Vegan Breakfast Sausage Patties

Enjoy one of these incredible vegan sausage patties to start your day! They are exceptionally high in protein and have the ideal meat-like consistency because they are made from TVP. Additionally, these vegan breakfast sausages can be frozen!

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cooked and cooled quinoa
1 cup cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup finely chopped mushrooms
¼ cup finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon fennel seeds (optional, for added sausage flavor)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
2 tablespoons olive oil, for cooking

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, black beans, chopped mushrooms, chopped onion, minced garlic, ground sage, smoked paprika, ground cumin, fennel seeds (if using), salt, and pepper.
Use a fork or potato masher to mash the mixture together. You want some texture but also enough to hold the patties together.
If using nutritional yeast, mix it into the mixture.
Form the mixture into patties using your hands. This recipe should yield about 8 patties.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Cook the patties for about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until they are browned and heated through.
Once cooked, remove from the skillet and let them drain on a paper towel to remove any excess oil.