Bec Hardgrace shares how to make Nando’s burger at home

Health coach shares how to make a Nando’s ‘fakeaway’ chicken and haloumi burger at home — and it’s only 440 calories

  • Bec Hardgrave shared how to replicate a Nando’s burger at home
  • Eight ingredients are used and it contains fewer calories than the original

A certified fitness coach known for sharing healthy recipes has revealed how to make a ‘fakeaway’ Nando’s burger with chicken and haloumi.

Bec Hardgrave delighted fans with her homemade alternative that contains 440 calories — which is 243 less than the original fast-food restaurant version.

And it only takes eight ingredients: brioche buns, halloumi, chicken breast, Nando’s Peri Peri sauce, aioli, high protein yogurt, lettuce and onion.

Bec, from Brisbane, demonstrated how to make the dish in a video shared with her 109,000 Instagram followers.

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Health coach Bec Hardgrave (pictured) shared how to replicate a Nando’s burger with chicken and haloumi at home with fewer calories

Eight ingredients are required to make the dish - including brioche buns, halloumi, chicken breast, Nando's Peri Peri sauce, aioli, high protein yoghurt, lettuce and onion

The delicious burger contains 440 calories and 44.5 g of protein

Eight ingredients are required to make the dish – including brioche buns, halloumi, chicken breast, Nando’s Peri Peri sauce, aioli, high protein yoghurt, lettuce and onion

The delicious burger contains 440 calories, 44.5 grams of protein, 28 grams of carbohydrates and only 19 grams of fat.

To make the burger, she combined the aioli and yogurt in a bowl into a sauce that was spread on the bottom half of the brioche bun.

The onion, chicken breast and halloumi were also cooked separately and then placed on the brioche bun along with fresh crisp lettuce.

The top of the brioche bun was placed on top and Bec took a bite.

How to make a Nando’s burger with chicken and haloumi at home:

Ingredients:

  • 1 x Brioche bun
  • 30 g halloumi
  • 100 grams of chicken fillet
  • 10g Nando’s Mild Peri Peri Sauce
  • 20g Aioli and 15g high protein yogurt for the sauce
  • Salad
  • Onion

Method:

Cut and cook the onion, then grill the chicken fillet and then the halloumi

Mix the aioli and yogurt and spread over the bottom half of the brioche bun

Build the burger by placing the onion, lettuce, chicken, haloumi and Peri Peri sauce

Place the other half of the brioche bun on top

Serve and enjoy

Source: Beck Hardgrave

The video quickly caught the attention of other foodies who were amazed at the simplicity of the recipe.

“Easy but delicious,” one woman wrote, tagging a friend in the comments, another said, “Wow I love it!”

‘Oh yum! I’m definitely going to make this,” a third added.

Earlier, Bec also shared how to make Emily’s iconic baguette in Paris at home.

Earlier, Bec also shared how to make Emily's iconic baguette in Paris at home

McDonalds has re-released the sandwich in French branches due to its popularity, but since it's not yet available in Australia, the homemade version will have to do.

Earlier, Bec also shared how to make Emily’s iconic baguette in Paris at home

The McDonalds baguette quickly rose to fame after appearing on the hit TV show.

McDonalds has re-released the sandwich in French branches due to its popularity, but since it’s not yet available in Australia, the homemade version will have to do.

In the show’s new season, Emily leads the marketing team for McDonalds’ latest release – the McBaguette.

“Did you know that Emily’s McBaguette in Paris really exists? But they don’t sell it in Australia,” Bec said.

To make the recipe, the fitness coach made a small one baguette, shredded lettuce, Bernaise sauce, Jarlsberg cheese and lean ground beef.

Emily in Paris McBaguette recipe:

Ingredients:

* 1 small baguette

* 30g ready-to-use Bernaise sauce from Coles

* 140g lean beef (spiced)

* 2 thin slices of Jarlsberg (available at the deli)

* Shredded iceberg lettuce

Method:

* Season the minced meat with salt and pepper and roll into balls.

* Place them on a hot pan and flatten them with a burger smasher or a plate

* Cut a baguette in half and spread both sides with Bernaise sauce.

* Add lettuce, two slices of Jarlsberg cheese, and two burger patties

Source: Beck Hardgrave