These are delicious but won’t fool anyone into thinking they’re actual sausage! To prepare a quick breakfast sandwich that I can eat in the vehicle, I like to freeze them and remove them from the freezer one at a time.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 9 hrs 55 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 patties |
Ingredients
- ½ cup pinto beans
- ½ cup lentils
- 1 serving cooking spray
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram (Optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup sunflower kernels, chopped
Instructions
- Put pinto beans and lentils into two separate pots of water; bring both to a boil, turn off heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
- Drain and rinse beans.
- Prepare a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-low heat; cook and stir mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper in hot skillet until onion is soft and mushrooms are darkened, 25 to 30 minutes. Spread mushroom mixture onto a platter to cool.
- Process pinto beans, egg, sage, rosemary, basil, marjoram, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a food processor until smooth; transfer to a bowl. Mix lentils, cooled mushroom mixture, oats, Cheddar cheese, and sunflower kernels with the processed pinto bean mixture until somewhat evenly mixed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
- Prepare a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Divide and shape mixture into 16 patties.
- Cook patties in batches in hot skillet until browned and heated through, about 7 minutes per side.
- Use a smoked cheese in place of cheddar for added flavor.
- Use red, yellow, or orange bell pepper.
- Cook time is per patty, patties will need to be cooked in multiple batches.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 91 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 166 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These are amazing! I cheated a little bit and used canned pinto beans with jalapenos and it came out very tasty. I may never go back to meat sausage again! Thanks for the great recipe!
Dry and tasteless!
No I did not change it I followed the recipe the first time. Got to say that I’m not a veggie but I have to say it was very nice. I will be making it again I even stuffed the veggie Saugsage mix into skins and I have say they turned out really well. I made them into six packs and sold them at a bring and buy sale at the local school. I have been asked for the recipe by quite few people. I have even put fresh mint in them. I’m a sucker for fresh mint and I have to say it turned out really nice as well. Dont be afraid to play around with different herbs.