Description
Healthy chicken burger with cottage cheese bun made with lean ground chicken, soft homemade cottage cheese buns, and fresh vegetables for a balanced, high-protein meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 oz cottage cheese (5–9% fat)
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Sesame seeds
- 1 egg yolk
- 3–4 oz ground chicken
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Optional spices (paprika, garlic powder, or Italian seasoning)
- 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1–2 lettuce leaves
- 1 medium tomato
- 1–2 pickles or small cucumbers
Instructions
- Mash the cottage cheese until mostly smooth and mix with the egg
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt and stir to form a soft dough
- Divide dough into two buns and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet
- Brush buns with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds
- Bake at 375°F for 20–25 minutes until lightly golden, then cool and slice
- Season ground chicken with salt, pepper, and spices and form patties
- Cook patties in a nonstick skillet for 4–5 minutes per side until cooked through
- Mix Greek yogurt, tomato paste, and Dijon mustard to make the sauce
- Assemble burger with sauce, lettuce, chicken patty, tomato, and pickles
Notes
- Drain excess liquid from cottage cheese if very wet
- Whole wheat flour can be used but buns will be denser
- Store buns in the refrigerator up to 2 days or freeze for longer storage
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking and Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg