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Piri piri chicken burgers with courgette ‘fries’

Spicy, herby chicken patties, layered with a zingy slaw and creamy piri piri dressing

Spicy, herby chicken patties, layered with a zingy slaw and creamy piri piri dressing

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.43 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 458g serving contains

Energy
2052kj
490kcal
25%
Fat
20.2g
High
29%
Saturates
9.6g
Med
48%
Sugars
14.7g
High
16%
Salt
1.92g
High
32%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
448kj/107kcal

Ingredients

3tsp rapeseed oil

1tsp mixed dried herbs

2tbsp piri piri seasoning

650g chicken thighs, skinned and deboned

250g red cabbage, thinly sliced

1 carrot, grated

1 onion, grated

Juice and zest 1 lime

2tsp white wine vinegar

2 courgettes, cut into chips

½tsp cornflour

4 Asda Sliced Brioche Burger Buns

100ml Asda 50% Less Fat Crème Fraîche

80g baby spinach

2 tomatoes, thinly sliced

Method

1
In a large bowl, mix 1tsp oil, the herbs and 1tbsp of the piri piri seasoning. Add the chicken; mix to coat. Cover and chill for at least 2 hrs to marinate.
2
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
3
For the slaw, mix together the cabbage, carrot and onion. Add the lime juice and vinegar. Chill.
4
Put the courgettes in a large bowl and toss with 1tsp of the oil, the cornflour and some black pepper. Put on a baking tray and roast for 20 mins until golden.
5
Meanwhile, add 1tsp of the oil to a frying pan; fry the chicken on medium-high for 5 mins on each side until starting to brown. Put on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 30 mins until cooked through.
6
Toast the buns lightly on a griddle or under the grill.
7
Mix together the lime zest, crème fraîche and the remaining 1tbsp piri piri seasoning. Spread in the buns, then layer with the spinach, slaw, tomato and chicken. Serve with the courgette fries.