Herbed Chickpea Burgers

 Chickpeas are a great protein source and give a great meaty texture to these veggie burgers. Making your own veggies burgers not only keeps your grocery bill down, it allows you to change the flavor in accordance to what your family likes. This recipe is just a template to follow and switch up however you like. Some good additions would be fresh basil and sun dried tomatoes. You could also add in cilantro, cumin, and top with salsa to make a mexican style burger! The possibilities are endless!

Ingredients:

-2 cups cooked chickpeas

-1 cup cooked short grain brown rice (or long grain, just well cooked)

-5 green onions chopped

-1-2 Tbs fresh Thyme and Oregano chopped

-1 fresh Jalapeño chopped finely

- 1/2 large avocado

-Juice of 1/2 a lemon, top avocado chunks with this to keep from browning

-1 tsp dried rosemary

-1 tsp dried garlic powder

-1 tsp dried mustard

-1 tsp salt

-2 tbs nutritional yeast

Combine all ingredients and smoosh with a potato masher. Divide into six patties with an ice cream scoop. Flatten and brown each burger in a heated pan of olive oil. Place on a prepped cookie sheet and bake all browned veggie burgers in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes!