Name: Portuguese Chicken Burger recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: portuguese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise; 1 1/2 tbs sweet chilli sauce; 6 (fillets) chicken thighs trimmed; 3 tsp Portuguese chicken seasoning; 3 tbs olive oil; 2 tbs lemon juice; 1 pinch sea salt *to taste; 1 olive oil spray; 6 hamburger rolls halved; 70 g mixed salad leaves; 1 red onion sliced; 2 tomatoes thinly sliced

by AngelDust Last updated on 07/09/2019

After tasting this you will never eat another takeaway burger again! - AngelDust

Ingredients

1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1 1/2 tbs sweet chilli sauce
6 (fillets) chicken thighs trimmed
3 tsp Portuguese chicken seasoning
3 tbs olive oil
2 tbs lemon juice
1 pinch sea salt *to taste
1 olive oil spray
6 hamburger rolls halved
70 g mixed salad leaves
1 red onion sliced
2 tomatoes thinly sliced

Method

Step 1

Combine mayonnaise and sweet chilli sauce in a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
Step 2

Place chicken between 2 sheets of baking paper. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, pound fillets until approximately 1 cm thick.
Step 3

Combine seasoning, oil and lemon juice in a shallow ceramic dish.
Step 4

Add chicken, turning to coat well and sprinkle with sea salt.
Step 5

Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 6

Preheat a barbeque plate or char-grill over medium high heat. Remove chicken from marinade.
Step 7

Cook for 4 minutes each side or until cooked through.
Step 8

Spray cut sides of rolls with olive oil spray. Toast rolls on barbeque plate or char-grill for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden.
Step 9

Place salad leaves, tomato, onion and chicken on roll bases. Top with the mayonnaise mixture. Replace roll tops and serve.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

If you like your Portuguese chicken 'extra tasty' I suggest doubling the marinade, I did this last time I cooked these burgers and they were very flavoursome.