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Home » Recipes » Smash Burgers – 15 Minute Dinner

Smash Burgers – 15 Minute Dinner

July 8, 2024 by Ciara Attwell, Updated March 25, 2025

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The easiest homemade burger recipe, putting dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes.

Close up of the smash burger, presented in a burger bun, and garnished with a slice of tomato, melted cheese and lettuce.

Burgers get a bad rap for being unhealthy, but you can make your own at home with minimal ingredients and in just few a minutes aswell.

All you need is some beef mince and salt and pepper.

Cut the mince directly in the packet into 4 equal sized pieces and then season the top.

Mince beef being cut into four equal sections with a sharp knife.

Take one of the pieces at a time and shape it into a round burger shape.

Move the mince around so that it is equally seasoned throughout with the salt and pepper.

Mince being made into round burger shapes.

Heat some oil in a frying pan and add the burgers.

I cooked these in two batches but if you have a very large frying pan you can cook them in just one batch.

Use a spatula to press down on the burgers, flattening them as much as possible – hence the name smash burgers!

I aim to get them approximately 1cm thick.

Burgers frying in a pan.

Cook on a high heat for 4 minutes then flip the burgers over and add a slice of cheese.

Cook for another 4 minutes.

Cheese squares added to the frying burgers.

Because the burgers are so thin they will cook in a short time.

And the cheese will melt beautifully on top!

Cheese has melted on top of the burgers.

Add the burgers to toasted burger buns with any other toppings that you like.

Smash burger being assembled.

And they’re ready to serve. I serve them with some airfryer frozen chips. Absolutely delicious!

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Tasty smash burger served with fries.

If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy my Mini Burgers

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Smash Burgers – 10 Minute Dinner


★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Ciara Attwell
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 11 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
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The easiest homemade burger recipe, putting dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes.


Ingredients

  • 500g beef mince
  • salt and pepper
  • ½ tbsp oil
  • 4 slices of cheese
  • 4 burger buns
  • lettuce, tomato or any other burger toppings

Instructions

  1. Open the packet of mince and season the top with salt and pepper. 
  2. Cut the mince into 4 equal sized pieces.
  3. Taking one of the pieces at a time, shape the mince into a round burger shape, moving the meat around so that the salt and pepper is equally distributed.
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan on the hob and add the burgers. You may need to do these in two batches depending on the size of your frying pan.
  5. Use a spatula to push down on the burgers, flattening them as much as possible. I make mine approximately 1cm thick.
  6. Cook on a high heat for 4 minutes, then flip the burgers and add a slice of cheese on top.
  7. Cook for another 4 minutes.
  8. Serve the burgers in burger buns along with any toppings that you like.

Notes

These burgers are best eaten immediately after cooking.

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Comments

  1. Kelly N Ashley says

    January 20, 2025 at 12:38 pm

    Incredible!! just the sort of comfort food dinner me and the kids needed.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      January 21, 2025 at 10:13 am

      Fantastic! we all need a bit of comfort, especially in this cold weather. Glad you enjoyed.

      Reply
  2. Tom says

    July 8, 2024 at 10:14 am

    This looks insane!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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