Recipe: "Must-Try" Delicious McDonald's Copycat Italian Pesto Burger

This quick and easy copycat burger will make you think twice about going to McDonald's! 

Try my crispy delicious chicken burger recipe!

McDonald's Copycat Italian Pesto Burger

Serves 2  Cooking Time: 10 mins Total Cooking Time: 25 mins

ingredient

• 1 chicken breast, sliced horizontally to create 2 thin pieces
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tbsp Clubhouse La Grille Montreal Chicken Spice or  1 tsp of cayenne, chili spice, paprika, garlic powder, rosemary, salt, pepper
• 1/4 Rice Krispies Cereal or Panko Japanese breadcrumbs
• 4 tbsp breadcrumb
• 1 egg
• cooking oil
• 1 cup fresh spinach or spring mix
• 4 slice tomatoes
• 2 burger buns or Italian style buns 

pesto mayonnaise sauce 

• use Kirkland Basil Pesto with 1/4 cup mayo

OR Create your own Pesto Mayonnaise by blending the following ingredients:

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves ( about 1 bunch)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
• 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino-Romano
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• kosher salt to taste

directions

1. preheat a skillet on high
2. add cooking oil to about 1 inch, you want a little more oil
3. line three bowls, add flour and spice to one, add cereal or breadcrumb to the second, and an egg for the third. Mix each bowl well.
4. drench chicken in the first bowl, then second, then third
5. add chicken to skillet
6. cook until golden, about 5-7 minutes
7. flip and finish cooking
8. remove excess oil by laying the crispy chicken on a paper towel
9. on a plate assemble the burger, layer bun with spinach, tomatoes, and pesto mayo
10. Serve with Cajun or sweet potato fries!

Enjoy!

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