Mozzarella-Stuffed Burgers

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 500g lean beef mince
• 2 tsp. mustard powder
• ½ tsp. cayenne pepper powder
• 1 egg
• 50g breadcrumbs
• Salt to taste
• 1 ball low-fat mozzarella (quartered)

• Buns
• Lettuce leaves
• Tomato slices
• Sugar-Free Sauce (BBQ)

Method

1) Preheat your oven to 200°C.

2) First, heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and then add the onion and garlic. Stir for a few minutes until softened and browned, then remove from the heat and add to a large bowl.

3) Next, add the mince, mustard powder, cayenne pepper, egg, breadcrumbs, and a pinch of salt. Use a potato masher to mash the ingredients together so that you have a well-combined burger mixture.

4) Then, use your hands to section out around a quarter of the burger mixture and shape it into a flat patty. Place a quarter of the mozzarella on top of the patty in the middle and use your hands to shape the meat around the cheese so that it’s completely covered and in the centre.

5) Next heat some olive oil in a frying pan and place the burgers into the pan to fry them on either side for a couple of minutes until just browned – this helps to seal the moisture before baking. Then place them on a baking tray and cook for 20 minutes.

6) Remove from the oven and then build your burgers! We’ve gone for sesame seed burger buns, a few lettuce leaves and slices of tomatoes, and plenty of BBQ Sugar-Free Sauce.