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Classic beef burger with chilli chips

9
Points® value
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.