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Home » Family Meals » Mini Burgers

Mini Burgers

February 19, 2021 by Ciara Attwell, Updated September 16, 2022

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Turn meatballs into mini burgers. A really fun and easy lunch or dinner for kids!

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Have you ever bought a packet of meatballs, made a few for the kids then wondered what to do with the leftovers? If so then you need to try my Mini Burger hack!

How To Make Mini Burgers

Simply squish the meatballs down to turn them into small burgers. The kids will love these!

flattening the meatballs down

Once you’ve flattened them down, add a little oil to a frying pan and fry them for 4-5 minutes on either side until browned and cooked through.

meatballs in a frying pan

Whilst the mini burgers are cooking get everything else ready. I toasted some sliced bread and used an old spice jar to cut out circles. This made the perfect sized buns for the burgers.

preparing the other ingredients

Then all that’s left to do is to layer up the buns, the burger and any other toppings like lettuce, cheese, ketchup etc.

You can use a skewer to secure them but its not essential.

assembling the mini burgers

If you liked my Mini Burger recipe please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

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★★★★★ 4.7 from 3 reviews
  • Author: Ciara Attwell
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: Kids Food
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Turn meatballs into mini burgers for a really fun and easy lunch or dinner for the kids!


Ingredients

  • 8 meatballs
  • 0.5 tbsp oil
  • 4 slices of bread
  • Lettuce
  • Cheese
  • Ketchup

Instructions

  1. Flatten the meatballs down with a spoon to make them into a mini burger shape.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the meatballs. Cook for 4-5 minutes on either side until browned and cooked through.
  3. Whilst the burgers are cooking, toast the bread. Use an old spice jar or something of a similar size to cut out 4 circles from each slice of toast.
  4. Build the burgers adding lettuce, cheese, ketchup or any other toppings of your choice.
  5. Serve immediately.
1 bar29021 g141.7 mg7.1 g1.3 g0 g53.9 g3.7 g5.8 g20.2 mg
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    November 16, 2021 at 5:29 am

    Simple and great idea…fun for the kids to make

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  2. Jen says

    April 27, 2021 at 8:47 am

    These have been great! My 6 year old loves a burger but a normal sized quarter pounder is usually too much for her and we end up with waste which I hate! This is perfect for us. Will be making these loads I think!

    ★★★★★

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  3. Kelly says

    March 24, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    Such a great idea! We made these at the weekend with the kids and they really really enjoyed them. We are going to try them with lamb meatballs next!

    ★★★★★

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