Beef and Chicken Fajita Burgers: Have One of Each

Dairy Free
Health score
52%
Beef and Chicken Fajita Burgers: Have One of Each
30 min.
4
1023kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • tablespoons chili powder 
  •  crusty rolls split
  • tablespoons cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  • tablespoon grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
  • 1.3 pounds ground chicken 
  • tablespoons ground chipotle chili powder (smoky flavor)
  • 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin 
  • 1.3 pounds ground sirloin 
  • drops several hot sauce 
  • tablespoon olive oil extra-virgin
  • servings olive oil extra-virgin for drizzling
  • medium skinned onion yellow thinly sliced lengthwise
  •  bell peppers green red seeded thinly sliced lengthwise
  • cups chipotle-tomato salsa green
  •  serrano seeded chopped
  • tablespoons picked thyme leaves fresh
  • tablespoons worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • grill
  • tongs
  • grill pan

Directions

  1. Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium high heat.
  2. Combine sirloin, Worcestershire, spices, thyme, hot sauce and grill seasoning. Mark meat into 4 sections and make 4 patties, 1-inch thick. Using the reserved 1/4 onion piece, grate half of it on the burgers.
  3. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil on the patties. Cook patties 4 minutes on each side for medium or, until desired doneness.
  4. Combine chicken, chipotle powder, cilantro, hot sauce and grill seasoning. Score and divide meat into 4 sections and form big patties, 1-inch thick. Using the rest of the 1/4 reserved onion piece, grate the other half of it on the burgers.
  5. Drizzle patties with extra-virgin olive oil and cook 6 minutes on each side or until meat is firm and cooked through.
  6. Heat a medium skillet over high heat.
  7. Add extra-virgin olive oil and peppers and onions. Stir-fry the veggies tossing them with tongs to sear them at edges.
  8. Add the jalapeno or serrano pepper. Toss and turn the mixture about 3 minutes, then add salsa of choice and toss a minute longer.
  9. Place burgers on each bun bottom and top with 1/4 of the pepper and onion mixture and bun top.
  10. Serve Bacon and Bean Smash on the side.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1023kcal
Protein25.44%
Fat50.1%
Carbs24.46%

Properties

Glycemic Index
37.75
Glycemic Load
0.96
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
50.377391390179%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.11mg
Luteolin
4.46mg
Isorhamnetin
1.38mg
Kaempferol
0.21mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
7.18mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1023.14kcal
51.16%
Fat:57.39g
88.29%
Saturated Fat:15.83g
98.92%
Carbohydrates:63.03g
21.01%
Net Carbohydrates:54.28g
19.74%
Sugar:9.15g
10.16%
Cholesterol:232.84mg
77.61%
Sodium:1724.93mg
75%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:65.56g
131.12%
Vitamin B3:21.67mg
108.36%
Selenium:65.6µg
93.71%
Vitamin B6:1.85mg
92.68%
Vitamin C:63.65mg
77.15%
Zinc:10.48mg
69.86%
Phosphorus:688.69mg
68.87%
Vitamin B12:4.13µg
68.79%
Vitamin B2:0.99mg
58.26%
Potassium:2010.82mg
57.45%
Iron:10.25mg
56.96%
Vitamin B1:0.8mg
53.12%
Manganese:1mg
50.06%
Vitamin E:7.26mg
48.39%
Vitamin A:2291.18IU
45.82%
Vitamin K:38.91µg
37.06%
Fiber:8.75g
35%
Vitamin B5:3.29mg
32.87%
Folate:130.05µg
32.51%
Magnesium:122.61mg
30.65%
Copper:0.54mg
27.18%
Calcium:212.85mg
21.28%
Vitamin D:0.15µg
1.01%