Bacon burgers stuffed with cheese and onion

These syn free burgers are filling, decadent and have you believing that this is a diet like no other!  I used low fat mature cheddar blocks and a red onion ring inside each patty to add extra flavor but you could add anything with the cheese, jalapenos, peppers, mushrooms, feta and olives – anything…don’t worry about the bacon, it’s already chopped up and in with the mince – as if these burgers couldn’t have gotten any better right?

If you don’t use the cheese as your hea you’ll need to syn it out depending how much and what type of cheese you add

This recipe makes four big burgers

Ingredients:

500g 5% minced beef

5 cooked bacon medallions chopped small

1 heaped tablespoon dried mixed herbs

1 heaped tablespoon garlic granules

1 beaten egg

For the filling:

4x 2cm cube of cheese (1 per burger)

Onion rings or other fillings

Method:

Lightly beat the egg

Put all the ingredients apart from the filling in a bowl and mix well, make sure you evenly distribute the herbs and bacon.  

When it’s all mixed divide the mixture roughly in half, this is the mix for the top and bottom of your burgers

Take one half of the meat mix and divide into four evenly sized balls and flatten.  Put on a plate – these are the bottom halves of your burgers

Put a cube of cheese and whatever else you’d like in your burger in the centre of the patty, don’t go to the edge as it will just come out when you’re cooking

Place the filling on the bottom patty

When you’ve put your filling on the bottom halves, divide the remaining mixture into four, flatten and place on top of the burgers.  

Now you just need to seal it, so press the edges down and turn in your hand, making sure that the burger comes together with no cracks or holes where the filling can ooze out

Seal the burger so the filling doesn't escape

Spray a large frying pan with fry lite and put the heat on low, carefully add the burgers and fry until browned

Gently turn each burger and cook through, you can see how they’re dong as the meat will change colour as it cooks

When cooked through serve immediately with slimming world chips, salad, beans or the side of your choice

Syn free bacon buger stuffed with cheese and onion

Serve with sides of your choice