Garden Burgers for Your Freezer - OAMC
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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24
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup bulgur (I like #1, fine)
- 4 lbs mushrooms, quartered (4 cups steamed)
- 4 cups diced onions (1/2 cup steamed, OR mixed onion and celery)
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 1⁄2 cups cooked brown rice
- flake nutritional yeast, to taste
- 2 cups lowfat mozzarella cheese or 2 cups Italian cheese blend, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded (8 oz)
- 1⁄2 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 2 teaspoons mixed green herbs
- 2 teaspoons paprika or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 dash pepper
- 1⁄2 cup vital wheat gluten
- olive oil flavored cooking spray
directions
- Add 1 cup boiling water to the bulgur in a small bowl and let sit for about 1 hour.
- Steam the mushrooms for 10 minutes or until tender; then remove them from steamer; and replace with onion.
- Steam onions for 10 minutes or until pieces are translucent.
- Keep these separate and set aside.
- You can also microwave each one covered for 8 minutes.
- Use the water left over as part of the water for the oats below.
- Add 2 cups of water to the oats and let them soak for 10 minutes, until soft.
- Drain any excess water from bulgur and oats, then combine grains with mushrooms, rice, cheeses, flour, yeast and spices in blender or food processor and pulse 4-5 times until ingredients are chopped fine, but not pureed.
- Pour mixture into a bowl with the onion and cornstarch, and mix well.
- Preheat oven to 300F and set a large skillet over medium/low heat.
- Spray the skillet with spray.
- Measure 1/2 cup at a time of the mixture into the pan and shape with a spoon into a 3"-4" patty that is approximately 1/2" think.
- Cook the patties in batches for 2-4 minutes per side, or until light brown on the surface.
- When all of the patties have been cooked in skillet, arrange them on a lightly sprayed cooking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the oven.
- Be sure to turn them over halfway through the cooking time.
- Freeze when they have cooled.
- To serve: Can be reheated in pan; grilled; or microwaved for 30-35 seconds and then toasted.
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Reviews
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Hands down the BEST garden burger I have ever had, store bought or homemade! We used regular flour instead of wheat gluten and doubled it to get the desired consistency. We also used about 2 cups of nutritional yeast which gave a wonderful flavor. We froze 2 batches to enjoy for later. We will definitely be making these again!
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I was disappointed in the flavor of these gardenburgers. Texture was very soggy even after the baking step. We haven't tried them after freezing. It took us over 3 hours to complete the recipe. Step 9 calls for cornstarch but no quantity is listed and it isn't included in the ingrediants list. I don't think we'll be repeating this one.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
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