Description
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Burgers – Lean chicken burgers with grated zucchini and a buffalo kick make a fresh, easy dinner any time! (Paleo & Whole30-Friendly)
Ingredients
Scale
FOR THE BUFFALO CHICKEN BURGERS:
- 1 lb. ground chicken (I recommend 93-96% lean)
- 3/4 cup grated zucchini, excess moisture squeezed out
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 2 Tbsp. cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. buffalo sauce*
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp. salt
TO SERVE:
- Buns (or lettuce for lettuce wraps)
- Lettuce
- Ranch Dressing
- Additional buffalo sauce*
- Other burger favorites, like sliced tomatoes or red onion, avocado, pickles, cheese, etc.
Instructions
- Squeeze The Water Out Of The Zucchini. If you haven’t already, squeeze the excess moisture out of your shredded zucchini. Place the shredded zucchini in a clean paper towel or clean kitchen towel. Wrap the zucchini tightly and squeeze excess moisture out.
- Combine. In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, zucchini, green onion cilantro, buffalo sauce, garlic powder, and salt. Stir with a fork to combine, or mix with your hands to combine well.
- Divide & Shape. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and gently form into patties. I suggest making them roughly the same size as your buns or slightly larger (as they’ll shrink slightly when cooking).
- Cook The Burgers. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add burgers to the pan. (Note: the burgers shouldn’t touch each other in the pan, so work in batches of 2, if needed.) Cook burgers 5-7 minutes per side, or until they’re fully cooked through, with an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. on a meat thermometer.
- Serve & Store. Transfer cooked burgers to a clean plate and build your burgers with your favorite toppings! Add burgers to buns and layer with lettuce, a drizzle of ranch dressing, drizzle of buffalo sauce, and any other desired toppings (tomato, cheese, onion, pickles, etc.) Alternatively, you can serve these burgers wrapped in lettuce or on a bed of lettuce for a burger bowl.
Notes
*Paleo & Whole30 Notes: To keep your burgers paleo/whole30 compliant, use a plain hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot) or a compliant buffalo sauce, like Tessemae’s or Noble Made. Then, opt for a lettuce-wrapped burger, or eat it as a burger bowl.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger patty (bun + toppings not included)
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 843.7 mg
- Fat: 5.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.9 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 24.8 g
- Cholesterol: 111.2 mg