This Low Calorie Veggie Burger Recipe is just 86 calories and it comes with a Vegan Burger Topping Guide!
You can make these homemade veggie burgers in just 25 minutes. Plus you’ll find directions on how to cook veggie burgers on the BBQ, Stovetop, or in the Oven.
This 5 ingredient vegetarian burger patty recipe is easy and delicious. And with just 5 ingredients, low cost and simple.
This Homemade Veggie Burger Recipe is just 86 calories and it comes with a Vegan Burger Topping Guide!
Low Calorie Veggie Burger Recipe
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Ingredients in Healthy Homemade Veggie Burgers
Most lists of ingredients in veggie burger recipes are long, and up to 20 ingredients. But this low calorie recipe for meatless burgers has just 5 ingredients!
I opted for a bag of frozen veggies as the vegetable base for the vegetable patty recipe. This helps cut costs, prep time, and makes this a pantry/freezer meal (which means you can make it anytime!)
Shopping List for Vegan Burgers:
- Can of black beans
- Tomato paste
- Homemade Seasoning Salt (or store-bought)
- Flour (all-purpose, wheat, Gluten-free)
- Frozen frozen fajita vegetables/peppers stir fry
Healthy Vegan Burger Topping Guide
Now that you know what is in a veggie burger, lets move onto all the optional toppings you may want to pick up to go with these vegan burgers.
No veggie patties recipe would be complete without a topping guide. These vegetable burgers can be topped anyway you like, and this section will give you some great ideas for what to put in a vegetarian and vegan burger. Some are vegan, and some vegetarian…
All of these optional vegetarian burger toppings go great on our homemade veggie burger recipe. Pick your favorites, or set up a veggie burger bar for a backyard BBQ.
Vegetarian and Vegan Burger Toppings:
- Burger buns (your favorite kind)
- Butter lettuce or large leaf lettuce (to use in place of burger buns)
- Cheese (cheddar, pepper jack, vegan sliced cheese)
- Favorite greens (spring mix, romaine, spinach, iceberg)
- Tomato
- Pickle chips
- Sliced onions
- Caramelized onions
- Pickled jalapeños
- Organic ketchup
- Mustard
- Homemade Fry Sauce (*vegetarian)
How to Make Low Calorie Veggie Patties
These healthy veggie patties can be cooked many different ways, in this section you will learn how to cook vegan burgers on the BBQ, Stovetop or in the Oven.
Note: You can make these homemade veggie burgers in a food processor OR in a bowl with a potato masher…
How to Make Veggie Burgers 3 Ways (BBQ, Stovetop, Oven)
How to Make Veggie Patties:
- To a food processor (or a large bowl) combine the beans, tomato paste, seasoning salt, flour and veggies.
- Pulse the food processor (or use a potato masher to smash together) until mostly smooth.
- Divide the veggie patty ingredients into 4 balls, then form into patties.
Oven Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the patties to prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Flip the veggie burgers and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 10 minutes
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
Stovetop Directions:
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Spray lightly with olive oil spray, then add the vegetarian patties to the hot pan.
- Cook for 10 minutes on the first side, flip and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 10 minutes, covered.
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
BBQ Directions:
- Preheat the barbecue to high heat.
- Spray lightly with olive oil spray, then add the vegan patties to the hot grill.
- Cook for 10 minutes on the first side, flip and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 8 minutes, covered.
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
How to Store and Freeze Vegan Burgers:
- Freeze– Cool completely, separate with small squares of parchment paper (so they don’t stick together), and freeze in a container or freezer bag. Will hold for 3 months in the freezer.
- Refrigerate– Let the veggie patties cool completely, separate with small squares of parchment paper (so they don’t stick together), and move to a container or freezer bag. Will hold for 4 days in the fridge.
Low Calorie Veggie Burger Recipe
This homemade veggie burger recipe is just 86 calories and needs only 5 ingredients!
Plus, you can make the vegan burger recipe from start to finish, in just 25 minutes… In the Oven, on the BBQ or Stovetop.
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Low Calorie Veggie Burgers
Equipment
- Olive oil spray (for BBQ and Stovetop cooking)
- Parchment paper (for Oven cooking)
- Baking sheet (for Oven cooking)
Ingredients
Homemade Veggie Burger Patties:
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Homemade Seasoning Salt
- 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose, wheat, Gluten-free
- 3/4 cup frozen frozen fajita vegetables/peppers stir fry thawed (note- if not using a food processor, minced)
Optional Vegetarian and Vegan Burger Toppings:
- 4 burger buns your favorite kind
- 8 leaves of butter lettuce or large leaf lettuce to use in place of burger buns
- Slices of cheese cheddar, pepper jack, vegan sliced cheese
- Favorite greens spring mix, romaine, spinach, iceberg
- 1 to mato sliced
- Pickle chips
- Sliced onions
- Caramelized onions
- Pickled jalapeños
- Organic ketchup
- Mustard
- Homemade Fry Sauce
Instructions
How to Make Veggie Patties:
- To a food processor (or a large bowl) combine the beans, tomato paste, seasoning salt, flour and veggies.
- Pulse the food processor (or use a potato masher to smash together) until mostly smooth.
- Divide the veggie patty ingredients into 4 balls, then form into patties.
Oven Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the patties to prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Flip the veggie burgers and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 10 minutes
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
Stovetop Directions:
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Spray lightly with olive oil spray, then add the vegetarian patties to the hot pan.
- Cook for 10 minutes on the first side, flip and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 10 minutes, covered.
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
BBQ Directions:
- Preheat the barbecue to high heat.
- Spray lightly with olive oil spray, then add the vegan patties to the hot grill.
- Cook for 10 minutes on the first side, flip and add any cheese you may want. Then cook for an additional 8 minutes, covered.
- Serve on burger buns, or lettuce leaves with your desired toppings.
How to Store and Freeze Vegan Burgers:
- Freeze- Cool completely, separate with small squares of parchment paper (so they don’t stick together), and freeze in a container or freezer bag. Will hold for 3 months in the freezer.
- Refrigerate- Let the veggie patties cool completely, separate with small squares of parchment paper (so they don't stick together), and move to a container or freezer bag. Will hold for 4 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Homemade Veggie Burgers
The nutrition below is based off 1 veggie Pattie prepared with the ingredients above. The toppings and buns are not counted in the nutrition below.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published on May 30, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on May 1, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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