Tuscan White Bean Burgers
Plant-based | Italian-inspired | Hearty | Meal-prep friendly
A good veggie burger should stick together without crumbling, fill your belly, and be packed with flavor. These Tuscan-inspired patties deliver on all counts. Seasoned with Italian herbs and featuring umami-rich trumpet mushrooms, they’re loaded with cannellini beans, brown rice, carrots, green beans, and celery.
Ingredients
Section titled “Ingredients”| Ingredient | Amount | Notes |
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| Onion | 1 cup | Finely chopped |
| Trumpet mushrooms | 2 cups | Finely chopped |
| Carrots | 2 cups | Finely chopped |
| Green beans | 2 cups | Finely chopped |
| Celery | 1 cup | Finely chopped |
| Fresh Italian parsley | ¼ cup | Chopped |
| Garlic | 12 cloves | Minced |
| Cannellini beans | 2 cans | Rinsed and drained (3 cups) |
| Cooked short grain brown rice | 1 cup | |
| Dried Italian seasoning | 4½ tsp | Crushed |
| White wine vinegar | 1 tbsp | |
| Sea salt | ½ tsp | |
| Black pepper | ¼ tsp | Freshly ground |
| Crushed red pepper | ¼ tsp | Optional |
| Yellow mustard | For serving | |
| Ketchup | For serving | |
| Whole grain burger buns | 12 | |
| Romaine lettuce leaves | 12 | |
| Tomatoes | 2 | Thinly sliced |
| Red onion | 1 small | Thinly sliced |
Method
Section titled “Method”-
Get all ingredients ready.
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Pulse vegetables: In food processor, combine first 7 ingredients (through garlic). Pulse into small bits.
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Cook: Transfer to large skillet. Cook over medium 15 minutes until moisture has cooked off, stirring frequently. Do not add liquid.
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Add beans and seasonings: Add next 7 ingredients (through crushed red pepper). Mix well and coarsely mash. Remove from heat and cool.
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Preheat: Oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
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Shape patties: Form bean mixture into twelve 3-inch patties (⅓ cup mixture each). Arrange on baking sheet.
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Bake: 35-40 minutes until evenly browned.
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Assemble: Spread mustard and ketchup on buns. Add lettuce, burgers, tomato, and onion. Sprinkle with additional parsley if desired.
Mushroom note: Trumpet mushrooms (also called king oyster or French horn mushrooms) can be substituted with portobello or regular mushrooms
Too moist?: If mixture is too wet, spread on baking sheet and bake 20 minutes at 300°F before shaping patties
Freezer-friendly: Burgers freeze well for easy meals later
Storage
Section titled “Storage”- Refrigerate: Up to 4 days
- Freeze: Up to 2 months (wrap individually)
- Reheat: Oven or toaster oven until warmed through
Nutrition (per burger, 12 burgers)
Section titled “Nutrition (per burger, 12 burgers)”- Calories: ~704 (with bun and toppings)
- Protein: 38g
- Carbs: 132g
- Fiber: 34g
- Fat: 7g
Adapted from: Darshana Thacker / Forks Over Knives
Prep: 40 min | Cook: 1 hour 20 min | Makes: 12 burgers