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🍔 Give Your Burger a Twist for National Hamburger Day

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

This Ain’t Your Average Burger…

Hey Reader!

Happy National Hamburger Day (check out USA Today)! Sure, you could celebrate with a regular beef patty and ketchup situation… or you could spice things up with something a little more unforgettable. Enter: the Harissa Chicken Burger.

This burger is juicy, spicy, and packed with flavor in all the right places. We’re talking ground chicken (yes, it stays juicy when you know what you're doing), harissa eggplant sauce blended with roasted goodness, and air-fried portabella mushrooms, onions, and jalapeños stacked high on a toasted ciabatta bun. Even better? It’s beginner-friendly and totally customizable for gluten-free or vegetarian folks too.

No grill required. No dry chicken patties allowed. Just pure, messy, saucy burger joy with every bite. 🍔🔥

Grab the full recipe and celebrate with flavor:
👉 Get the Harissa Chicken Burger Recipe​

And hey—if you make it, tag me @JustMaikaCooking so I can drool over your masterpiece.

With spice and gratitude,
Chef Maika
​Just Maika Cooking​

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I am a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, ​culinary educator. My goal is to create, educate and discover tools that ​will bring the joy and passion of global cuisine to food enthusiasts ​and home cooks through exploration, experimentation, and tasting.

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