These veggie patties with lentils & beans are packed with protein, and are delicious and vegan too! Lentils are some of the most inexpensive vegan superfoods out there. Not only do they pack in tons of protein, but fiber, and complex carbs too. These do take a some of time, so I suggest meal-prepping this when you have more time, but this recipe is totally worth it! I love making these on the weekend when I have more time to spend in the kitchen. Plus, I get to eat the leftovers throughout the week!
Why veggie patties with Lentils and Beans?
Also, the ingredients in these veggie patties with lentils & beans are very affordable and budget-friendly. Dried lentils and canned beans are very inexpensive, and the rest of the ingredients are spices and things that most people already have at home!
I came up with this recipe when I had a ton of dried lentils in my pantry and was trying to find some creative ways to use it up. I thought about making veggie patties with them but found it difficult to find other recipes online. So, following the examples of other veggie patties I’ve made before, I improvised and came up with this tasty recipe. Let me know down below in the comments what you think of this recipe!
Curious for more?
Check out some of my other recipes! Take a look at my recipe HERE for vegan tofu tacos, and HERE for tofu rice bowls with edamame! I am also very passionate about the environment and living an eco-friendly lifestyle. You can read more about my story zero-waste kitchen tips HERE and suggestion for sustainability documentary HERE.
Delightful Veggie & Bean Veggie Patties
Ingredients
- ½ cup dry lentils (I used red)
- ¾ cup canned tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 pinch salt (about ¼ teaspoon)
- ¾ cups water
- 1 tbsp chipotle pepper paste (or ¾ tsp chipotle pepper powder)
- 1 ½ cups chopped broccoli in small pieces
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 can black beans
- 1 squeeze of lemon juice (opt)
- 3 tbsp bread crumbs
Instructions
- First, rinse the dry lentils, drain them, and add them to a medium sized saucepan over medium heat.
- To the saucepan, add the canned tomatoes, crushed garlic, pinch of salt, water, and chipotle paste (or powder). Cook with the lentils for about 10 minutes.
- Now would be a good time to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Next, add the chopped up broccoli, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and onion powder to the saucepan and cook with the lentil mixture for another 10 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. The mixture should be somewhat dry in order to patties that stick together.
- Allow the lentil mixture to cool down for 2-3 minutes, and then add the lentil mixture and pinto beans to a medium to large sized bowl. Add the squeeze of lemon juice if adding and mix everything together. If you have a potato masher, you can use it to mash the mixture together, but I used a large spoon and it worked finer for me. Try to get all or most of the black beans mashed so that they can act as a glue to hold the patty together.
- Next, mix in the bread crumbs into the mixture until it is evenly spread out throughout the mixture. Scoop the lentil and bean mixture into a plate, and press down on the mixture so it forms one even layer on top of the plate. Put the plate in your freezer for 10 minutes to allow the mixture to become more coherent. Once you take the mixture out of the freezer, the patties are ready to shape!
- You can use a cookie-cuter or glass to cut out the circular patties from the plate, but I chose to shape them with my hands and it turned out fine (just a tad bit more messy). If you want larger patties to serve fewer people, form 5 patties, and if you want smaller patties to serve more people, then form 6 patties (each will have about 190 calories).
- Finally, place the patties on a sheet-pan and bake them in your preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the patties from the oven, flip them over, and cook them for another 15 minutes.
- Allow your patties to rest for 3 minutes, then serve and enjoy! These patties are sooo good with avocado and hot sauce 🙂
Notes
- For the bread crumbs, you can easily make your own at home by putting some old bread you have in a food processor and pulsing it until it resembles store-bought bread crumbs
- You can also choose to pan fry your patties on a pan with about a tablespoon of cooking oil for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
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