Aussie health coach shares delicious DIY KFC 'low-cal' Zinger Burger recipe

The Zinger Burger is a KFC classic and now it's been recreated by an Australian health coach, with a low-calorie twist.

Brisbane local Bec Hardgrave created the "macro-friendly, low-calorie" recipe using a few supermarket ingredients and shared a simple how-to of her meal on Instagram.

With a brioche burger bun, fat-free mayonnaise, two sweet chilli chicken breast tenders, iceberg lettuce and sweet chilli sauce, Hardgrave built her burger.

Firstly, she sliced and toasted the bun and smeared one half with 99 per cent fat-free mayonnaise. Next she shredded the lettuce and piled a handful on the base. From there she cooked the chicken tenders and set them on top of the lettuce, drizzled sweet chilli sauce over it all and placed the other half of the bun on top.

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She shares that her creation is "so simple, delicious and easy to make, this is just what I needed to curb my KFC craving whilst in a calorie deficit."

Hardgrave received over 1300 likes on her post to Instagram where she has previously created other "fakeaways" including a Salted Caramel Frappe from McDonald's.

If you're impressed by Hardgrave's Zinger Burger and want the KFC combo, she's also shared a quick recipe for hot chips with a herb seasoning.

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Using an air fryer, she cooked frozen straight cut chips according to packet directions and whipped up a herb seasoning with sea salt, dried oregano leaves, dried thyme leaves and dried rosemary leaves.

Once her chips were cooked she tossed them in the seasoning and served them up with a store-bought parsley, dill and tarragon seafood sauce.

This article was first published by the NZ Herald and is republished here with permission.