Rosemary Bean Burger Patties for Toddlers

It’s summertime and that means sundresses, beach days, and picnics. In the city, our version of a picnic is dining al fresco at a burger shop. Since we had our son, our eating-out days are limited, so we’ve been making our burgers indoors. I love a good cheeseburger, but I also like vegetarian burgers as well. We have introduced meat into our son’s diet, but I wanted to let him explore flavors in a vegetarian option. I found an Italian bean burger recipe in our Real Baby Food cookbook. It was so good, I’d eat it.

I loved this recipe because I only needed to get the beans from the store. The rest of the ingredients were items I usually have stocked in the kitchen. But of course, in true Fatima fashion, I used all of the eggs in the morning making breakfast. I realized this after I started prepping these, so we had to run back out to the store. Not counting the time needed to run to the store, this recipe took all of 15 minutes. That’s it!

These Bean Burger Patties are good enough for the adults to enjoy.

The beauty about introducing food to our son [and any baby] is he doesn’t know the difference between a meat-based burger and a bean burger. Like, what that concept is; he’s not a ‘meat’ eater. While he’s a little naïve to that concept, we’ve been giving him the healthier stuff. He loved this burger and ate almost the entire thing in one sitting. He was sold on the crunchy outside and of course the Parmesan cheese. In general, cheese is my secret weapon when I want him to eat. Brian likes to pretend he’s eating his food out of a chip/snack bag–and that gets him to eat, too.

This recipe is great to make in advance and take it on the go. We’ve packed some patties in his lunch box this week and on trips to the park. I am hoping he will keep this sophisticated palette for as long as possible. While his appetite is another story, he loves exploring different flavors. Maybe we will pass the mac and cheese and chicken nugget phase. A mama can dream, right?

Bean Burger Patties

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Rosemary Bean Burger Patties

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By Jenna Helwig – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 6 minutes – Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 15oz can low-sodium cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 egg white
• 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons Panko
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or minced
• 1 tsp finely chopped Rosemary
• ¼ tsp salt
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1

In a medium bowl, mash the beans with a fork or potato masher.

2

Add in the egg whites and combine.

3

Add the 2 tablespoons panko, cheese, garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper and combined together.

4

Form 4 patties.

5

Place the remaining panko on a plate and dredge both sides with panko.

6

Heat oil in a medium pan on medium heat.

7

Cook patties until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes for each side.

8

Place on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.

9

Let cool to an appropriate temperature before serving.

Nutrition

• 206 Calories
• 23gg Carbohydrates
• 9gg Fat
• 4gg Fiber
• 8gg Protein
• 2gg Saturated fat
• 537mgmg Sodium
• 1gg Sugar