This basic veggie burger recipe is so delicious and easy to prepare, it’s quickly become a weeknight staple in our home. We seriously can’t stop making them!
The Ultimate Veggie Burger Recipe
Easy
Vegan
High Protein
Can Be Frozen
No Fake Meat
No Soy, Eggs, Or Dairy
And there you have it. The best homemade veggie burger recipe.
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Homemade Veggie Burgers
Thick, fat, juicy, meaty, super healthy veggie burgers… that are totally plant based!
The best part about these savory vegan veggie burgers (aside from how ridiculously simple they are to make) is that you get to choose the ingredients.
The recipe is easy to customize, so you can throw in whatever veggies you happen to have available.
I love turning them into mushroom veggie burgers and serving the burgers topped with caramelized onions. Or if you’re not a fan of mushrooms, you can easily leave those out.
Try adding cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, asparagus, red peppers, roasted sweet potato…
The flavor possibilities are endless!
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Three Reasons These Are The Best Veggie Burgers In The World:
1. They are the easiest to make (and to customize!).
2. They call for basic pantry staple ingredients you can always keep on hand. And because they can be gluten free and have no tofu, soybeans, or mock meat, they’re also a great recipe for omnivores or vegans who aren’t into those ingredients.
3. The burgers have a thick and meaty texture, taste completely delicious, and yet are also so much healthier than traditional burgers, packed with protein, fiber, vitamins, no cholesterol, and very little saturated fat.
How To Make Veggie Burgers
The recipe can come together with just a few minutes of prep work.
Start by draining and rinsing the beans, then mash them either with a fork or in a food processor. Stir in all other ingredients, and form into patties.
You can bake, fry, or grill the burgers, and leftovers can also be frozen, so they are great for meal prep!
Vegetarian Burgers On The Grill
For grillable veggie burgers that won’t fall apart, start by preheating your grill on high. Cook the patties on a greased sheet of foil for 7-8 minutes per side.
Serve with your favorite burger toppings—ketchup, mustard, avocado mayo, pickles, onions, relish, etc.—on buns or in lettuce wraps for a lower carb option.
(Above – watch the video of making the meatless burgers)
Feel free to use whatever beans you want in the recipe too, such as black beans for black bean veggie burgers, or white, kidney, or pinto beans.
Or you can make these 4-ingredient Black Bean Burgers.
My favorite option to go with is pinto beans because of their thick texture and similar color to traditional beef burgers.
And no, they are not supposed to taste exactly like meat. Similar to most of the veggie burger brands—such as Boca, Amy’s, Morningstar Farms, Dr. Praeger’s, or Gardein—that you can find in the frozen aisle of Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, and many regular grocery stores these days, the burgers are good in their own right, not as a substitute for something else.
If you’re looking for a vegan burger that tastes so much like beef that even hardcore carnivores won’t be able to tell the difference, check out either Beyond Meat or the Impossible Burger, both of which are becoming increasingly available even in bars or fast food restaurants like Burger King, White Castle, Dunkin Donuts, TGI Friday’s, and Cheesecake Factory.
If you’re looking for a good sweet potato veggie burger recipe, be sure to try these Sweet Potato Burgers.
Veggie Burger Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can pinto or black beans (other varieties also work)
- 3 tbsp tomato paste or ketchup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder, optional
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp flour of choice or oat bran
- 1/2 cup cooked diced vegetables of choice
Instructions
- These burgers can be baked, grilled, or fried, and feel free to use whatever veggies you have on hand. For the burgers in the pictures, I used roasted mushrooms, asparagus, and onion. You can also change up the flavor by adding different spices, such as paprika, cumin, or curry powder.To make the veggie burgers, first drain, rinse, and mash the beans either by hand or in a food processor, depending on desired burger texture. Stir in all other ingredients, and form patties. (Add more flour if too soft to form patties.) Either pan fry–flipping halfway through cooking–or place on a parchment-lined pan and bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. Flip, then bake an additional 10 minutes or until desired texture is reached. (You can also grill the burgers. Grilling instructions are listed earlier in this post.) Leftovers can be refrigerated or frozen in meal prep containers for a later day. If you make the burgers, be sure to rate the recipe below!View Nutrition Facts
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Thank you for doing a veggie burgers recipe! I’ve been into veggie burgers lately. Do you think sorghum flour would work for the flour of choice?
It does. That’s actually the flour I used in the video 🙂
Good to know! I have a bag of sorghum flour to use up.
I’ve never made a veggie burger, but looking at the food on the ingredients list, I’m sure it will taste very nice. I will most definitely be making it soon.
wanted you to know that the ad that ran today just under your heading was for nicotine-based vaping product–quite jarring for healthy food blog! I kept a screen shot if you want me to email it. Don’t know if you have any control over the types of ads that show up but I hope you do! (also, I am going to make vegie burgers tonight!)
Thanks so much for letting us know. We are pretty sure that we have those types of things not allowed, so we will let Katie’s network know to go look for who is serving it.
Jason (media relations)
The ad that popped up for me was for bone density screening!
A lot of the time, ads are based off your browsing history. For example, I use essential oils and I look at them online, and I am always bombarded with ads for essential oils. Not saying you’re into vaping, just sharing what I know.
I have everything in the house and plan to make these tonight. They sounds wonderful.
One half cup of vegetables isn’t very much. Is it 1/2 cup of each vegetable? Can’t wait to try these!
It’s half cup total, as the recipe only makes 4-6 burgers total, so a small batch. You could probably sneak in some more, so feel free to experiment and be sure to report back if you do!
Jason
Why would you”sneak in” vegetables? By using that phrase you’re adding to the canard that people don’t like vegetables. On a site devoted to veganism.
Chill, Ruth. It’s not that serious.
Oh my God! Get a life, will you? 🙁
You’re right. Better to have said just add more veggies. “Sneaking in” is what you do for kids that don’t like veggies.
I took his comment as being able to “sneak in” more veggies before you lose the texture and/or taste that the published recipe results in. If you add too many veggies, the burger may fall apart, and/or the taste may be unbalanced. (But honestly, his reply was courteous and helpful no matter how you interpret it.)
Do you know if these can be reheated in a microwave after being pan-fried? I’d love to make these ahead for work.
Thanks for another delicious looking recipe!
Just did it! They are still good and do not fall apart. So to answer your question from someone who tried it, yes.
I just had to tell you that my family loved these last night. I served them on toasted English muffins.
Great recipe! I made black bean burgers with roasted mushrooms, onions, and I added corn as well. I doubled the recipe, which turned out to be a VERY good idea.
Hi Katie,
Of all the sweet vegan recipe blogs, your site is the best! well organized site and you have great recipes. Your videos are well done as well. I have vegan 8 and from my bowl for many of the savory recipes. I figured if she’s always spot on with sweets, she has to be at least close on a burger. You hit it perfectly with this one! I added a couple more TBS of the oat bran and added 2 tbs of flax meal to help bind a little better for grilling but this is my go to burger now! Thanks Katie…
These black bean veggie burgers were simple and fast. I added carmelixed red onions, roasted peppers, diced cooked sweet potatoes and chipotle peppers. Really delicious!!!!