Beef burgers with pepper and tomato cream cheese sauce
Beef burgers with pepper and tomato cream cheese sauce is ready in 40 minutes (30 hands-on) and has 486 kcal and 43 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.87. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 40 min
- Hands-on
- 30 min
- Calories
- 486 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $3.87
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Lean minced beef (5% fat)360 g
- Iceberg lettuce150 g
- Tomato200 g
- Bell pepper200 g
- Garlic6 g
- Olive oil20 g
- Cream cheese70 g
- White wine vinegar16 g
- Dried chili1 g
- Ground cumin2 g
- Mozzarella (optional)60 g
Method
Mix the minced beef with the cumin, crumbled dried chili and salt. Shape into two patties about 2 cm thick. Chop the garlic, dice the tomato and bell pepper and tear the iceberg lettuce.
Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the patties for 5 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Move them to a plate.
In the same pan, cook the garlic, tomato and pepper with a splash of water for 8 minutes, until soft.
Stir in the cream cheese and white wine vinegar and cook for 2 minutes to make a creamy sauce.
Serve the patties on the lettuce, spoon over the sauce and top with torn mozzarella.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 486 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 43 g |
| Carbohydrates | 15 g |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
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