Easy cheesy burgers

At less than $3.50 per person these burgers are much cheaper than store-bought takeaways. Fast and tasty for dinner or a weekend lunch. Kids can help mix and shape the burger patties. Get the kids to build their own burger with their favourite salad ingredients.

Cooking directions

• In a large bowl, mix mince, cheese, herbs, onion, egg, breadcrumbs and sauce.
• Make into 8 even-sized hamburger patties.
• Spray a non-stick pan with a little cooking oil.
• Cook hamburgers in the pan for about 7 minutes on each side until cooked (burgers are cooked when juices run clear and they are no longer pink in the middle). Cook on a moderate heat so they don't burn on the outside before they cook on the inside.
• Serve burgers on toasted hamburger buns with salad, grated carrot, onion rings and sliced beetroot. Or try our crunchy green coleslaw.
• Add some crunchy potato wedges for only 49 cents per person.

(note: food costs as at July 2010)

Ingredients

750 grams lean mince

1 cup grated cheese

1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs, optional

1 onion, finely chopped

1 egg

2 slices wholegrain bread, made into crumbs

1/2 cup tomato or BBQ sauce

1 bag green salad mix

1 tin sliced beetroot, drained

3 carrots, grated

1 small red onion, finely sliced

2 tomatoes, sliced

8 hamburger buns, look for wholegrain buns