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15-minute chicken & halloumi burgers served on a wooden serving platter

15-minute chicken & halloumi burgers

Name: 15-minute chicken & halloumi burgers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 chicken breast fillets; 1 tbsp oil plus extra for frying the halloumi, if needed; 4 tbsp piri-piri sauce or other mild chilli sauce, plus extra for drizzling; ½ lemon juiced; burger buns split in half; 250g block lighter halloumi sliced into 8 pieces; ¼ small white cabbage finely sliced; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 4 tbsp hummus tzatziki or soured cream & chive dip; handful of rocket or 4-8 soft lettuce leaves; 2 large roasted red peppers from a jar, drained and sliced

Anna Glover

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins - 30 mins

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Struggle to find dishes to cook that take very little time but the whole family will love? Look no further than these chicken and halloumi burgers

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 chicken breast fillets
1 tbsp oil

plus extra for frying the halloumi, if needed
4 tbsp piri-piri sauce

or other mild chilli sauce, plus extra for drizzling
½ lemon

juiced
burger buns

split in half
250g block lighter halloumi

sliced into 8 pieces
¼ small white cabbage

finely sliced
2 tbsp mayonnaise
4 tbsp hummus

tzatziki or soured cream & chive dip
handful of rocket

or 4-8 soft lettuce leaves
2 large roasted red peppers

from a jar, drained and sliced

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal737
fat42g
saturates10g
carbs49g
sugars6g
fibre4g
protein39g

high
salt4.1g

Method

step 1

Put the chicken breast fillets between two pieces of baking parchment and use a rolling pin to gently bash them until they are approximately 1cm thick. Cut each chicken breast into two even pieces.
step 2

If you're using a frying pan, heat two frying pans over medium-high heat, with one of them containing oil. Fry the chicken in the oiled pan for 3-4 mins on each side until they are cooked through. Season the chicken, reduce the heat, drizzle in the chilli sauce and half of the lemon juice, and cook for an additional 1-2 mins until the sauce is reduced. Remove the chicken from the heat.
step 3

If you're using an air-fryer, preheat it to 180C for 4 mins. Add the chicken to the air-fryer and cook for 12 mins. Drizzle over the chilli sauce and half the lemon juice and cook for an additional 1-2 mins until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is reduced. Remove the chicken and keep it warm.
step 4

While the chicken is cooking, toast the buns in the dry frying pan for 30 seconds. Transfer them to a plate. If you're using an air fryer, put the buns in the air fryer for 1-2 mins until they are warm. Increase the air fryer temperature to 200C. Add the halloumi to the air fryer basket and cook for 10 mins, turning halfway through, until it's golden. Toss the cabbage with the mayo and the remaining lemon juice.
step 5

Spoon the hummus (or dip of your choice) into the toasted buns, then top with the rocket, chilli chicken, halloumi, and peppers. Drizzle with a little more chilli sauce, spoon over the cabbage, season with black pepper, and top with the bun lids. Serve with any extra cabbage on the side or a green salad.

RECIPE TIPS

USE THE LEFTOVERS

This recipe is easily halved; or layer any remaining rocket, dip, halloumi and peppers into a lunchbox for the next day.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2019

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