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Minimalist Baker

This recipe makes 10 medium baked patties or ~16 thin sautéed patties ​

Pantry Items

• ​Salt 
• Pepper
• Vegan Worcestershire 
• chili powder (or sub cumin)
• raw walnuts (1/2 cup)
• Quinoa
• kidney (or black) beans - 15-ounce can 
• some nonstick spray or add a bit of olive oil​

Produce Items

• ​1/2 red onion 
• 6 button or baby bella mushrooms (1 1/4 cup diced)

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Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 patties
Calories: 89
Carbohydrates: 9 g
Protein: 4.1 g
Fat: 4.2 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 190 mg
Fiber: 3 g
​Sugar: 1.3 g

Food Preparation Part I
Food Preparation - Step 1- for cooking step 1

• Red Onion (1/2) - finely diced 
• Mushrooms - diced
• cooked quinoa - 3/4 cup 
• kidney (or black) beans (well rinsed and drained) - 15-ounce can

Part I Cooking Instructions

1. Stovetop - skillet medium/low heat (5 Minutes)
   - heat 1 TBL spoon olive oil
   - sauté onion and slowly 
   - season with a pinch salt and pepper
2. Stovetop - skillet medium (3 Minutes)
   - Add mushrooms 
   - another pinch of salt and pepper and sauté until  slightly browned and fragrant 
3. Stovetop - skillet remove from heat
   - add beans and mash
   - another pinch of salt and pepper
   - transfer to mixing bowl 
4. Mixing Bowl
   - add quinoa
   - add chili powder or cumin and stir
   - add the walnuts a little at a time until the mixture is thick and malleable enough to form into patties.
5. Refrigerate Mixing Bowl (15 minutes)

Food Preparation - Step 2 

• Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray or olive oil.
  
• form into small patties and place onto baking sheet 
• brush/spray the tops with olive oil and
  
  • another pinch of black pepper and
    
  • any leftover crushed walnuts (optional)
    

Part II Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat Oven - 375 F (15 Minutes)
   
2. Oven - 375 F (40-45 Minutes)
   - flipping around the 20-minute mark
   - Cook until brown on both sides (3-4 minutes on each side)
   
   *Par-Bake Alternative (15-20 Minutes)
   - Flipping around the 20-minute mark
   - Then cool and stack between layers of parchment paper and cover