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Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:01 AM Jun 2018

Question about Veggie Burgers

Yesterday my family and I attended a catered lunch, and one of the items on the menu was veggie burgers.

I decided to try one, and it was delicious

The only problem is, I don't know what brand it was.

It looked like it contained black beans, corn, and (perhaps) red pepper - and it had a smokey taste.

I realize this is a rather vague description, but if anyone has any ideas as to what brand it may have been, I'd be most appreciative.

If not, I would also appreciate recommendations on other veggie burgers that I might try.

Thank you in advance.

Tim

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Question about Veggie Burgers (Original Post) Pendrench Jun 2018 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #1
Hi palo santo - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #19
Thank you for the additional information Pendrench Jun 2018 #23
If you go to Aldi they have a good vegan black bean burger. It might have been that. mucifer Jun 2018 #2
Hi mucifer - thank you for the suggestion! Pendrench Jun 2018 #7
Sounds exactly like the one I ate Jacoby365 Jun 2018 #3
Hi Jacoby365 - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #8
We've gotten Don Le veggie burgers cilla4progress Jun 2018 #4
Hi cilla4progress - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #9
veggie burgers pamdb Jun 2018 #5
Hi pamdb - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #11
I can vouch for that one Ohiogal Jun 2018 #20
I like Morningstar. notdarkyet Jun 2018 #27
Find out who catered the affair, then call and ask. Nt onlyadream Jun 2018 #6
Hi onlyadream - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #12
Sounds like Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger. johnp3907 Jun 2018 #10
Hi johnp3907 - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #13
I'm betting it was the Chipotle black bean veggie burger. WheelWalker Jun 2018 #30
Yeah, the smokiness would probably mean it's the chipotle. johnp3907 Jun 2018 #32
I think I have had an Amy's veggie burger that sounds like that. MLAA Jun 2018 #14
Hi MLAA - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #17
Would you be interested in making your own veggie burgers? democrank Jun 2018 #15
Hi democrank - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #18
Morningstar Farms Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #21
Hi Wellstone ruled - thank you for your post! Pendrench Jun 2018 #24
The Vegie Burgers at Costco are Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #31
Americas test Kitchen has great recipes. mikeysnot Jun 2018 #22
Hi mikeysnot - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Jun 2018 #25
Just wanted to everyone who replied to my post. Pendrench Jun 2018 #26
Chipotle Black Bean Burgers by "Gardein". They are AMAZING. flibbitygiblets Jun 2018 #28
Beyond Meat Burgers gaiadiversity Jun 2018 #29
I don't think it's what you are asking for, but I'd suggest two products we like... fleabiscuit Jun 2018 #33
Amy's California veggie burgers are my personal favorite AdamGG Jun 2018 #34
May I move this thread over to Cooking & Baking? Looking for meat substitutions irisblue Sep 2018 #35
Try Gardein. athena Nov 2018 #36

Response to Pendrench (Original post)

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
16. Hi palo santo - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:55 AM
Jun 2018

I will be going to the grocery store later today - I will check to see if they carry them.

Thank you, again!

Tim

Response to Pendrench (Reply #16)

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
7. Hi mucifer - thank you for the suggestion!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:30 AM
Jun 2018

We have an Aldi close by...I will be sure to check it out.

Thank you, again!

Tim

Jacoby365

(473 posts)
3. Sounds exactly like the one I ate
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:11 AM
Jun 2018

That I was told came from Costco. I don't have a brand name for you, though. Sorry.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
8. Hi Jacoby365 - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:32 AM
Jun 2018

Very timely, too...my wife and I are about to go to Costco, so I'll see what they have.

Thanks again -

Tim

cilla4progress

(25,968 posts)
4. We've gotten Don Le veggie burgers
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:13 AM
Jun 2018

At Costco and they were the only ones we liked. Unfortunately, haven't been able to find them again!

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
9. Hi cilla4progress - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:33 AM
Jun 2018

As luck would have it, my wife and I are getting ready to go to Costco right now, so I will see if I can find them.

I'll let you know - thank you, again!

Tim

pamdb

(1,376 posts)
5. veggie burgers
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:18 AM
Jun 2018

I believe Morningstar has a brand they call a black bean burger or a spicy black bean burger, something like that. It has black beans and corn in it.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
11. Hi pamdb - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:35 AM
Jun 2018

I've heard of Morningstar - and I also heard that they are very good.

I'll be sure to check that out when I go to the grocery store.

Thank you, again!

Tim

Ohiogal

(34,988 posts)
20. I can vouch for that one
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 12:11 PM
Jun 2018

Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers are really good!

Even my sister, a dyed in the wool beef burger lover, likes them.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
12. Hi onlyadream - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:36 AM
Jun 2018

I agree - that is a very good suggestion.

It was held at the Science Center in Baltimore, so I imagine that they use the same caterer for many (if not all) of their events.

Thank you, again!

Tim

johnp3907

(3,903 posts)
10. Sounds like Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:34 AM
Jun 2018

They’re very good, and they’re very common in food service right now.
Morningstar Farms also has a chipotle black bean burger.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
13. Hi johnp3907 - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:38 AM
Jun 2018

The chipotle black bean burger sounds great, too - I'll check on that the next time I go shopping

Thank you, again!

Tim

WheelWalker

(9,202 posts)
30. I'm betting it was the Chipotle black bean veggie burger.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:34 PM
Jun 2018

Especially since it tasted slightly smokey. Costco has them. They are to-die-for are they not? Well, maybe not to die for but they are very very good.

johnp3907

(3,903 posts)
32. Yeah, the smokiness would probably mean it's the chipotle.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:37 PM
Jun 2018

They’re good but I prefer the regular black bean burger. A place here in Pittsburgh does them up really well!

MLAA

(18,653 posts)
14. I think I have had an Amy's veggie burger that sounds like that.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:51 AM
Jun 2018

FYI: if you are serving or trying to convert any meat eaters to a cruelty free / planet friendly burger. Try the Impossible Burger. It tastes so similar to meat it freaks out some vegans because it tastes too much like meat. When I had one the first time I thought I had accidentally been served a real burger but quickly realized I was at Crossroads an entirely vegan restaurant in LA. 😉

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
17. Hi MLAA - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:59 AM
Jun 2018

It's funny - I have often thought about becoming a vegetarian (as of right now, I rarely eat much meat), but I have never really made an effort to fully convert.

But as I get older, I seem to be moving in that directions.

I will see if I can find the Amy's burger and/or the Impossible Burger.

Thank you, again!

Tim

democrank

(11,250 posts)
15. Would you be interested in making your own veggie burgers?
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:51 AM
Jun 2018

Last edited Sun Jun 24, 2018, 04:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Can't remember where I got this recipe, but it's really good. I've altered it a time or two.

15 oz. can black beans
Whole kernel corn, canned or fresh off the cob
1/2 diced red pepper
1/4 cup bread crumbs
Few cups fresh spinach
1/2 smashed cucumber or avocado
Some diced tomatoes
Shredded or crumbled cheese (I usually use cheddar or feta)
1/3 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
2 beaten egg whites
Some chopped onion
Minced garlic
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon oregano
Pinch nutmeg
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil

* Sauté corn in small amount of olive oil, salt, pepper until it browns a bit ( I also,add a little dried
thyme)
* Sauté, cook down spinach in small amount of olive oil
* Mash beans and avocado or cucumber
* Combine all ingredients
* Sauté in a small amount is f olive oil about 5 minutes on each side. I brown both sides, then
lower heat
* Serve on a roll or eat as is
* These freeze well


Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
18. Hi democrank - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 12:00 PM
Jun 2018

That does sound REALLY good

My wife if a much better cook than I am, so perhaps she and I can try making this together.

Thank you, again!

Tim

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
21. Morningstar Farms
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 12:37 PM
Jun 2018

developed this product decades ago. Soy Flour is still the go to ingredient in these Burgers. Got to read the Labels,there are some really Nasty Cheapo wannabe crap out there and they are loaded with Salts as a Flavor enhancer . And you do not need any extra Salt of any type.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
24. Hi Wellstone ruled - thank you for your post!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 03:46 PM
Jun 2018

I think the ones that I had were the Morningstar chipotle burgers - we found them at Costco this afternoon.

Thanks again!

Tim

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
31. The Vegie Burgers at Costco are
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:36 PM
Jun 2018

best of all of them in the market. We Jobbed the Originals back in the Late Sixties. 30# box was like six or seven bucks Wholesale. Burgers were 4to the Pound so right around 7 cents a unit Wholesale usually retailed at 10 for a Buck.

mikeysnot

(4,777 posts)
22. Americas test Kitchen has great recipes.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 01:42 PM
Jun 2018

I made their ultimate veggie burger for my family last night, it had bulger, cremini, leeks, lintels and panko. Family really liked them. I make a bunch of them and free them after food vacuum sealing them, Grill them directly without thawing.

Check their cookbook out of the library if you have one near you.

My advice is to make your own.

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
25. Hi mikeysnot - thank you for your reply!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 03:47 PM
Jun 2018

That sounds really good - I will see if I can find a copy of the cookbook, and give it a try

Thank you, again!

Tim

Pendrench

(1,389 posts)
26. Just wanted to everyone who replied to my post.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jun 2018

I greatly appreciate the the feedback and suggestions

Tim

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
28. Chipotle Black Bean Burgers by "Gardein". They are AMAZING.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 04:22 PM
Jun 2018

In the frozen section; available at Grocery Outlet (Pacific Northwest)

 

gaiadiversity

(60 posts)
29. Beyond Meat Burgers
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 04:48 PM
Jun 2018

Are simply the best. I will never eat a black bean patty again. Beyond Meat burgers are so good the local stores can't keep them in stock and apparently the company is going through an upsizing to keep up with demand.

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)
33. I don't think it's what you are asking for, but I'd suggest two products we like...
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:05 PM
Jun 2018

Boca Veggie Burgers, All American Flame Grilled burgers, and if you're into corn dogs we like MorningStar Farms Veggie Corn Dogs. I personally like the MS veggie cord dogs better than the real meat frozen ones. The Boca Burgers are just darn good, but real hamburger is too. Boca makes a good change up now and then.

AdamGG

(1,506 posts)
34. Amy's California veggie burgers are my personal favorite
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:07 PM
Jun 2018

Just pop two of them in the toaster oven, melt some swiss cheese on wheat bread and I'm good to go.

irisblue

(34,367 posts)
35. May I move this thread over to Cooking & Baking? Looking for meat substitutions
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 05:27 AM
Sep 2018

I have been trying to eat much less meat, and I know a few others in the group are as well. I got the morningstar crumble and was very disappointed in the bland flavor & mushy texture in a spaghetti sauce. I found out, later,
that making the sauce first & adding that brand crumbles to heat through would give a firmer texture. Oddly their 'maple breakfast sausage' is much tastier.

Wouls anyone recommend particular meat subsitutes, crumbles types especially to me thanks.

athena

(4,187 posts)
36. Try Gardein.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 11:28 AM
Nov 2018

No other company even comes close. They have a “meatless ground”, which is great for Spaghetti Bolonese. Their meatless meatballs, fishless filets, crabless cakes, and chick’n scallopini, not to mention their holiday roast, are also amazing.

Make sure to follow the instructions on the package. These meat substitutes don’t get cooked as long as real meat.

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