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Tropical chicken burgers

For a healthier burger and chips, reach for this recipe and not for your local takeaway joint! High in fibre, and full of delicious tropical flavours, you'll never order in again!

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 600g kumara, cut into wedges
  • olive spray oil
  • ¼ small pineapple, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
  • 2 x 250g chicken breast fillets
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • 4 small wholegrain rolls, split
  • 4 cups baby lettuce leaves
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into ribbons with a peeler
  • ¼ cup mint leaves
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place kumara on prepared tray and spray with olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and tender.

    2 Spray a grill pan with oil and set over high heat. Cook pineapple slices for 2 minutes on each side, or until lightly charred and heated through. Transfer to a plate.

    3 Meanwhile, cut each chicken breast horizontally into 2 thin fillets. Place chicken on a plate. Spray fillets with olive oil, then sprinkle with Cajun seasoning.

    4 Cook chicken on grill plate for 2–3 minutes each side, or until browned and cooked through.

    5 Meanwhile, preheat grill. Toast rolls until light golden. Place roll bases on 4 serving plates. Top with the lettuce, cucumber, mint, chicken and pineapple. Add the tops of rolls to burgers. Serve with the kumara wedges.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free buns and check Cajun seasoning is gluten free.

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