Buffalo Chickpea Burgers

close-up of burger with avocado, Buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing on wooden board with sweet potato chips around and another one in the background

Add some pizzazz to your veggie burgers with these Buffalo chickpea burgers, which are both vegan and gluten-free before adding any toppings. They're perfect with additional Buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing for a vegetarian option. Or for a vegan option, try them with our vegan ranch dressing, vegan avocado ranch dressing or vegan blue cheese dressing.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword buffalo sauce, chickpea, chickpeas, vegan, vegetarian, veggie burger

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 21

Total Time 31

Servings

Calories 210kcal

Author Sherri Hall

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into large pieces)
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped shallot
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (heaping tablespoons)
3 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 (15-oz.) can unsalted chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1-2 tablespoon chickpea flour (aka garbanzo bean flour)
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Buffalo sauce, divided (use gluten-free/vegan Buffalo sauce if needed)

Instructions

Chop the carrots, shallot and parsley in a food processor on the pulse setting until finely chopped, but not pureed. You may have to stop to scrape down the sides.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in an 8-inch non-stick skillet. Add carrot mixture and salt.
Cook carrot mixture on medium-low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool 1-2 minutes.
While carrot mixture is cooking, rinse out the food processor and set aside.
Add chickpeas and carrot mixture to the food processor. Process on low until everything is well-combined but not pureed, scraping down the sides as needed.
Transfer chickpea mixture to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon chickpea flour and 1 tablespoon Buffalo sauce. Mix thoroughly using a spoon or your hands. If you find the mix is too loose, you can mix in another tablespoon of chickpea flour.
Use your hands to form 4 burger patties.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a 10-inch non-stick skillet.
Add burgers to the skillet and cook over medium to medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
Using a turner spatula, carefully flip burgers and cook for 5 more minutes.
Add ½ teaspoon Buffalo sauce to the top of each burger and carefully flip. Cook over low heat for 1 minute.
Add an additional ½ teaspoon Buffalo sauce to the top of each burger and carefully flip. Cook an additional minute over low heat.
Serve with desired toppings.

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Notes

Store leftover cooked burgers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat the burgers in a nonstick skillet with a little bit of olive oil over medium heat until warmed throughout.

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Information shown should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. Please note nutrition calculation is for the burger itself and does not include any toppings or buns.

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