Craving a burger with a kick? Try our Smokey Cajun Chicken Burger tonight! Smokey Cajun Chicken Burger Recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb ground chicken
1 egg
¼ cup breadcrumbs
⅓ cup red bell pepper, finely diced
2 tablespoons green onion, diced
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or minced
1 tablespoon avocado oil, or oil of your choice, more if needed
4 slices cheddar cheese
2 strips bacon, cooked and cut in half
2 brioche buns, toasted
Mayo
Sriracha sauce
Red onion, sliced
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, red bell pepper, green onion, smoked paprika, Cajun seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, and garlic. Mix well.
Divide the mixture into four equal parts, roll each into a ball.
Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the balls in the skillet and smash them into patties using a spatula. Cook for 4-5 minutes on one side, then flip.
Place a slice of cheddar cheese on each patty, cover the skillet with a lid, and cook for another 3-4 minutes until cheese melts.
While the patties are cooking, prepare the buns by spreading mayo and sriracha sauce on each half. Place a patty on the bottom bun, add red onion and two pieces of bacon, then cover with the top bun.
Serve hot and enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 25 minutes | Kcal: 590 kcal | Servings: 2
Smokey Cajun Chicken Burger
Equipment
- Large Skillet (I like cast-iron, it goes from stove/oven to table)
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs
- ⅓ cup red bell pepper finely diced
- 2 tablespoons green onion diced
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or oil of your choice, more if needed
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 2 strips bacon cooked and cut in half
- 2 brioche buns toasted
- Mayo
- Sriracha sauce
- Red onion sliced
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, red bell pepper, green onion, smoked paprika, Cajun seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, and garlic. Mix well.
- Divide the mixture into four equal parts, roll each into a ball.
- Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the balls in the skillet and smash them into patties using a spatula. Cook for 4-5 minutes on one side, then flip.
- Place a slice of cheddar cheese on each patty, cover the skillet with a lid, and cook for another 3-4 minutes until cheese melts.
- While the patties are cooking, prepare the buns by spreading mayo and sriracha sauce on each half. Place a patty on the bottom bun, add red onion and two pieces of bacon, then cover with the top bun.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
