Veggie Burger Patties W/ Mushrooms, Quinoa, & Garbanzo Beans

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb mushroom, of your choice
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 1 (16 ounce) can drained and rinsed garbanzo beans (chick peas)
• 1 1/4 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 beaten egg
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• salt & pepper
• 1 tablespoon mccormick's pinch perfect garlic basil seasoning (or other seasoning)

Recipe

• 1 clean mushrooms with a damp cloth. mince finely or put into a food processor until they are finely chopped.
• 2 saute the onions and garlic on medium high heat for 3 minutes. add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are tender and darken in color. remove from heat, drain off and reserve excess water. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 mash or use a food processor on the garbanzo beans to make a paste. it is okay if some of the beans are intact, gives a nice texture.
• 4 combine the mushroom mixture, the cooked quinoa, the mashed garbanzo beans, the bread crumbs, the green onions, the mccormick's seasoning and the beaten egg and combine well with a rubber spatula.
• 5 you may need to add more liquid, use the reserve from the mushrooms & onion mixture.
• 6 form into patties. make sure they are not too thick or they will not cook right. there should be 6 medium large patties, no more than 1/2 inch thick.
• 7 refrigerate the patties for an hour, covered tightly with plastic wrap.
• 8 use a non-stick pan to grill on each side, about 6 minutes each side on medium high heat. i had no problems with sticking, but if you must you a cooking spray first.