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 23th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 avocado - 2
1 lime - 3
¼ cup Cheddar cheese - 4
8 leaves fresh spinach - 5
1 onion - 6
2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro) - 7
2 tablespoons olive oil - 8
1 cup chicken breast - 9
1 tablespoon chilli spices (optional) - 10
4 Hamburger buns
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1 avocado, slice fairly thickly and drizzle with lime juice.
– Cut ¼ cup Cheddar cheese into thin shavings with a vegetable peeler.
– Prepare 1 onion and slice thinly.
– Rinse and dry 8 leaves fresh spinach.
– Pick the coriander (cilantro) leaves off the stalks.
– Prepare 1 avocado, slice fairly thickly and drizzle with lime juice.
– Cut ¼ cup Cheddar cheese into thin shavings with a vegetable peeler.
– Prepare 1 onion and slice thinly.
– Rinse and dry 8 leaves fresh spinach.
– Pick the coriander (cilantro) leaves off the stalks.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Slice 4 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.
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 |
| 1,872 Kcal or 7,838 Kj | 337 gr | 1,276 gr | 432 gr |
| 94 % | 130 % | 120 % | 65 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 168 Kcal or 703 Kj | 30 gr | 114 gr | 39 gr |
| 8 % | 12 % | 11 % | 6 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 468 Kcal or 1,959 Kj | 84 gr | 319 gr | 108 gr |
| 23 % | 32 % | 30 % | 16 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 8.14 €
- Per person : 2.04 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Coq au vin, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Chinese style chicken, ... All |
 | Cheddar cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Deep leek and potato quiche, Chicano burger, Two-cheese quiche, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All |
 | Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Pistachio and spinach pesto, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Mixed vegetable curry, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, ... All |
 | Hamburger buns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan bagnat, Chicano burger, Comtois surprise bread, Hamburgers, ... All |
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