Mexican Chicken Burgers
These Mexican Chicken Burgers are packed with all the amazing Mexican spices and topped with fresh Pico de Gallo, smashed avocado and chipotle mayonnaise. Serve in a bun or swap it for a lettuce bun or butternut squash slices for a Paleo version.
Servings: 4
Calories: 584kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Patties
- 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
- ½ medium sized red onion grated on a box grater
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3 tbsp almond flour or panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- ¼ tsp salt
- Juice and zest from 1 lime
- 1 jalapeno finely diced
- ¼ cup cilantro roughly chopped
Pico de Gallo
- 2 large ripe tomatoes seeded and chopped
- ½ a red onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 jalapeno finely chopped
- 1 lime
- Pinch of salt
Chipotle Mayonnaise
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp chipotle peppers in adobo use the sauce from the can rather than a whole pepper
- 2 tsp lime juice
- Pinch of salt
Optional Toppings
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 avocado mashed
- Romaine lettuce
- 4 slices red onion
Instructions
- Preheat a grill to medium high heat or place a grill pan on the stove.
- In a bowl combine the ground chicken, onion, cumin, smoked paprika, minced garlic, egg, almond flour, salt, juice and zest from 1 lime, jalapeño and cilantro. Using your hands blend everything together so that the seasoning is evenly distributed throughout the ground chicken.
- Form the mixture into 4 patties approx ½ inch in thickness
- To make the pico de gallo In a bowl combine the chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeño and lime juice. Stir until combined and sprinkle with salt. Taste and add more lime juice or jalapeño as desired. Set the salsa aside.
- In a bowl break up the avocado with a fork until its broken into small chunks (like a chunky guacamole)
- Stir the chipotle mayo ingredients together in a bowl
- Place the burgers on the grill and leave to cook for 5-7 minutes per side until cooked through.
- Assemble the burgers. Place a piece of lettuce on the bottom bun, top with the patty, then a big spoonful of the chipotle mayo, the smashed avocado and a spoonful of the pico de gallo. Finish with the top bun
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 1337mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 639IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 5mg