Brown Rice—Mushroom “Burgers”

Name: Brown Rice—Mushroom “Burgers”
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil or sunflower seed oil; 1 large onion, diced; 1 teaspoon crumbled dried sage leaves; 2 pinches dried thyme; 1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped; 1/2 cup cashews, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon tamari or soy sauce, or to taste; Sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 cup cooked brown rice or bulgur; 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese; 1 egg or 1/3 cup drained mashed tofu; 1/2 cup bread crumbs

4 steps

Savory veggie burgers made from sautéed onions, mushrooms, herbs, nuts, and brown rice or bulgur, pulsed with cheese and egg (or tofu) and pan-fried until crisp.

Updated at: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:00:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories283 kcal (14%)

Total Fat18.4 g (26%)

Carbs22.7 g (9%)

Sugars3.6 g (4%)

Protein9.5 g (19%)

Sodium306.6 mg (15%)

Fiber3.1 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

or sunflower seed oil

1onion

large, diced

1 teaspoondried sage leaves

crumbled

2 pinchesdried thyme

0.5 poundmushrooms

½ cupcashews

½ cuppecans

or soy sauce, or to taste

1 cupbrown rice

½ cupgrated cheddar cheese

1egg

or 1/3 cup drained mashed tofu

½ cupbread crumbs

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add the onion, crumble in the herbs, and cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until the onion is seared in places and starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 2

Add the mushrooms and nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms have released and then reabsorbed their juices, after several minutes. Stir in the tamari and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3

Transfer this mixture to your food processor; add the rice, cheese, egg, and bread crumbs, and pulse so that the mixture resembles ground meat. Fry a dab in some olive oil to check the seasonings and correct if needed.

Step 4

To cook, film a wide nonstick skillet with oil. Scoop out 1/2-cup measures, then add them to the skillet and press down on them with a spatula so that the patties are about 1/2 inch thick. Fry over medium heat until brown, 4 to 5 minutes, then turn and finish cooking the second side, another 4 minutes or so.