Basic Bean Burgers
Make your own bean burgers with TVP, pinto beans, bread crumbs, and other spicies. They taste a lot more flavorful than the store-bought frozen ones.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
25 minCook
20 minReady
45 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein)
|
* |
| 1 | cup |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
tomato paste
or ketchup |
|
| 16 | ounces |
pinto beans
kidney, or other beans, drained |
|
| ¼ | cup |
bread crumbs, whole wheat
|
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
finely minced |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
oregano
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
or soy sauce |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
artifical sweetener
|
* |
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
whole-wheat flour
for dusting |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein)
|
* |
| 237 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 15 | ml |
tomato paste
or ketchup |
|
| 462.4 | ml/g |
pinto beans
kidney, or other beans, drained |
|
| 59 | ml |
bread crumbs, whole wheat
|
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
finely minced |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
oregano
|
|
| 15 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
or soy sauce |
|
| 5 | ml |
artifical sweetener
|
* |
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
whole-wheat flour
for dusting |
*
|
Directions
Pour boiling water over TVP and tomato paste in a bowl.
Stir and let rest for 10 minutes.
In food processor, combine TVP mixture and remaining ingredients except for flour.
Pulse until mixture is almost a puree.
Dust hands with flour and shape mixture into 6 burgers.
Dust them lightly in flour.
Layer the burgers with sheets of waxed paper and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Cook on a gill covered with foil for about 10 minutes on each side.
