Speedy Oatmeal Burgers

This recipe is from the book "375 Meatless Recipes". I have made this before and it tastes okay but it's too squishy and doesn't have enough flavor for us. I have made a few changes including adding just 1/4 tsp sage & 3/4 tsp garlic powder. Also sautee the onions before adding to mixture & let mixture sit in fridge for an hr or so before "frying" in frying pan (w/coconut oil). Totally omitted gravy. Might add green peppers & mushrooms next time. Good starting recipe which is why I gave it 3 stars.

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I love oatmeal burgers, but I prefer mine crispy. Here's my take on this recipe. I cooked an onion until caramelized and added chopped white button mushrooms to the pan and cooked them, as well. I added the caramelized onions and mushrooms to the oatmeal mixture, which I made as written. I left the mixture to sit in the 'fridge until I returned home later in the evening. I got 4 medium patties out of the mixture and fried them in some cooking oil. I did not add the soup to the burgers, but instead added butter and a tablespoon or so of cornstarch to another pan. After I had mixed the cornstarch and butter I slowly added the soup and milk mixture. I had also put some caramelized onions and cooked mushrooms to the side for this gravy, so I added them at this time. I used my blender to make everything smooth in the gravy and served the oatmeal patties (now still crispy) with a side of mashed potatoes, covered in the mushroom and onion gravy. It's so yummy! I added some corn on the side for some veggies. I hope this helps some of you who might prefer a crispy patty, as opposed to a moister texture.

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We liked this...my husband couldn't believe it wasn't ground beef. I added some garlic powder and Italian seasoning to the oatmeal mixture, and I let it sit about 4 hours before trying to cook it...initially it was quite runny, but it thickened nicely. I added one envelope of beef bouillon powder to the soup mixture and it smelled great while cooking. I served the patties with scalloped potatoes and carrots.

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Ok.. I love trying different recipes.. I don't know how I found this one.. I was bored and thought, why not? LOL! My poor DH looked at me and said, "Eww no way am I going to eat that stuff. Oatmeal burgers?" We were laughing so hard. Well.. I didn't care for it at all. DH tried a bite and NO way was he touching the rest. Don't blame him. (Sorry.) The taste and texture was well, funky, icky, & just not good.. It smelled good while simmering, tho. But, my teen DD liked it! This won't get made again in my house. Ohh well. It's the most weird thing I ever made. By far. I'll stick to real burgers and my boca 'burgers.' I did use fresh herbs in this and grill seasoning in the mixture. I'm sure others may like it. Just wasn't for us. Thanks for sharing, tho! :)

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pretty good. some of the other suggestions here sound fun too. my mix was also loose and i should have let it sit to soak in egg.. next time, i made little 'meatballs' instead of patties. good the next day as leftovers as well!

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Very good and interesting. Tastes like vegetarian country fried steak to me. Will definitely make again.

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Great burgers--healthy and low calorie. I really liked the taste especially made with cream of mushroom soup. Made recipe as stated except I mixed up the ingredients (thru eggs) ahead of time and let them stand in the refrigerator for a couple hours so that they would soak up the eggs. Although the mixture was loose, I was able to shape it into patties. I told DH that we were having "burgers" for dinner without mentioning that there was no meat in them. He liked them also and he usually complains if we don't have meat.

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Amazing! I couldn't believe this could actually be good, so I tried it out of curiosity. Made 1/2 the recipe using only 1 egg, also cut the amount of sage by 1/2 again. How surprised I am at how good it was! Thanks, snicklefritz!

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WOW this was fantastic!!! I made four "burgers" intending to eat two and freeze the "planed overs". Didn't work!!! All was eaten in one sitting/ I added garlic and tabasco and a couple herbs. The uncooked mixture was a bit loose and messy but once it hit the pan it firmed up into great burgers. The beyond simple "sauce" was great over the burgers and the potatoes. I'll probably serve this over a bun like an open faced burger next time. Thanks snicklefritz for a great recipe!!!

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I agree, this was the strangest thing I have ever tired. It was quite dense, much more dense than using hamburger. I used garlic and celery in addition to the onion. It would also be great with maybe some grill seasoning and beef bullion. I used cream of mushroom soup. With all of that said, this IS something that people should at least try once. Thanks for the idea.

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This is the strangest recipe I have ever tried but I like it alot. I thought there is no way this recipe is going to taste like hamburger. But it did!!! I used tomato soup so it tasted like porcupine meatballs that my mom made when I was a kid. Next time I would add a little worcestershire sauce and or yellow mustard to the soup. I would also add garlic, green onions and mushrooms to the burgers to spice them up a bit.

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