Classic beef burger with chilli chips
5
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This juicy burger and chilli spiced butternut squash chips make a tasty combo
Ingredients
Butternut Squash
1 whole, medium, peeled and deseeded
Garlic granules
1 teaspoon(s)
Cayenne Pepper
1 teaspoon(s), level
Chilli flakes
½ teaspoon(s), level
Calorie controlled cooking spray
10 spray(s)
Onion
½ medium, finely chopped
Extra lean beef mince (5% fat), raw
500 g
Egg, whole, raw
1 medium, raw, lightly beaten
Burger bun
4 medium
Lettuce
4 leaf/leaves, small
Red onion
1 small, sliced
Pickled gherkins, no added sugar
1 medium, drained, sliced
Tomato
1 large, sliced
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Cut the butternut squash into chunky chips and put in a large roasting tin. Mix together the garlic granules, cayenne pepper and chilli flakes, then sprinkle over the chips and toss to coat. Spray with cooking spray and toss again. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden and tender, then serve.
2
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix onion, mince and egg until combined. Shape the mixture into 4 patties about 2cm thick.
3
Mist a griddle pan or frying pan with cooking spray and put over a medium heat. Cook the burgers for 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.
4
Serve each burger in a bun with lettuce, red onion, gherkins and tomatoes, with the butternut squash chips on the side.
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