The Gardenburger

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 teaspoons bulgur wheat
• 1 lb mushroom
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2/3 cup cooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 2 teaspoons shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
• 2 teaspoons low fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 dash black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• olive oil
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 add the boiling water to the bulger wheat in a small bowl and let sit for about 1 hour.
• 2 steam the quartered mushrooms for 10 minutes.
• 3 remove.
• 4 steam the onions for 10 minutes.
• 5 remove.
• 6 keep mushrooms and onion seperate.
• 7 add 1/2 cup water to the oats and let them soak for 10 minutes.
• 8 drain excess water from oats and bulger.
• 9 combine the grains with the mushrooms, rice, cheeses and spices in a food processor and pulse 5 times or until ingredients are chopped fine but not pureed.
• 10 pour mixture into a bowl and add the steamed onion and cornstarch, mix well.
• 11 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 12 lightly oil a baking sheet.
• 13 lightly oil a skillet.
• 14 form mixture into patties and brown in skillet on both sides and remove to baking sheet.
• 15 bake for 25 to 30 minutes, turning half way through baking.
• 16 these can be frozen after cooled.