Vegetarians and non-vegetarians love these hearty, filling, and completely vegan quinoa burgers!
You only need 6 ingredients:
Quinoa
Tomato paste
Pinto beans
Oregano
Salt & onion powder
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The best part about these healthy, vegan quinoa burgers?
Unlike most homemade veggie burgers, you actually need NO food processor or blender to make them!
Simply combine the ingredients together in a bowl, mashing the beans with a fork and stirring everything until even. Then form into patties and fry or bake, just like you would with any other vegan or non-vegan burgers.
More Recipes With Quinoa:
Black Bean Mexican Quinoa Casserole
The burgers were adapted from my Veggie Burger Recipe and these Quinoa Pizza Bites.
Pizza Quinoa Burgers
Vegetarians and non vegetarians love these hearty, filling, and completely vegan quinoa burgers.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 tsp oregano
- 3/4 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup cooked or canned pinto beans
- burger buns and toppings of choice
Instructions
- Combine the quinoa, water, and 1/4 tsp of the salt in a pot. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 14 minutes or until fluffy. If you wish to bake instead of fry the burgers, preheat oven to 400 F. Mash beans fully, then stir together all ingredients, including the quinoa. Form patties, and either fry over medium heat in a little oil OR place on a greased baking sheet and bake on the center rack 15 minutes, flip carefully (smushing back together if they crack while flipping), and bake an additional 6 minutes. Let cool completely. They are delicate due to the lack of flour, but they do hold together nicely as long as you use a spatula to move the patties. Top with traditional burger toppings or pizza toppings (such as fresh basil and tomato sauce) as desired.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
Also be sure to make this Coconut Curry Recipe.
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Awesome, easy recipe! I’ve made this with chickpeas that were cooked from dry in a pressure cooker. I overcooked them a bit because I was afraid of under-cooking. As a result they were not dry or difficult to mash and they worked great. Canned chickpeas would be another story. Have also made with canned cannellini beans and leftover pizza sauce which worked fine too. I bake mine on parchment paper brushed with a little oil or misted with cooking spray.
Hi this recipe looks so delicious! I wonder what would happen if I replaced the quinoa with black beans, hmmm…..
Unfortunately, this to not remind me of pizza. I need something more to give it some flavor. I like the idea of such little ingredients because I do have them on hand I wonder what else can be added to step up the flavor also they didn’t bind together as good as I had hoped. I like your blog and I will continue to look through your recipes keep up the great work!
Hi. I’m wondering what tomato paste to use ? I have tomato puree from the store and also fresh tomato sauce, but that is chunky. Any tips ?
I would google tomato paste to get a better sense of what you’re looking for, as unfortunately neither of those products are what tomato paste is. It should say “tomato paste” on the label.
I’m new to cooking things so they usually don’t end up good but these quinoa burgers are amazing !
Omg!!! Was looking for a veggie burger recipe that doesn’t have chunks in it when I came across this recipe. I was surprised to see that I had everything I needed at the house! They come together easily and taste wonderful. I’m gonna freeze the extra patties for lunch portions. They are delicate but they will hold up on the bun and would be amazing in a pita pocket or Buddha bowl.
Hi there! I’m a new vegan so I’m trying dishes and I love this recipe! the burger is so easy to make and it tastes so good. The first time I made it exactly as you directed and it was delicious. The second time I added some garlic powder, dry minced onion, basil, pepper and a tiny bit of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs and it enhanced the flavor still very delicious!
Hi — To everyone who commented about wanting a substitute for tomato paste or to up the burger’s pizza flavor, try using a great tasting seasoned tomato-based pizza sauce like Trader Joe’s in the recipe. The pizza taste is already there in the jar. Just play with the other seasonings to adjust.
And thanks Katie for another great recipe!
Adding this to next week’s dish list!
Will have to make some small adjustments for what I have on hand.
A can refried beans, some nutritional yeast…
Will let you know how it goes. So excited!
Gonna make buffalo cauliflower and zucchini for mom & me for lunch today!