Brown Rice Burgers

One thing I occasionally miss from the carnivore lifestyle is a nice burger from the grill.  I do enjoy the frozen Morningstar veggie burger, but I'm not a fan of soy based products, and most of their patties have soy in them, so I tend to look for something different.  I haven't found a vegetarian "burger" that really jumps out at me, until now.  As you can tell, I am a fan of carbs.  I have tried the no/low carb diet, successfully lost a bunch of weight, and as soon as I ate a french fry, I gained back all I had lost and then some.  It was not a "diet" that suited my lifestyle, because, lets face it, I love carbs.  Over the years, I have learned to make healthier choices when it comes to my carbs, i.e. brown rice instead of white rice, brown rice pasta instead of regular pasta, sweet potato instead of regular potato, etc.

This recipe is for a brown rice burger patty, and yes, it is as good as it sounds!  Whats awesome about this recipe is you can dress it up with a bun, cheese, and/or tons of extra veggie toppings or you can keep in plain with just the patty.  Enjoy!

Brown Rice Burger

Ingredients

2 Tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup onion, diced
1/4 cup mushrooms, diced
1 cup brown rice, cooked
2 Tbsp panko bread crumbs
1 egg
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional toppings: cheese (I used provolone),  lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, avocado
Optional bun (I went bun-less for mine)

Heat 1 tablespoon of the coconut oil in a nonstick pan.  Sauté onion and mushroom until tender.  When tender, remove from heat and add to a bowl.  Stir in rice, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and pepper to taste.  Form into patties and cook using the same pan and additional coconut oil.  Cook until browned, roughly 3 minutes each side.  You can cook this on the grill, but make sure you cook in on top of foil to prevent fall through.  Top with optional toppings and enjoy!