Eggs & Oats Meatless Burgers
This meatless recipe isn’t a vegan burger because its primary ingredient is eggs. I accidentally found that scrambled eggs when over-cooked in an egg corral have a texture similar to what I was looking for in a burger recipe I was trying to create. My problem has always been texture. Simple meatless burgers that are made with basic pantry ingredients tend to be dry and/or heavy and crumbly. The eggs seemed to have taken care of this issue. I just needed to give it the right flavor so it didn’t taste like I was just eating eggs and modifying the texture to make it more chewy and less eggy. Oats and a few seasonings took care of that problem. And helped bring the protein count up a few more grams.PROTEINBREAKDOWN:         • 1/4lb 80/20 Ground Beef: ~19-25 grams of protein.         • 2 Large Eggs: ~12-13 grams of protein (6-6.3g per egg).         • 2tbsp Oatmeal (dry): ~2-3 grams of protein. TOTALFOR EGGS & OATMEAL: ~14-16 grams of protein.I believe this recipe turned out great as a quick, easy to make burger that can be used right away or pre-made and frozen for later use. Give it a try and let us know what you think or how you modified it to your liking.
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 mixing spoon
- 1 set measuring cups and spoons
- 1 frying pan or skillet or griddle
- 1 spatula
- 2 egg corrals or 4" crumpet rings or similar
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Quick Oats or Rolled Oats
- 1 tbsp Onion Flakes
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Beet Powder or Beet Juice (Optional for color)
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly blended.
- Cover the bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or more.
- Grease and heat a skillet, griddle or frying pan on medium - medium low heat.
- Grease egg corrals or equivalent cooking rings and place them on your cook surface.
- Remove the mixture from the refrigerator and divide it into the two cooking rings.
- Cook for approximately 5 minutes and then remove the rings.
- Flip the "burgers" and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add cheese at this point if desired.
- Ready to serve or freeze for later use.