Homemade Plant Based Ground Meat

Name: Homemade Plant Based Ground Meat
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups dried brown lentils (not cooked) (rinsed and drained); 1 15/425 g can whole or sliced beets, (drained (see notes for alternatives)); 6 oz white or brown mushrooms (quartered or sliced); 1 small onion ((about 5 oz/142 g or 1/2 of a medium-large onion) trimmed, cut into large chunks); 1/2 cup nutritional yeast; 1/3 cup coconut flour (see notes for alternatives); 1/4 cup flaxseed meal; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 1/4 teaspoons and 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (more or less to taste); 3/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper (more or less to taste)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Learn how to make plant based meat with lentils, mushrooms, and beets. My versatile vegan ground meat can be browned into crumbles or shaped into burgers, meatballs, and meatloaf. It makes about 3 pounds and is gluten-free, grain-free, soy-free, and oil-free as written.

Updated at: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:03:22 GMT