Whenever I find a slew of tupperwared ingredients in the fridge, my mind immediately goes into overdrive, brainstorming ways to get rid of them.
Beans, squash, rice, bell peppers…sounds like the base of a beautiful veggie burger to me!
Veggie Sliders
[yield: 10 burgers, vegan, gluten free]
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1 1/4 cup beans (I used 1 cup black eyes peas & 1/4 cup chickpeas)
- 1/2 cup butternut squash puree
- 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chia seeds + 1/2 cup water
- TJ’s 21 seasoning salute (this is my favorite spice blend, but you could really just add any spices you want)
*Edited to add: rumor has it that Costco has a version of this spice blend called “organic no-salt seasoning” with the same 21 spices listed, just ordered differently*
Directions:
Pulse beans in a food processor, blender, or magic bullet until they are pureed with a few chunks remaining.
Add to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
Mix everything together and let it sit for ~10 minutes to give the chia seeds time to gel.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
One by one, form burgers.
I rolled the mix in my palms to create a round, ball-like shape. I purposefully made them rotund little fatties so when I flipped them later they wouldn’t end up squished down to flat pancakes.
Here they are, all lined up and ready for the oven.
FYI, there was another baking sheet with two veggie sliders which made the total yield 10.
Bake for 35 minutes on 350 degrees, then flip and bake for another 10 minutes.
When flipping them, use the spatula to push them down a bit so they make a perfect patty shape.
Like so.
After the 10 minutes is up, they will look nice and burger-like and they will smell yummmmy.
What to do with them? I froze most of them, but left a few in the fridge for sandos and salad toppers.
I like them, but Kyle looooves them. It makes sense since they use his favorite carbohydrate, white rice. 😉
He’s not typically a squash person, but I guess the butternut is well enough hidden in this recipe. Sneaky hippie!
Anyway, here’s a salad with spring greens, cherry tomatoes, green bell peppers, a crumbled veggie slider and half an avocado on top.
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Man, these look great!! Much better than frozen vegan patties. I love the shape too!
My homemade veggie burgers always fall apart. How did these turn out? Did they stay together or crumble pretty easily? I don’t use chia seeds, so maybe that will make a difference?
Also, just curious…how come you eat white rice and not brown?
You are so creative at using up leftovers! Def trying to exercise that kinda skill in my kitchen. 🙂
I need to work on coming up with recipes to use things up in my fridge! I’ve got a few things that need to get used up now!
What is it about sliders that are 10x better than regular sized little patties? They look so dang good with that avocado mess on top.
bc theyre little. and little things are cute!
in a perfect world id use quinoa or brown rice, but kyle looooves white rice. i had recently made a huge batch of it, hence its inclusion over another grain.
it held together really well which is due to the chia seeds. without that or some binding agent (ie ground flax seed or egg) they will crumble apart on you.
Elise, I was surprised to see the beans in your recipe. What is the story with beans? I am just beginning the FODMAPS elimination process (thanks to finding you on the internet!) and I really am not sure about the bean thing….Thanks for any help on this!
if you’re just starting fodmaps, you should keep them out of your diet. i eliminated beans for 2 months and have only reintroduced small amounts of galactans back in my diet. ill talk about it more on my fodmaps site soon (www.fodmapsdiet.com) but you’re correct in being unsure about how you’ll react. real quick, i will say, for me, once i removed them from my diet and reintroduced them (slowly), they were way better tolerated in small amounts AND without other fodmaps in the same meal. if i stick to low fodmaps my gut can handle the load.
sounds great and looks fairly easy to make!
these look amazing! and I love how you threw them together based on your leftovers…so creative.
Those are so stinkin’ cute – I love them!
looks delicious! love throwing together leftovers in the fridge to create a yummy new dinner just like these!!! they are so cute too.
I put TJ’s 21 Seasoning Salute on everything!
This recipe is so simple and they look delicious! Sliders are so adorable.
do you add the same amount of ground flax with the water for it to bind it like you would chia seeds?