Homemade Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients - Serves 2
Whatever veg you have (We used an onion, broccoli, courgette, garlic and peppers, alternatively you could make a homemade salsa and guacamole)
A pack of mince (turkey, pork - we used beef because it was on offer.)
Half an onion 
An egg 
Sweet Potatoes 
Total price per person: £1.16 (may be more with the guac.)


1) Finely dice the onion and add to the mince. Mix with an egg to bind it. If you have any herbs, you can add them in - we have a jar of mixed herbs that has oregano, basil and all the other green stuff in, handy because you don't have to buy all the separate herbs.)

2) Form the burgers. From a pack of 500g of mince we managed to make 6 burgers, so enough for 3 meals. Leave in the fridge for half an hour to firm up. They can then be frozen for future use. We put ours into separate freezer bags so they didn't stick together.

3) Preheat the oven to 220 degrees - unfortunately we don't have one, so we had to make do with the oven setting on our microwave.

4) Prep the sweet potato, cutting them into chip-sized slices. Use an oven proof dish or tray and place them on. Drizzle with oil and season - we use chilli flakes.

5) Once the oven has preheated, put the sweet potatoes in. Set the timer for 25 minutes.

6) Prep the rest of the veg and stir fry. Cook the burgers on a medium heat with only a little oil (alternatively you could grill them to be a bit healthier - our grill is student style so we don't use it too often.) 

7) Once everything is cooked, serve up and enjoy!