SW friendly Burger in a bowl Recipe

When I first started Slimming World I was really keen to find meals that both my husband and I could enjoy together and Slimming World lets you do just that. There’s so many different meals that you can enjoy so when I was introduced to the concept of a burger in a bowl by some friends in group, I knew that I had to give it a go.

The recipe for burger in a bowl is really simple and only takes ten minutes to throw together. It’s great for a quick meal after work or as a healthy treat to enjoy on the weekend if the family are ordering from the takeaway.

Ingredients

• 250g extra lean beef mince (extra lean mince will be labelled as 5%)
• One onion, chopped
• Garlic Salt
• Pepper, for seasoning
• Light thousand island dressing (Kraft Light is only 0.5 syn per tablespoon)
• 3 slices of reduced fat sliced cheese (5.5 syns or a HeXA)
• Gherkins
• Lettuce
• Salad (cucumber, tomatoes, onion)
• Low calorie spray (I use Frylight)

Method

• Spray the saucepan with low calories spray
• Chop the onion and brown both the mince and onion together
• Cut the 3 slices of cheese into smaller slices
• Once the mince and onion is browned, add half of the cheese and mix well
• Plate up some lettuce and whatever salad you fancy
• Chop up the gherkins
• Spoon the mince mix onto the plate
• Dress with the rest of the cheese and the gherkins
• Drizzle with a tablespoon of thousand island dressing
• Enjoy!
  

My husband who doesn’t usually like gherkins actually enjoys this meal and it’s ridiculous how close to a Big Mac it tastes without the guilt! For your info, half of the burger in a bowl recipe is worth 3 syns (using only one tablespoon of dressing).

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