Veggie Burgers

We try to eat vegetarian dinners about 3 nights a week, that's not a hard and fast rule, sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less. It healthier, it saves money, and it helps us get our daily 5 servings of veggies in. Tonight I made Carrot Burgers and we served them with Baked Sweet Potato Fries. I'm stuffed and the whole plateful of dinner was under 500 calories. These babies beat Bocca Burgers hands down! I found the recipe from Allrecipes, but I made several changes to make them my own. Get your food processor handy and these will come together fast! (If you don't have one, shred the carrots and finely chop everything else)



Carrot Burgers

adapted from Allrecipes



1 1/2 c. shredded carrots

2 eggs beaten

1 stalk celery, shredded

3 Tb shredded onion

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1/4 tsp. sugar

1 med. cooked and mashed sweet potato

1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs

olive oil



Combine all the ingredients and cook in a skillet with a little coating of olive oil. Serve on buns and make up just like a hamburger.

I had mine open-faced on a whole wheat bun with dijon mustard, lettuce, and tomato. My photo doesn't do them justice. They were excellent and very filling!
I plugged them in at 13 grams fiber and 86 calories a serving (without the bun and fixings)....can't beat that!