14 Day Keto Meal Plan : Day 08 : Lunch
Keto chicken burger with jalapeño aioli
Keto chicken burger with jalapeño aioli
Get ready to get your hands dirty with this quick and healthy no-bun burger! Made with thinly sliced chicken breast fillets, cheddar cheese, onion, tomatoes, and jalapeño aioli all wrapped up in crispy salad leaves. Cook the chicken on the stovetop or even better – on the grill for more flavor.
Ingredients
Jalapeño aioli
- ½ cup mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños minced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Chicken
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp butter
- salt and ground black pepper
- Burger
- 8 butterhead lettuce leaves
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- ½ 2 oz. yellow onion, sliced
- 1 4 oz. tomato, sliced
Instructions
- Slice the tomato and onion. Trim and wash the lettuce leaves.
- Mix together the ingredients for the jalapeño aioli in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Cut the chicken breasts in half horizontally. If the chicken breasts are big you can cut them into three pieces. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add the butter to a large frying pan on medium-high heat. When the butter has stopped sizzling add the sliced chicken. Fry them on both sides until cooked through (no longer pink in the middle).
- Lower the heat and place the cheese on top of the chicken and continue frying until the cheese starts to melt.
- Put a salad leaf on each plate, then put the chicken on top, a dollop of the jalapeño aioli, tomato, and onion. finish off with a salad leaf.