Paleo Jalapeno Chicken Burgers - Dump and Go Dinner
Fire up the grill and greet summer with our Paleo Jalapeño Chicken Burgers in hand! These flame kissed Whole30 compliant patties have just the right amount of kick and are absolutely irresistible, especially when paired with your favorite guacamole.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Ground Chicken
- ⅔ cups dice Onion, White
- ¼ cups chop Cilantro, Fresh
- 2 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
- 2 teaspoons seed and dice Jalapeño
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
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Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- Using clean hands, mix together ground chicken, onion, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño, ground cumin, paprika, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- Using clean hands, mix together ground chicken, onion, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño, ground cumin, paprika, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
- Divide mixture and form into indicated number of patties.
- Grill over medium-high heat and flip when bottom side of burger no longer sticks to the grill grates, about 6-8 minutes.
- Continue cooking until cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- 1 burger Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 258
- Total Fat
- 14g
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 146mg
- Sodium
- 105mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 3g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 1g
- Protein
- 30g
- WW Freestyle
- 0
48 Comments
Join the discussionThese are amazing! Add a little more salt than you think you should.
This is one of my favorite recipes! I happened to have some leftover roasted poblanos and onions that I threw in, that worked out great. This has become a healthy staple in our household. Thank you!
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Yes, do add the guacamole. It adds SO much to the burger.
I wonder how these would turn out with beef…?
I think they would be great with beef Rachel! I always add jalapeno to my beef burgers. 🙂
Thanks!!!
These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them.
Would this work with ground turkey as well?
Yes Ground turkey works great in this recipe!
I have young children, do you think the jalapeño is too spicy?
It could be a little spicy but if you add a little apple cider vinegar that can help cut the heat. Or just lessen the amount used.
Wow! Never heard of that! I love the flavor the spicy stuff adds, just not the burn. I hated to leave it out so thank you!
If you have young children you should not add the jalapenos until you’ve molded the patties for the kids, when done with that then add the jalapenos for those that like the heat.
Great suggestion Amy, thanks for your thoughts!
These were really good! I used a whole jalepeno for 1 lb of ground chicken- they had an awesome kick to them!
Oh I bet that did add a kick! Yum!
Hi, I don’t have a grill at home, just wondering if therems anyway to bake or fry them up? Thanks.
No grill, no problem. You can certainly fry these in a skillet. I also have a handy dandy grill pan that I use stovetop.
When using any hot peppers remember to remove all seeds before adding to recipes. Most of the :heat” is in those seeds.
What is the recipe for 2 servings?
Amber – These are delicious little burgers! For 2 servings just divide each amount by 4.
Made these tonight and they are now one of our favorites!! Would be an awesome recipe to make for company over too! Thank you!
SO GOOD! This will be my new go to for Ckn Burgers! I used 2 lbs of ground chicken and it partied 7 BIG patties! Cooked them one the stove top- took a little longer about 7 to 8 mins each side. Also threw on a slice of cheese the last min. Thanks for the great recipe!
LOVE these! We love spicy so add 1 extra jalepeno (no seeds). Does anyone know nutritional information? Calories, fat grams? Have to track mine for a little bit. Thanks!
Oh wow! Another jalapeno would give it quite the kick! We use this tool to calculate nutritional data http://caloriecount.about.com/…
The calorie count on these burgers seems insanely high if ground chicken is really the only main ingredient. The other items are pretty much zero calories. if using ground chicken breast, 6 oz of ground chicken breast would only be 165 calories so these are 200 calories each at most. What am I missing?
These were absolutely delicious! My 12 year old son inhaled it and he had no idea it was healthy. Thank you!
I was wondering what type of healthy bun and cheese would go well with these?
Ashley, to be really paleo I sometimes sandwich between two thick slices of sweet potato, but if you tend to lean towards just a gluten free option try these: http://againstthegraingourmet….. Cheese is not Paleo, but if you want the healthiest option, you could choose a raw milk cheese, from a grass fed animal.
love this!!!!! <3 <3 <3
I just pulled these out of my freezer for dinner tomorrow night! Enjoy!
NOM NOM! But seriously, these sound AMAZING – I am going to pin and make these ASAP!!
has anyone tried grilling then putting back in the fridge for lunches for the week?
I grill them and freeze them. They reheat nicely!
Was this recipe changed? I remember it being different and telling you how many burgers it should make. Also remember it making a lot more.
Tricia- have you cooked this recipe on it’s own before or as part of a menu? If it’s been part of a menu then it would be automatically doubled, yielding a lot more burgers. For servings:
You’ll see the servings,4, listed at the top of the page and at the bottom under nutrition facts you’ll see serving size is 1 burger.
hi, what would be the total estimated timing for the dish ?
20-25 minutes. Enjoy!
hi, do you think lettuce or tomatoes or pickles will taste nice with this as a whole burger? and what type of sauces would you recommend? I also understand if this is best eaten without sauce. thanks in advance
That depends on your taste buds and if you’re eating Paleo or just like the recipe 🙂 let us know what you decide and how it tastes!
Do you use white ground chicken, dark or a combination?
It’s ground chicken and we recommend buying already ground. But if you’re grounding it yourself, it doesn’t matter. Happy cooking!
If you freeze the patties, do they need thawed before cooking? Or can you grill them from frozen?
Yes, we recommend you thaw first in the fridge.
YUMMY!
if i wanted to bake these, what would be the recommended time and temperature?
We haven’t had these baked, but I think if you preheat the oven to 350 degrees, you should bake about 20 minutes, ()or until an internal temperature of 160 degrees). Let us know how they turn out!