Zucchini Burgers
Making these Zucchini Burgers is the perfect way to use up the over flowing zucchini from your garden. I love these burgers. In fact I didn’t need a bun. I liked the lightness of the burger and didn’t want the heavy bun. A DELICIOUS BURGER! This burger is only 314 calories WITH the bun! 🙂
With shredded zucchini and onion and a little kick from the cayenne pepper. These Zucchini Burgers are a nice change from the big heavy hamburger.
Zucchini Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 cups zucchini, shredded
- 1 medium onion, shredded
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- dash of cayenne pepper
- 3 hard cooked egg whites, chopped
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 4 whole wheat hamburger bunt, split
- toppings (lettuce, tomato and onion)
Instructions
- Drain zucchini and onion, squeeze out any excess liquid.
- Pat dry. In a small bowl, combine the zucchini, onion, bread crumbs, eggs, salt and cayenne. Gently stir in cooked egg whites.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and a large skillet over medium low heat.
- Drop batter by scant 2/3 cupfuls into oil; press lightly to flatten.
- Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides, using remaining oil as needed.
- Serve on buns with toppings.
Notes
This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain
I love zucchini and am always looking for more recipes to make when the bumper crops comes in and I’m being invaded by them. Thank you for sharing this delicious looking burger.
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I love this! Why didn’t I think of this? I am using this for the summer. My zucchini is in the ground ready to take off! Thank you for sharing. You should bring this over to Tumbleweed Contessa’s party. http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/
Linda
omg omg !!!!! i love it – we just had these for dinner and my 4 year old daughter loved them 🙂
Hi Jenn, I’m so glad you and your daughter loved them. I thought they were pretty delish myself. Thanks for your commit and have a wonderful evening. 🙂
This looks fabulous and so healthy. I, too, have been looking for new ways to use zucs and this looks like a good one. Do you have the nutritional values to go with this? I am on a weight loss program and try to keep track of calories, carbs etc. Thanks!
Hi Claire, The calories are 314 with the bun! 12g fat, 40g carbs. Good luck! 🙂
I just tried these and they were amazing. Thank you!
Hi Lisa,
I’m so glad you liked them. I thought they were pretty tasty too. 🙂
Just have to say these were fantastic!!!! Wish I had more zucchini!! Thanks!
Wow, Sheryl, these look so delicious and I can’t believe how low in calories something that looks this good is! I have to get some zucchini! Pinning and sharing – have a happy Friday and a great weekend!
What a unique idea! I need to try these. Thanks for the dinner inspiration! 🙂
What a great idea to use zucchini in burgers! Love these, Sheryl!
I just had to come back here to print out another copy of this recipe because I am making these for dinner tonight and my first copy has food stains all over it and is hard to read (the true sign of a well-used recipe!). I’ve been making these the last two summers with zucchini from the garden and the time is here again! These are really delicious and unique, and even my husband loves them enough to ignore the fact that there’s no meat in them. :o) Thanks for posting this great recipe!
Lol…Megan. I know what you mean about no meat. Oh well our husbands will live. HA! I’m glad you love the recipe as much as I do. 🙂