27/02/2026
🍔 Smash Burgers & Crispy Garlic Smash Potatoes
Fakeaway night done properly 👌
Juicy double smash burgers, melted cheese, golden onions and crispy herby potatoes… all made at home, budget friendly and fully trackable 💚
This is such a good reminder that you don’t have to cut out your favourite foods to lose weight — you just build them in properly.
🛒 Ingredients & Calories (Full Recipe – Serves 5)
🍔 Burgers
• 500g 10% beef mince – 1,085 calories
• 1 egg yolk – 55 calories
• 1 beef stock cube – 10 calories
• 5 burger buns (156 calories each) – 780 calories
• 5 cheese slices – 250 calories (approx. 50 each)
• 1 large onion – 60 calories
• Paprika, garlic granules, thyme, salt & pepper – negligible
🥔 Smash Potatoes
• 600g new potatoes – 462 calories
• Frylight – negligible
• Garlic granules, thyme, rosemary, salt & pepper – negligible
🔥 Total Recipe Calories:
2,702 calories
➗ Per Serving (5 portions):
Approx 540 calories per serving
(That includes 1 bun, 2 smash patties, 1 cheese slice, onions and a portion of crispy smash potatoes.)
Optional extras such as sauces, egg, pickles etc are not included in these calories.
👩🍳 Method
🥔 Smash Potatoes
1️⃣ Boil new potatoes in salted water until softened.
2️⃣ Drain and place onto a non-stick baking tray.
3️⃣ Smash each potato gently using the bottom of a glass.
4️⃣ Spray with Frylight.
5️⃣ Sprinkle over garlic granules, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
6️⃣ Roast at 200°C for 30 minutes until crispy and golden.
🍔 Smash Burgers
1️⃣ Mix beef mince with egg yolk, crumbled beef stock cube, paprika, garlic granules, thyme, salt and pepper.
2️⃣ Divide into 10 equal 50g balls.
3️⃣ Heat a frying pan and place each ball into the pan, flattening firmly with the bottom of a glass to create thin smash patties.
4️⃣ Fry until browned and cooked through, flipping once.
5️⃣ Fry sliced onions separately until golden and soft.
6️⃣ Assemble each burger with:
• 1 bun
• 2 smash patties
• 1 cheese slice
• Fried onions
Serve with crispy smash potatoes and enjoy 🤍
High protein. Properly satisfying. Cheaper than a takeaway. And fully balanced 🙌
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