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These healthy chicken burger patties are juicy, flavorful, and delicious burgers made using ground chicken, almond flour, and a handful of other simple ingredients. They are high in protein and come together in less than 20 minutes.
I have been loving making this burger recipe because you can eat these chicken patties in so many ways! You can eat them sandwiched between a burger bun, on top of a salad, in a salad wrap, or on their own paired with a side of grilled asparagus, dairy-free Mexican street corn, and other veggies.
These burgers are great for lunch, dinner, or meal-prep. They are naturally high protein, gluten-free and dairy-free.
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What makes this recipe great
- You only need 8 ingredients to make this chicken patty recipe.
- These burgers are delicious! They are juicy on the inside and a bit crispy on the outside.
- Chicken burgers are a great alternative to beef burgers.
- This recipe is naturally gluten-free and dairy-free. They are also Whole30 compliant and Paleo.
Recipe ingredients
- Ground chicken– use a good quality ground chicken for this recipe. Don’t use low fat ground chicken, or they will be too dry. I use an 8% fat ground chicken in this recipe.
- Almond flour– this is used as a bread crumb replacement and works well here.
- Fresh garlic– using fresh garlic adds good flavor to the meat.
- Onion powder– I prefer using onion powder instead of having chunks of onion in my burgers. You get great flavor as well.
- Dried oregano– this adds flavor without being overwhelming.
- Egg– the egg binds the burgers together in this recipe.
- Salt and pepper– use these seasonings to taste.
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Additions/ Substitutions
- Instead of almond flour, you can use cashew flour, macadamia flour, oat flour or bread crumbs.
- Instead of fresh garlic, you could use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- You could add chili flakes or chili powder to add spice to these burgers.
- You could use turkey instead of chicken. Try this best turkey burger recipe by Killing Thyme for a turkey option.
Step by step instructions
Step 1: Mix the ground chicken, egg, some of the almond flour, the garlic, onion powder, oregano, salt and pepper together in a bowl.
Step 2: Shape into 4 burger patties and dunk each side into almond flour.
Step 3: Put the uncooked chicken burgers onto a plate as you make each one.
Step 4: Cook the chicken burgers over medium heat.
Step 5: Flip the chicken patties and cook the other side.
Step 6: Cook the chicken burgers until golden and they reach an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees F.
Expert tips
- How to store these chicken burgers: store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- How to serve them: serve them sandwiched between burger buns, surrounded by lettuce wraps, on top of a salad, or by themselves. Serve them with a side of fries, veggies, and a side salad.
- What sauces to eat with them: these chicken burgers taste great with ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, hot sauce, and buffalo chicken sauce.
- Use a garlic press to crush the garlic. This gets the garlic to blend well into the chicken burger mixture.
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Healthy Chicken Burger Patty Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed in a garlic press
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, 1/4 cup almond flour, onion powder, crushed garlic, egg, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Mix.
- Put the other 1/4 cup of almond flour in a shallow dish.
- Divide the chicken burger mixture into 4 parts and take each part and form into a burger pattie. Dunk both sides of each burger pattie into the almond flour, then put onto a plate.
- Heat the oil in large frying pan over medium heat.
- Put the chicken burger patties into the pan and cook for 5 minutes on one side side, then 3-4 minutes on the other side, until golden and cooked through. Cooking times will vary on how thick your chicken burgers are, what kind of pan you are using, and how your individual oven works. Chicken patties are considered cooked when they reach a minimum internal temperature of 165°F.
Notes
- Instead of almond flour, you can use cashew flour, macadamia flour, oat flour or bread crumbs.
- Instead of fresh garlic, you could use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- You could add chili flakes or chili powder to add spice to these burgers.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I live in Australia so we don’t use pounds to buy chicken. And I have a suspicion that if you converted your currency to dollars the amount of chicken might change.
I added the ability to switch to metric system in the recipe. Just click the toggle under the ingredients in the recipe box.
really good and filling
Can’t wait for Irish updates! You may need to Paleoize the chocolate shortbread traybakes that are sooooo good with coffee 🙂 you remember the ones?? xx
I will certainly have to paleoize those, they are ridiculously amazing and I can’t wait to eat one asap! 🙂