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Chicken sliders

January 15, 2019

Recipe

Chicken sliders are a healthy change from those made with beef or pork.

Serves 4

Ask the butcher to grind skinless chicken breast to ensure leaner meat with less saturated fat.

Mix first 7 items together and refrigerate for 1 hour. Form into 4 patties. Grill or broil in oven until a minimum internal temperature of 165 F is reached.

Serve on small whole-wheat buns with lettuce and tomato.

10 ounces ground chicken breast
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup minced onion
1 fresh chili pepper, minced
1 tablespoon fennel seed, crushed
4 whole-wheat mini buns
4 lettuce leaves
4 tomato slices

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits 1 Grains and grain products 1 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 1 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits 2 Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products 1 Nonstarchy vegetables 1 1/2 Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

1 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy Sweets 1 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 224 Calories 25 g Total carbohydrate 51 mg Cholesterol 3 g Dietary fiber 2 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 22 g Protein < 1 g Saturated fat 1 burger on bun with lettuce and tomato Serving size 183 mg Sodium 4 g Total fat