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DIY Southern Fried Chicken & Bacon Burger

DIY Southern Fried Chicken & Bacon Burger

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Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on April 03, 2026
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Calories
856 kcal
Protein
53.1g protein
Preparation Time
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Soy
  • Eggs
  • Gluten
  • Milk
  • Wheat
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Gluten
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pine nut
  • Pistachio
  • Sesame
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
  • Lupin
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Cornflour

(May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut, Wheat.)

1 sachet

Chicken Salt

(Contains: Soy; May be present: Gluten, Wheat.)

1 sachet

All-American Spice Blend

330 g

Chicken Thigh

2

Bake-At-Home Burger Buns

(Contains: Eggs, Gluten, Milk, Soy, Wheat; May be present: Almond, Hazelnut, Lupin, Sesame.)

1 packet

Mustard Mayo

(Contains: Eggs; May be present: Milk.)

1 packet

Shredded Cabbage Mix

100 g

Bacon

2

Sweet Potato

1

Cucumber

Calories856 kcal
Energy (kJ)3580 kJ
Fat31.1 g
of which saturates8.6 g
Carbohydrate87.4 g
of which sugars24 g
Dietary Fibre14.8 g
Protein53.1 g
Sodium2270 mg
Potassium14.9 mg
Calcium4 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

Marinate the chicken
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Place chicken thigh between two sheets of baking paper. Pound chicken with a meat mallet or rolling pin until it is an even thickness, about 1cm. • In a large bowl, combine the milk, white wine vinegar (for the chicken) and a pinch of saltand pepper. Add chicken, turning to coat. • Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Bake the wedges
2

• Meanwhile, cut sweet potato into wedges. • When chicken has 25 minutes left marinating, place wedges on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. • Bake until tender, 20-25 minutes. TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide the wedges between two trays.

Pickle the cucumber
3

• While the wedges are baking, slice cucumber into thin rounds. • In a medium bowl, combine the white wine vinegar(for the pickle) and a good pinch of sugar and salt. • Add cucumber to the pickling liquid. Add enough water to just cover cucumber. Set aside.

Fry the chicken
4

• Once chicken has marinated, in a second medium bowl, combine All-American spice blend, cornflour, the plain flour and a pinch of salt and pepper. Add chicken, tossing to coat. • Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with enough olive oil to coat the base. • Shake off excess flour and shallow fry crumbed chicken (watch out, it might splatter!) in batches, until golden and cooked through (when no longer pink inside), 3-5 minutes each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. • Meanwhile, separate bacon slices and wash and dry the frying pan. • Return to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook bacon rashers, until golden, 4-6 minutes. Set aside on a paper towel-lined plate. TIP: Add extra oil if needed so the chicken does not stick to the pan.

Assemble the slaw
5

• While chicken is cooking, halve bake-at-home burger buns and bake directly on a wire oven rack until heated through, 2-3 minutes. • In a third medium bowl, combine shredded cabbage mix and mustard mayo. Season to taste.

Finish & serve
6

• To the tray with wedges, sprinkle over chicken salt and toss to coat. • Drain pickled cucumber. • Top burger buns with mustard mayo slaw, DIY Southern chicken, bacon and some pickled cucumber. • Serve with sweet potato wedges and remaining cucumber. Enjoy!

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