Spicy chickpea and mushroom burgers

1 slice of wholemeal bread

1 large clove of garlic

125g mushrooms

1 x 5ml spoon smoked paprika

Spray oil

240g chickpeas (1 canned drained)

Weighing scales, food processor, garlic press, sharp knife, chopping board, measuring spoon, frying pan, heat-resistant spoon, can opener, large mixing bowl, fork, grill pan, fish slice.

1. Preheat the grill.
2. Blitz the bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs.
3. Peel and crush the garlic.
4. Finely chop the mushrooms.
5. Using the spray oil, fry the mushrooms gently with the garlic and paprika for five minutes until soft.
6. Drain the chickpeas and mash with a fork.
7. Mix all the ingredients together.
8. Shape into 4 even sized burgers.
9. Grill the burgers for 8 minutes, turning over half way through.

• Vary your protein: Swap the chickpeas with different beans, e.g. borlotti beans, kidney beans, butter beans.
• Reduce food waste: Use up any leftover vegetables in your fridge. Add cooked mashed vegetables to the burger mixture, e.g. sweet potato, carrot, butternut squash.
• Turn up the flavour: Use different herbs and spices, e.g. basil, chilli flakes or curry powder.
• Serving suggestion: Serve with a wholemeal burger bun. 
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe.

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. For those with an allergy to gluten, serve with a gluten-free burger bun. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves two portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?