Lighter lamb burgers with smoky oven chips

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• Mandy Lam

  26 April 2009

  Mandy Lam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used 400g of mince plus an extra egg yolk, but the burgers still didn't have a very meaty texture, so I won't be making these again as we like a meaty burger!

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• yorksroyal

  28 April 2009

  yorksroyal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The chips are fantastic, but the burgers are a little dull (as the person before said, they're not meaty enough). If I were to make this again I would put lamb stock in the couscous instead of just hot water, as I think that would make them a bit more interesting.

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• Rob

  30 April 2009

  Rob rated and commented on this recipe

  

  They're not meaty, but they are filling, and very tasty. They're a good way of hiding vegetables too ;) I used an extra egg because I had loads of mixture. Served with a yoghurt and mint dressing.

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• Lynsey

  12 May 2009

  Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I added cumin and chilli powder to the burger mix and left out the egg as it didnt need it to bind. We really enjoyed them as they were a bit different to your average burger.

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• Doc

  14 May 2009

  Doc commented on this recipe

  Could you use quinoa instead of cous-cous?

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• Melanie Day

  25 June 2009

  Melanie Day commented on this recipe

  The bugers had more of a bready texture as there wasnt really a lot of meat included in this recipie. I would use more meat next time and add some stronger flavours in as they were a bit bland.

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• relm514

  23 August 2009

  relm514 commented on this recipe

  I really like these burgers, but the sweet potato chips never come out crispy enough. I'd welcome any suggestions on how to get crispier sweet potato chips.

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• johnpg

  21 February 2010

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• Pelupi

  29 March 2010

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• CPOvergaard

  23 April 2010

  CPOvergaard rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The amount of lamb is so minimal you may as well save yourself the trouble and just throw some mint in with some couscous.

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• teapot

  11 October 2010

  teapot rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I also agreee that they aren't very meaty, even though I doubled the amount of mince, but the are quite tasty if seasoned well, and a good way of getting vegetables into people. I have some mixture left over and I plan to add some chopped courgette and maybe some other vegetables to get another meal out of it. If you are actually expecting a proper burger you'll probably be disappointed but if you view them as veggie burgers with added meat you'll enjoy them! The sweet potatoes were lovely though. I made some tzatziki to go with it.

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• Four Candles

  18 November 2010

  Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have kids aged 12 and 9, both of whom can be difficult about 'different' food - but they love these - have made three times now. We think that with lamb being such a strong flavour you don't need any more meat than the recipe says... but obviously we are in a minority here!

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• Jo. x

  03 June 2011

  Jo. x rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely no no no! For those who want a meaty burger this is not the way to go. If you're on a diet and fancy a burger, don't even bother with this, just have a small normal one. Such a waste of time and it crumbled quite a bit. Not the satisfying meaty experience you want when you're willing to use your daily calories for dinner! Find another recipe.

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• jo page

  19 March 2012

  jo page rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My first time here! Am a teaching assistant, made these last week, with 4 children, as part of our "Make your own lunch"topic,healthy eating, changed plain cous cous to a Mediterranean type though.(packet for speed!).The children cleared their plates.although mint can be a strong flavour for little ones!We used buns to complete and made salad instead of the chips.Some of the staff tried bits left on the tray, it was a thumbs up from everyone!!Comment-" Tasty!" Looking forward to my next session!! Jo

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• fallenstacie

  08 June 2012

  fallenstacie commented on this recipe

  Okay so made this today, the sweet potatoes came out perfectly and tasted amazingly but i didnt really like the burgers, wasnt enough of a meaty taste so next time im going to try this with beef mince :D

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• Bekz

  23 November 2012

  Bekz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  just made this for my husband and teenage children, we all loved it- so simple to make.Used a teaspoon of dried mint as I don't have fresh mint. Used sweet chilli dipping sauce to serve. Loved it all, now saved to favourites

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Ingredients

• 100g couscous
• 2 carrots , finely grated
• 250g pack extra-lean lamb mince
• bunch spring onions , finely chopped
• 1 bunch fresh mint , finely chopped
• 1 egg , beaten
• rocket leaves and raita or natural yogurt, to serve

FOR THE SMOKY OVEN CHIPS

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 750g sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into chips
• 1-2 tsp smoked paprika

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 35 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Can be frozen before cooking

Ingredients

• 100g couscous
• 2 carrots , finely grated
• 250g pack extra-lean lamb mince
• bunch spring onions , finely chopped
• 1 bunch fresh mint , finely chopped
• 1 egg , beaten
• rocket leaves and raita or natural yogurt, to serve

FOR THE SMOKY OVEN CHIPS

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 750g sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into chips
• 1-2 tsp smoked paprika

PER SERVING

400 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 6g, sugar 15g, salt 0.28 g

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