Kids Kitchen: Mozzarella Burgers
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 spring onions, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp of chopped parsley
  • 500g minced beef
  • 1 egg
  • 80g mozzarella cut into 4 pieces
  • 500g McCain oven chips
  • 10cm piece cucumber, chopped
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Handful of chopped iceberg lettuce
  • Tomato ketchup or salsa to serve
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 220ºc/Gas mark 7
  2. Put the spring onions, parsley, minced beef and egg into a bowl and mix well with your hands
  3. Divide the mixture into 8 equal balls
  4. Squash a ball of the meat mixture into a burger shape with the palm of your hand (or use a metal ring as a mould)
  5. Put a piece of mozzarella into the centre of the patty and top with another ball of meat mixture
  6. Press down the meat to seal the mozzarella in
  7. Repeat until you have four burgers
  8. Put the chips on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 18-20 minutes
  9. Either grill the burgers under a hot grill, or on a griddle for 8-10 minutes each side
  10. In the meantime put all the salad ingredients into a bowl
  11. Serve the burgers with rolls, the chips and salad.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2015/11/mozzarella-burgers-kids-teatime-takeover/