These Chicken and Cheddar Guacamole burgers are a much leaner option than most burgers and they are packed full of healthy fats too. Ditch the drive-thru and try making these instead.
We are all about helping you to reach your goals this year. Yesterday we gave you a soup that would help to increase your vegetable intake and today we are helping you to ditch the takeaways and save yourself some money by making burgers at home.
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We must admit, we got in to a bit of an unhealthy habit with ordering food last year. What with Dannii’s pregnancy cravings, her food aversions, us both being tired from the new work change and then baby coming along and us really not knowing what day it was for the first 4 weeks, let alone what we were going to have for dinner, we turned to convenience food.
But, it never tastes as good as it does when you make it yourself, so we were always disappointed, and we ended up spending a fortune. Money wasted on food that doesn’t really taste that good. Sound familiar? If you find yourself in that situation and you want to change it, then you have come to the right place, as we are all about proving healthier alternatives to your favourite food and one of our favourite foods is burgers!
Dannii discovered this burger combination in a restaurant in Nashville and she has been meaning to try them at home ever since. We have been missing out!
I know you might associate burgers with summer and putting them on the barbecue, but we eat burgers all year round and Saturday night is usually burger night in our house. We try to always keep them lean, so we use chicken or turkey when having a meat burger, but they will always have a really good cheese with them and the Wyke Vintage Cheddar we have used in these burgers gives them a creamy burst of flavour.
We have teamed up with Wyke Cheddar this year to show you that cheese doesn’t have to be ditched if you are trying to improve your diet and it can definitely be part of a healthy lifestyle. When it comes to cheese, it really is about quality over quantity and Wyke has got you covered when it comes to quality. And quantity if you look at the size of this block of cheese they sent us for Christmas. We were in cheese heaven!
We always go for a mature cheddar when we use it in our meals, because it has such a strong flavour that you can use less of it, which means less calories. It’s kind of the same way we feel about dark chocolate. Wyke has a fantastic range of mature cheddars and if you really love an aged cheddar, then their Vintage Cheddar is one to try. We had it on our cheese board this christmas and it was the first one to be finished, and cheddar is usually the last one left – so that really is saying something.
Mature cheddar is a great way to add some extra flavour to your meals and it’s a good source of vegetarian protein as well. Cheese isn’t unhealthy, a single food isn’t unhealthy, it is just the habits you form and in a healthy serving size cheese should definitely be part of your diet. Why not have #CheeseForTea this week and give these burgers a try.
Ingredients – Serves 4:
Burgers:
– 2 medium chicken breasts, ground in to mince
– Half a small onion, very finely diced
– 2 garlic cloves, crushed
– A pinch of sea salt and black pepper
– Juice of half a lime
– 4 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro)
– Jalapeño to taste, finely chopped
– 45g/1.5 oz Wyke Vintage Cheddar, grated
– 4 wholewheat burger buns
– Salad and red onion to serve (optional)
Guacamole:
– 1 avocado
– Juice of half a lime
– 4tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped
– Quarter of a small red onion, finely diced
– Jalapeño to taste, finely diced
– 1 small tomato, finely taste
– A pinch of sea salt and black pepper
Method:
1) Put all of the burger ingredients in a bowl and mix well and form in to 4 burgers. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes before cooking.
2) Heat some oil in a pan and then add the burgers. Cook for around 5 minutes each side, until cooked through.
3) Make the Guacamole my mashing up the avocado and mixing through the rest of the ingredients.
4) Toast the burger buns and add the burgers, onion, lettuce and Guacamole and serve.
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**This Chicken and Cheddar Guacamole Burgers recipe was commissioned by Wyke Cheddar, however, all opinions are my own**
Emmah says
this is the real deal..guacamole with cheese..my best burger.
Wayne says
Oh my! I love idea of vintage cheddar on the chicken burger. Looks delicious!
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
A really tasty looking dish; I imagine all those flavours go really well together. Chicken and gucamole is such a nice combination.
Kira says
I love guacamole, never thought about putting it on a burger though, I’d be very interested to try this 😀
Yaya says
It is definitely easy to start a bad habit of ordering takeaways often. This recipe looks so delicious and much better than a takeaway burger. Also, you can’t go wrong with some mature cheddar!
Angela says
This looks so good, I love chicken and cheese so this is pretty much a ‘ticks all the boxes’ meal for me. I have become quite bad for ordering more takeaways than I would like. I have started filling the freezer with bulk meals though, so hopefully that will help.
Great recipe.
Helen Costello says
I’ve got into the habit of having guacamole with near enough everything at the moment so thanks for another reason to experiment! Don’t beat yourselves up about struggling to eat well with a new born – Its so difficult to even get dressed some days – Promise it gets slightly easier after about 14 years x
nicol says
I’m definitely making these tomorrow. i have all of the ingredients and adding guacamole to a burger never crossed my mind. love it!
Jb says
This is such a great recipe – will be trying it out next week
Jb // xx
tanya brannan says
I have had to print this straight out! Just looking at the photos has me salivating. I love a good strong cheese but wouldn’t have thought of using it this way. I will be trying it out really soon as it looks too good to resist xx
francesca says
These look and sound great!! I love a chicken burger but this is so uniwue in the way of chicken burgers!
Planet Jodie says
Nothing worse than going out and not liking your food (well sure there is, but I hate it). Ruins the experience and yeah. This looks so yum! x
Sabina Sher says
These look absolutely delish! Will be trying these but replacing the chicken for something veggie 🙂
melissa major says
o wow these burgers look amazing, anything with avocado in is a big winner for me
Baby Isabella says
At last! Healthier burgers. We love anything with cheese and chicken so the added guacamole would be a new thing to try for us. 🙂
Rach @ This Italian Family says
Oh yum! Adding guac is a favorite of mine!
Carly says
I love chicken burgers, but I must admit that I buy the frozen kind. You have inspired me to give this a try. Thanks Hun x
Anna @AnnaTheApple says
This sounds and looks insanely good. Love chicken burgers.
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
Yum! Give me alllllll the guac! Hope you have a good weekend.
denajayne says
I’m not a burger fan, but these look amazing! xo
Harriet from Toby & Roo says
This looks absolutely delectable – I adore chicken burgers!
Rhian Westbury says
Burgers are for all year, not just the summer, but you’re totally right I always eat much better when I am making it myself than getting take out x
Beth says
My son has a friend over for tea tonight and I was wondering what to cook. These look really good, but I might add some chilli too.
Leslie says
This looks really yummy! Avacado, cilantro, cheddar, happen to be my favorite 🙂
Melanie Edjourian says
Oooooo yum, these look really good. I must try and make these I do love guacamole and it works very well in a burger.
Leah Lander-Shafik says
These look absolutely scrumptious (not a word I use often but felt it needed it) I love new burger ideas but never get round to making them but this looks really simple x
Ana De- Jesus says
I love a good guac burger and this would definitely sate my appetite! Dinner tomorrow?
Abbey Jenkins says
I usually find chicken burgers too dry. How did you stop these from getting dry?
Janice says
That is one good looking burger. How do you make healthy chips?
Miracle Max says
These sound lovely. I much prefer chicken burgers to beef burgers. Jo x
hannah says
I love burgers. Not sure about the cheddar though. I’ve had cheddar in burgers before and it doesnt taste right
Louise says
Honestly, I have just eaten my evening meal and I am still hungry looking at that, I will definitely be trying this recipe 🙂
stephanie says
These look so good! I do love a good burger, I’ll have to make them this weekend x
Bec Oakes says
Okay, these look delicious! The combination of flavours is perfect!
Bec x | http://www.blvsh.com
Nikki says
These burgers sound delicious! I am al for ditching the takeaways so will be trying these out for sure!
Sarah Bailey says
This burger looks so yummy, I love the addition of guacamole. I tend to end up with very dry burgers when I use turkey or chicken, but this looks great!
Louise says
This looks sooo good, I never thought of putting guacamole in a burger before! x
nadia says
I agree, takeaway never tastes as good as homemade! And you end up spending so much more money. It’s so tempting though when you’re tired and the last thing you want to do is stand in the kitchen and come up with something tasty! This is a great alternative to a takeaway! Yummy and healthy 😉
Ceri Jones says
I love cheese too and agree that mature strong tasting cheddar is the way to go (as is it being about portions size). Love the idea of this burger – yum!
Sarah - let them be small says
these look good – my hubby would love this I am sure x
Elodie says
These look incredible! Definitely making them tomorrow! I might even add a few baked sweet potato wages too. They just go so well with guacamole!
kate @ VeggieDesserts says
I love adding guacamole to burgers – so many great flavours. Wyke Farms are based just outside of my town, so we always choose it! Great vintage cheddar.
Cliona Keane says
Chicken and avocado burgers are my absolute favourite thing! I’ll always order it when its on the menu but this is such a nice recipe to make at home…love it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Kristine says
Oh my goodness these guacamole burgers look insane! I LOVE anything topped with guac, I cannot wait to try these. Love the recipe, thanks!
Tara says
Such a great combination of flavors! I love the color. We don’t have burgers nearly enough and pairing it with the Wyke cheddar sounds perfect.
Christie says
Oh yes! The strong the cheddar the better in my opinion. We love trying new cheese so I will hunt for this one. My young daughter needs to gain some weight so cheese has been highly recommended. Luckily she loves it. She would happily gobble up this burger.
Karen Clough says
Ahhh looks so tasty! Can’t go wrong with a bit of guac on a burger in my eyes. And yours looks nicer that a takeaway version anyway! x
Susie @ Suzlyfe says
I think you could put guac on my shoe and it would taste delicious. Put it on a cheddar laced burger? DONE
Tiffany Milner says
It’s interesting that you put red onion in your guac. I will try that next time. Guac is lovely with a chicken burger.
Happy new year to the 3 of you!
Millie says
Yes! I know what I am making on Friday night. We usually just add slices of cheese to the bun, but I like the idea of mixing it in to the burger Pattie.