These spicy bacon chickpea burgers are a fun way to mix up burger night.
I’d make a horrible vegetarian.
I had about 10 different directions floating around in my head for chickpea burgers and pretty much all of them involved some sort of animal product mixed up in there.
Do non-vegetarians even eat chickpea burgers? I mean, I kinda love them. But, I also happen to love bacon.
And much to a vegetarian’s dismay, crispy salty bacon happens to go really well with smashed up chickpeas and some spicy sriracha in what I’m going to call this hipster’s delight of a burger.
It’s got a crispy golden exterior with an almost hummus like inside except loaded with little bacon bits. Omg, wouldn’t that be the best hummus flavor ever? Bacon hummus. How has no one gotten on board that ship yet?!
I garnished the burger with some spicy arugula and tangy yogurt sauce (yogurt + roasted garlic..easiest, best dip/sauce/spread ever and you’ll use it on EVERYTHING) for one heck of a delicious bite.
Pretty sure this proves pigs, legumes and plants can all coexist under one nicely toasted bun.
Need some sides to go along with this burger? Try these crunchy corn ribs or make some potato strips and indulge!
Spicy Bacon Chickpea Burgers
These spicy bacon chickpea burgers are a fun way to mix up burger night.
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 2 green onions, roughly chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 buns
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook bacon. Drain bacon on a paper towel and reserve the grease in the skillet.
- Place half the chickpeas in a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add the remaining chickpeas and all other ingredients except the egg to the food processor. Process until almost a paste like texture and transfer to the bowl.
- Chop the bacon and add it with the beaten egg to the bowl, mix together until well combined.
- With wet hands, form into four patties, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Heat the skillet with the bacon grease in it over medium-high heat.
- Place the patties in the pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy.
- Serve the burgers on a bun with desired toppings like arugula, red onion and roasted garlic yogurt sauce.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 441Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 998mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 11gSugar: 9gProtein: 22g
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Sunday 21st of February 2016
As meat-lovers, my best friend and I absolutely loved these burgers! Made these one night last week for a girls night and ended up only making two patties from it. We were hungry!
Megan {Country Cleaver}
Tuesday 7th of July 2015
I would make a terrible vegetarian, unless there is a bacon-terrian, that could go vegetarian and eat the occassional slice of bacon? That I could do. And these I could definitely do too.
Brian Jones
Tuesday 7th of July 2015
I've been playing arund with a few veggie burgers recently and this one sounds delicious, I'm not a veggie so bacon and chickpeas sounds awesome to me!
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg
Thursday 3rd of July 2014
Oh wow, I must try this. I love all the flavors going on in here. Pinned!
gigi
Wednesday 2nd of July 2014
so trying this! sounds healthy and delicious. thanks for sharing this awesome recipe! xx. gigi. www.gigikkitchen.com