ENTERTAINING ON A BUDGET

Easy recipes from £1.70 per person, perfect for your next summer party

- JESSICA RANSOM

PREP TIME: 10 MINS

COOK TIME: 15 MINS

SKILL LEVEL: EASY

COST: £2 PER MEAL

CALS: 400 FAT: 18G

SAT FAT: 7G CARBS: 36G

Spicy beef burgers

SERVES 2

A saucy twist on the classic burger, this recipe is easy to scale up depending on how many people you're serving.

YOU WILL NEED

• 200g minced beef
• 1tbsp ginger and garlic paste
• 2tbsp BBQ sauce, plus extra to drizzle (we used Sun Hee Korean BBQ sauce)
• 1 red onion, half chopped, half sliced
• 2 slices Cheddar cheese
• 2 burger buns, halved
• Handful of salad leaves
• 1 tomato, sliced

HOW TO DO IT

1 Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. In ginger and garlic paste, BBQ sauce, chopped onion, a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix together well, then divide into two burger patties.

2 Place the patties on a tray and cook A couple of mins before the end of cooking time, place a slice of Cheddar on top of each patty and put back in the oven to melt.

3 Lightly toast the burger buns and 3 bottom halves.

4 Once the patties are cooked, add to 4 onion and tomato.

5 Drizzle over a generous amount of lids and eat straight away.

TIP