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Pulled Chicken Burger

Burger buns spread with sundried tomato pesto, topped with shredded chicken to make delicious burgers. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Pulled Chicken Burger

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Main Ingredients Chicken legs, Burger buns
Cuisine American
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 21-25 minutes
Cook time 31-40 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Pulled Chicken Burger

  • 500 grams Chicken legs
  • 4 Burger buns
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Mustard paste
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Crushed black peppercorns
  • for basting Olive oil 1 tablespoon +
  • to serve Iceberg lettuce
  • 8-10 Tomato slices
  • 8-10 Onion slices
  • Sundried tomato pesto
  • 12-15 Sundried tomatoes
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Walnut kernels
  • ¼ cup Olive oil

Method

  1. Make incision on chicken legs and put them into a bowl. Add garlic, mustard paste, salt, crushed peppercorns and olive oil and mix well. Set aside for 20-25 minutes to marinate.
  2. Preheat oven to 180º C.
  3. Place the marinated chicken on the baking tray, baste with olive oil. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven, cool down to room temperature.
  4. To make pesto, grind together sundried tomatoes, salt, walnuts and olive oil to a smooth paste.
  5. Halve burger buns.
  6. Heat a non-stick pan, lightly toast the buns till heated through.
  7. Shred or pull the baked chicken with fork or finger tips.
  8. Place iceberg lettuce on one side of the serving plate, place base half of each bun on the other side of the plate, place 2 slices of tomatoes and onions over each base, place pulled chicken pieces over them, top with sundried tomato pesto and cover with top half of the buns. Serve immediately.