois surprise bread, Hamburgers, Chicano burger, ... All

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