Mexican Chicken Poppers with Pico de Gallo
Mexican Chicken Poppers with Pico de Gallo – LOW CAL
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Calories: 325kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb 97% lean ground chicken
- ½ cup zucchini grated
- ⅓ cup white onion minced
- ¼ cup cilantro finely chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 head bibb lettuce
For Pico de Gallo:
- 1 cup roma tomato diced
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 handful cilantro finely chopped
- 1 tsp jalapeño minced
- salt to taste
Day 3 lunch only:
- ¼ avocado add as topping
Instructions
- COMBINE all ingredients for poppers except lettuce in a large mixing bowl. Mix to combine. Form into small patties using a large tablespoon. Patties will be roughly the circumference of a ¼ cup measuring cup.
- HEAT a large frying pan over medium heat and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place poppers on pan and cook 4-5 minutes on each side until cooked through.
- WHILE poppers cook, stir together ingredients for pico de gallo. Serve poppers on bibb lettuce and top with pico de gallo.
Notes
Yields: approx 12 poppers
Tips when increasing the batch size: So a single recipe should yield 12 poppers, 6 per serving (they are little guys) – so for double recipe would be 24 poppers total (still 6 per serving) However – since you are doubling, I would suggest to save time make the poppers bigger or it might take a while to form and cook 24 separate poppers – maybe do 12 poppers total for the double recipe, then now the serving size is 3 large poppers.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 4g | Net Carbs: 8g