Easy Cheesy Chickpea Burgers
An easy chickpea burger recipe that makes a fantastically hearty, cheesy burger. They’re so quick and easy to prepare!
These easy chickpea burgers couldn’t be simpler to make! Just blitz up a few ingredients in a food processor, form them into burger shapes, and bake. You won’t find many veggie burger recipes easier than this!
Homemade veggie burgers
I love a veggie burger. A good hearty burger is so satisfying loaded up with salad and sauce – especially with some chips or potato wedges on the side.
I always order a vegetarian burger when we go out to eat (they’re always so different from restaurant to restaurant), but I also love making my own burgers at home. These chickpea burgers are super quick and easy to prepare, and they make such a good dinner.
Homemade chickpea burgers
The recipe for these easy chickpea burgers is inspired by my cheesy lentil burgers, which I posted here on the blog a couple of years ago. It’s always been a popular recipe – people love how little prep is needed (blitz; shape; bake), and how much flavour the burgers end up having!
And these easy cheesy chickpea burgers are just as good as the lentil version! They’re a solid and hearty burger, which won’t fall apart like some other veggie burgers do.
Here’s how to make these easy chickpea burgers!
How to make chickpea burgers
Step 1: Blitz up the chickpeas
Tinned chickpeas make these chickpea burgers seriously easy to prepare. 10 minutes of prep is all you need.
Just add the drained chickpeas to a food processor, along with some grated cheese. A nice mature cheddar works really well to give plenty of flavour.
You can also add whatever other flavours you fancy at this stage. I used some dried herbs and some garlic granules, as well as plenty of salt and pepper. Any other dried herbs and spices will work too, so use your imagination! You could even add a dollop of tomato puree, curry paste, pesto, or whatever other flavour your heart desires.
Blitz it all together roughly.
Step 2: Add egg to bind
Crack a couple of eggs into the food processor, and blitz again to combine. The egg serves to bind everything together as the chickpea burgers bake. They contribute to the hearty texture of the burgers.
Step 3: Shape into burgers
Using clean hands, form the chickpea mixture into burger shapes. I made 4 pretty massive burgers – you could easily stretch the mixture to make 6 burgers if you prefer.
Place them on a baking tray – I lined mine with non-stick foil, and sprayed it lightly with oil so the burgers didn’t stick.
Step 4: Bake the burgers
You don’t need to faff about frying these burgers, which can leave you with an unevenly cooked mixture that often falls apart in the pan. These chickpea burgers are baked in the oven, so it’s completely hands-off.
Just pop them in to bake for about 30-40 minutes. They’ll end up golden brown and crispy all over, and the cheese in the recipe ensures they’re seriously tasty (crispy cheese has got to be one of the best flavours ever, right?).
The egg helps to make the burgers nice and firm, so they’re really hearty. No mushy veggie burgers here!
How to serve chickpea burgers
These chickpea burgers are perfect served in buns with your favourite salad and sauce.
They’re a pretty robust burger that can stand up well against plenty of toppings, so feel free to go crazy.
Here are some of my favourite burger topping ideas:
- lettuce or similar green salad leaves
- sliced tomatoes
- ketchup, mayonnaise and / or mustard
- homemade burger sauce
- fried eggs
- sliced American-style burger cheese
- grilled halloumi cheese
- thinly sliced red onion
- mashed avocado
Choose a few of your favourites, and go to town on your easy cheesy chickpea burgers!
Easy Cheesy Chickpea Burgers
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- 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained (480g, or ~ 2 1/2 cups, in total when drained)
- 100 g (~ 1 cup) grated cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- Oil spray
Instructions
- Add the two drained tins of chickpeas to a food processor, along with the grated cheese, garlic powder, mixed herbs, and salt and pepper. Blitz until roughly chopped (you may need to scrape down the sides once or twice).
- Next, add the eggs to the food processor, and blitz again until well combined.
- Line a baking tray with non-stick foil, and spray lightly with oil. Remove the blade from the food processor and, using clean hands, form the mixture into burger shapes. I made 4 large burgers, but you could stretch the mixture to make 6 smaller burgers if you prefer. Place the burgers on the baking tray, and bake at 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F) for around 30-40 minutes, until the burgers are firm and golden brown.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.
My kids are notoriously picky but they both love this and regularly ask me to make it. I change it up slightly by using aquafaba instead of eggs, add some tomato puree and use Indian spices instead of the mixed herbs. So so good!!
Thanks Abi, sounds good! Good to know it works with aquafaba too :)
I’ve tried twice to make these but the mix is more of a gloopy paste than something i make patties out of. Probably something I’m doing wrong but these are a bust for me.
Oh weird! I’m not sure why it would go gloopy as there’s not much liquid, only the eggs… did you make sure the chickpeas were thoroughly drained?
Brand new to a meat free lifestyle and these are one of our absolute favourites so far. Quick and easy to make and absolutely delicious, thank you
That’s so lovely to hear, thanks Janet!
Going to try the chickpea burgers this weekend,looking forward to them ,thanks for the recipe
Thanks Graeme, hope you enjoyed them!
Becca, I have just made these – so delicious! I made smaller patties to be a component of Buddha bowls and they worked so well. Thanks for another fabulous recipe!
Thanks Aleana, glad you liked them!
hello~ I’m part of the veggie recipes community in LJ. I just commented on a random post to properly introduce myself :) the deep dish chocolate chip cookie made me decide to add you (among other things, like this chick pea burger, for instance…)
I am glad to make your acquaintance and I hope you check out my blog, too :)
it’s nice to meet you,
Juchin
Hi Juchin, thanks for visiting! I’ve added your blog to my Google Reader :)
I love chickpeas! This sounds so good.
Yum these sound great! Wish I could have one for lunch. They look like they stayed together really well too.