For vegetarians or us semi-veg, veggie burgers straight out of the freezer have to be the ultimate veg “fast food”. Grab one out of the freezer, pop it in the micro for a couple minutes, throw it on a bun or on top of a salad, and BAM- dinner in no time.
The problem I have with most packaged veggie burgers, aside from the fact that they’re packaged, is the ingredient list. You rarely find a “veggie burger” packed with actual plants! Often they’re mostly made of gross gmo soy-derived TVP or the like, not something I want to be putting in my bod, vegetarian or not. This brings up the point that just because it’s vegetarian, doesn’t mean it’s healthy! Of course there was a time, when I first started blogging and hadn’t learned about plant-based nutrition much that I would chow down on Morningstar Chicken Patties and Boca Burgers a couple times weekly. I thought, “Well, they must be better than the real stuff…” sort of.
We live and learn and I have started becoming very excited when I find veggie burger recipes that are actually vegetable-based! There are some hidden packaged gems, I really love Sunshine Burgers, but in an effort to make my own “convenience foods” I started researching veggie burger recipes, to make and freeze for a quick meal. Nothing is healthier than a home-cooked meal when YOU pick out the ingredients!
I’m not a stranger to veggie burger recipes. The ones I made for our wedding was a hit for sure, I’ve made those a few times. I like the taste of the brown rice-based burgers from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan, but the texture is hard to work with I find. The most recent burgers I’ve made and loved came from Meghan Telpner’s Making Love in the Kitchen blog. Though there is a slight bit of prep work involved (mashing sweet potatoes, cooking buckwheat, grating/chopping veggies), the end result is totally worth it. These burgers held together beautifully, had a fantastic flavor and a nice, soft texture. I’ve made them twice so far because I intended on freezing half of the first batch and we ended up eating them all in a matter of days!
Before
After!
Check out the recipe here.
I like to serve them atop or aside a big salad, but the husband really loved them on an Ezekiel english muffin 
No, I have not ventured to make a recipe of my own yet. I’m a bit nervous to, actually! But maybe I’ll try, just for you, and see what I come up with
What are your favorite vegetable-based veggie burger recipes?
xo
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These look so good! I always want to make my own veggie burgers but have yet to do so! I keep sunshine burgers in my freezer- best ingredients in a store bought one I’ve found! And tempeh burgers…which we’ve discussed
You should make them! They’re not too hard to make and work so well frozen!
I definitely want to try those tempeh burgers! We should try them together
It’s a dinner date!
This is so far the only way I will eat sweet potatoes
I love BBQ black bean burgers!