Katsu Curry Burgers

Name: Katsu Curry Burgers | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 medium skinless chicken breasts (approx. 130g each); 1 medium egg (beaten); 100 g panko breadcrumbs; 6 breadrolls (sliced in half); low calorie cooking spray; 1 medium carrot (peeled and sliced); 1 small onion (peeled and sliced); 1 small potato (approx. 140g peeled and chopped); 2 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed); 2 tsp white granulated sweetener; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp onion granules; 1/2 tsp garlic granules; 1 chicken stock cube (made up with 300ml/ 1 cup boiling water); 30 g carrot (peeled and grated); 30 g cucumber (grated); 30 g little gem lettuce (thinly sliced); 3 radishes (thinly sliced); 1/2 red chilli (deseeded and finely sliced)

20MINS
45MINS
Serves 6
328KCAL

These slimming friendly burgers are adapted from our hugely popular Katsu Chicken Curry recipe. Drizzled in sauce and layered with salad, they're a tasty fakeaway feast!

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Easy Peasy

Gluten Free If using gluten free breadcrumbs and bread rolls
Freezable only freeze the sauce
Dairy Free

NutritionPer Serving

Calories328
Carbs46g
Protein25g
Fat4.4g
Saturates1.2g
Sugars4.3g

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If you’re already a fan of our slimming friendly Katsu Chicken Curry or our Loaded Katsu Curry Fries, you’re going to love these Katsu Curry Burgers. Loaded with katsu chicken and layered with salad, they’ve got the perfect saucy, sweet crunch for Fakeaway night.

We’ve reduced the calories by making a home-made sauce that’s packed with a perfect blend of veggies and spices. The chicken breasts we use are coated in panko breadcrumbs before they’re baked in the oven, so you’ll get to enjoy that irresistible katsu crunch.

You’ll want to plate this one up with some fried rice or chips and a bit of coleslaw. It’s the perfect Friday night dinner!

What diets are Katsu Curry Burgers suitable for?

This Katsu Curry Burgers recipe can be made suitable for gluten free diets as long as you swap out the following ingredients for gluten free versions;

Breadcrumbs
Bread roll

Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.

Do you need any special ingredients to make Katsu Curry Burgers?

A hand blender would make combining the ingredients for the sauce a little speedier and smoother, but if you prefer you can also use a food processor. Both work really well!

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These burgers were so tasty and zingy.. a great twist on a classic recipe! I added a little extra water to the sauce as I like it a bit runnier. But the burger was gone in seconds… too good!

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A hand blender makes combining ingredients for sauces speedy and smooth!

Food processors are a super handy kitchen tool for blitzing ingredients.

How many calories are in Katsu Curry Burgers?

There are 328 calories per portion in these Katsu Curry Burgers, which means they falls into our Everyday Light category.

To cut down the amount of calories even more, you can simply halve the portion size and serve with a healthy accompaniment!

Katsu Curry Burgers are perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers. As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

For the katsu sauce

Step 2

Spray a saucepan with low calorie cooking spray and set on a medium heat. Gently fry the onions and garlic for a few minutes.

Step 3

Add the carrot, potato, garlic granules, onion granules, stock, , garam masala, curry powder, and soy sauce to the pan and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and put a lid on the pan. It will need to simmer for around 20-30 minutes, make sure to stir occasionally and add more water if it reduces too much.

For the burgers

Step 4

While the sauce is simmering, add the panko breadcrumbs to a bowl and the beaten egg to another.

Step 5

Lay the chicken breasts out on a chopping board and using a sharp knife slice horizontally to create two smaller fillets.

Step 6

Dip each chicken breast fillet into the egg and then the panko breadcrumbs and lay them out on the baking tray.

Step 7

Spray the top of the chicken with low calorie cooking spray and place the tray into the oven. Cook for 30 minutes turning halfway through until the chicken is cooked through and no pinkness remains.

Step 8

When the vegetables are cooked through, add the sweetener to the pan and use a hand blender to blitz until smooth.

Step 9

Combine the salad ingredients together in a bowl.

Step 10

Spread a little of the katsu sauce on the bottom of the roll and top with a cooked chicken fillet. Add some more sauce on top of the chicken fillet and top with some salad. Place a bread roll half on top. Serve with your choice of accompaniment.

What could I serve with Katsu Curry Burgers?

There are so many delicious possibilities with Katsu Curry Burgers. They’ll go really well with these sides…

Easy Peasy

35MINS
96KCal

Homemade Oven Chips

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30MINS
370KCal

Salt and Pepper Chips

Easy Peasy

25MINS
361KCal

Fakeaway Fried Rice

15MINS
80KCal

Coleslaw

How do you know when Katsu Curry Burgers are cooked?

You should cook Katsu Curry Burgers until the chicken is cooked through and no pinkness remains. This will take around 30 minutes.

To keep your family safe, the advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes.

How long can you keep Katsu Curry Burgers in the fridge?

Once you’ve put them out, ideally you should eat the burgers within 4 hours.

If you have any leftover sauce, make sure you allow it to cool before you refrigerate it in a container with a lid. You can keep the sauce for approximately 3 days or so.

The rest of the recipe, including the chicken, is not suitable for refrigerating.

Can I freeze Katsu Curry Burgers?

Yes you can freeze the sauce from this recipe! The chicken cannot be frozen as it will go soggy. Please remember to do the following;

Freeze the sauce as soon as it is cold enough.
Use a container that is suitable for freezing.

Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!

How do I reheat Katsu Curry Burgers?

We would only recommend reheating the sauce from this recipe.

From chilled: Place the sauce in a microwave proof container with a loosely fitting lid and heat for 2 – 4 minutes or until piping hot.

From frozen: Allow to defrost thoroughly in the fridge, cover loosely and heat the sauce in the microwave for 2 – 4 minutes or until piping hot.

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