Vegan Hamburger Helper Style Recipe

Jul 15 2011 | by miniveg | 21 Comments » |
Tags: gluten-free

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I have been re-creating childhood favorite recipes into healthy, vegan meals lately and my kids have been LOVING it! This vegan hamburger helper style recipe has received rave reviews. It is a quick, easy and absolutely delicous family meal. I used gluten free pasta in this recipe because me and my daughter have celiac but you can use any pasta that you like, it would even work really well with brown rice if you want to make it a whole foods recipe.

8 oz. shell pasta cooked [we used gluten free brown rice pasta]

1 c. black bean or lentil burgers

1/4 c. vegetable broth

1/3 c. yellow onion diced

1 clove garlic minced

1 – 15 oz. can italian diced tomatoes

1 c. broccoli

1/3 c. carrot juice

1 Tb. Italian seasoning

1 c. vegan cheese sauce

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. salt

Sautee onion, spices, and garlic in vegetable broth until onion is translucent, broccoli, tomatoes, carrot juice, and simmer until broccoli is bright and softened. Add pasta and crumbled burgers and stir well, top with cheese sauce and serve.

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Tandi Says:

February 12th, 2014 at 5:52 pm

It is really hard to say how many servings the cheese sauce makes because it depends on what you use it for. In a casserole or on pizza it might serve 6 but used for quesadillas or a drizzle on pasta it may have 24 servings.

Teresa Says:

February 12th, 2014 at 2:42 pm

How many servings does the cheese sauce make?

Merzie Says:

July 13th, 2012 at 11:16 am

This recipe was awesome! I used a 15 oz fire-roasted, diced tomatoes instead of italian tomatoes, and also substituted the half teaspoons of garlic powder and salt for one teaspoon of garlic salt. This recipe was DELICIOUS. Especially with the vegan cheese sauce! I will be making this often!

miniveg Says:

October 27th, 2011 at 10:14 am

Recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories: 226
Protein: 13.6
Fat: 5g
Vitamin A 183%
Folate 16%
B1 54%
B2 58%
B3 36%
B5 14%
B6 39%
B12 4% [nutritional yeast]
Vit. C 32%
Vit. E 6.5%
Vit. K 33%

Calcium 11%
Copper 83%
Iron 20%
Magnesium 22%
Manganese 39%
Phosphorus 23.5%
Potassium 15.5%
Selenium 44%
Sodium 15%
Zinc 23%
Omega 3’s 4%
Omega 6’s 8%

ruthvesta Says:

October 26th, 2011 at 11:34 pm

yes, I’m interested in the nutritional info as well, thanks.

jim newitt Says:

October 21st, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Yes, but where is the nutritional info??

myphoneq19i Says:

August 9th, 2011 at 5:39 pm

heard of banana burger? one of the vegen burger that tastes like real burger. By the way, it’s not the fruit that is used, it’s the young shoot =)

July 27th, 2011 at 1:09 pm

You can purchase black bean burgers in the freezer section of health food grocery stores, you can also make bean or lentil burgers from a recipe. There are dozens of recipes on many popular recipe websites, I also have black bean and lentil burger recipes on my blog as well.

The lentils or beans are processed with brown rice and other ingredients and then made into burgers. Hopefully that helps.

Katrina Rogers Says:

July 27th, 2011 at 12:00 pm

We’re brand new to vegan and we’re trying to tiptoe in. this looks really good. but i just wanted to ask, what is a black bean or lentil burger? thanks 🙂

July 25th, 2011 at 10:14 am

Sorry about the mistake, it is supposed to be 1/2 tsp. somehow I must have typed it wrong. It has been changed, thanks for letting me know.

Lori Says:

July 24th, 2011 at 10:52 pm

I think there was a mistake with the cheese sauce. The recipe says to add 2 tsps salt. Even though I am a salt addict, I had to throw out the first batch and start over, this time with 1/2 tsp salt. Otherwise, it was very delicious.

July 20th, 2011 at 9:55 am

If you click the word cheese sauce it takes you to the recipe, it is a very good cheese sauce and works really well for this particular recipe but you could certainly use your favorite type of cheese as well.

SusanV (admin) Says:

July 20th, 2011 at 8:04 am

There’s a link to the cheese sauce in the recipe ingredients, but I think you could use any of the cheese sauces in our files, such as this one: https://fatfreevegan.com/blog/2011/01/05/melty-pizza-cheese/

Kelly Says:

July 20th, 2011 at 5:07 am

Where is do you get the cheese sauce from. I see it at the end of you’re receipt, but not in the ingredients.

July 18th, 2011 at 10:04 pm

I hope you enjoy the recipe! I am not sure if TVP is gluten free or not, I know it is made of defatted soy, however I am not sure if there are any additives that may not be gluten free. I would contact the manufacturer of the TVP and ask them if it is gluten free. I know Bob’s Red Mill has TVP, that might be a good place to start.

Monique Says:

July 18th, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Thanks Tandi for a great-looking recipe! I was a FFV, until 3 weeks ago when I learned I had to become a GF FFV!!!

I appreciate the GF recipe. What is your take on TVP? Is it GF, or not?

Thanks,
Monique

July 16th, 2011 at 7:03 pm

It serves about 4-5.

crissy Says:

July 16th, 2011 at 5:13 pm

how many does this serve?

Connor Wallace Says:

July 16th, 2011 at 12:29 pm