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Recipe: Mediterranean chicken, quinoa & chia burgers
An easy recipe for chicken burgers with added superfoods, quinoa and chia, flavoured with basil and sun dried tomatoes
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 cooked chicken thighs or leftover roast chicken – skinned and boned - about 240g
- 100 g quinoa -cooked as per packet instructions and well drained - 250g cooked weight
- 1 large egg – beaten
- 2 tbs chia seed
- 1 tbs fresh basil – chopped
- 1 tbs sun dried tomatoes – chopped
- 1 tbs plain flour
- Salt & pepper
- 1 tbs light olive oil
Instructions
- Put the chicken into a food processor or chopper and whizz until shredded. Place in a bowl and add all the other ingredients apart from the flour and mix well. Add enough flour so the mixture will stick together and season to taste.
- Divide the mixture into 8, and shape into round patties, each about 2cm thick, place on a plate cover with cling film and pop into the fridge for a few hours to firm up.
- Fry over a medium in the olive oil for about five minutes each side until golden brown and hot all the way through.
- Serve with salad, or in a burger bun.
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