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Who knew that making burgers could be so easy - and delicious? With just a few simple ingredients, you can create amazing chickpea burgers that will have your taste buds begging for more. So, what are you waiting for? Let's get cooking!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ cup dry quinoa
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas
- 8 ounces ground chicken
- ½ cup egg whites
- ½ cup minced beets
- ½ cup oat bran
- ¼ cup minced onion
- 3 prunes, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced poblano pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground chile pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.1 ½ cups water, ½ cup dry quinoa
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mash chickpeas roughly in a bowl. Add cooked quinoa, chicken, egg whites, beets, oat bran, onion, prunes, poblano pepper, salt, chile powder, cumin, and black pepper. Mix well. Form into 6 equal-size patties. Wrap in aluminum foil.½ cup dry quinoa, 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, 8 ounces ground chicken, ½ cup egg whites, ½ cup minced beets, ½ cup oat bran, ¼ cup minced onion, 3 prunes, minced, 1 tablespoon minced poblano pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon ground chile pepper
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and any juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Notes
1/2 cup egg white comes from roughly 2 eggs.
All seasonings may be increased or decreased to taste.
You may also pan fry the burgers.
This recipe is also easily converted into a meatloaf by putting the mixture in a loaf pan and cooking in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 6gCalories: 228.8kcalCarbohydrates: 35.7gProtein: 18.2gFat: 2.9gSaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 21.7mgSodium: 694.4mgPotassium: 453.6mgFiber: 6.2gSugar: 3.1gVitamin A: 124.2IUVitamin C: 5.6mgCalcium: 52.8mgIron: 3mg
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