12 Recipes with Plant-Based Meat That Go Beyond Burgers (2024)

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Are beyond burgers junk food? ›

U.S. consumers' doubts about the health of plant-based meat – fed partly by advertising from the meat industry – has been a consistent problem. The outgoing Beyond Burger contains 25 percent of the recommended daily intake of saturated fat, for example, and 17 percent of the recommended intake of sodium.

Beyond Meat recommends thawing Beyond Burgers before cooking them for the best taste and texture, and to make sure they're heated all the way through. However, you can cook them from frozen if you're in a pinch. If you cook Beyond Burgers from frozen, extend the cooking time by about two minutes on each side.

Plant-based meat cooked to medium-rare (125 degrees) is mushy and pasty. On the flip side, cooking plant-based meat until well done (160 degrees) yields meat with an unpleasantly bouncy, chewy texture. We found medium doneness (130 to 135 degrees) to be the sweet spot for tender, juicy meat.

Just like animal-derived meat, you should keep Beyond Beef® at refrigerated temperature until you cook it on the stovetop, griddle, or grill. Use within 3 days of opening if purchased frozen, thaw in fridge, and use within 10 days. If kept frozen, use by date printed on pack.

The suits allege Beyond Meat Inc., which sells plant-based meat-substitute products, miscalculates and overstates the protein content in its foods and misleads consumers about the nutritional benefits, compared to traditional meat products.

Bringing double the flavour and double the fun, Double McPlant features two Beyond Meat® patties, a vegan sesame bun, mustard, ketchup, the ultimate vegan sandwich sauce, fresh onion, pickles, lettuce, tomato and of course, vegan cheese that tastes just like McDonald's iconic cheese slices.

What are the white specks on the patties? The white specks are similar to marbling that you see on traditional beef burgers, but ours are made from coconut oil and cocoa butter. These plant-based fats provide melty, mouthwatering marbling to the Beyond Burger, creating a juicy texture similar to beef.

Their nutrition profile may have some shining moments — Beyond Burger has no cholesterol and less saturated fat than beef — but fat, calories, and other numbers may be as high (or higher) as regular patties, especially when they're used to make a burger.

Place the burgers in a single layer in the air fryer basket. If you're cooking multiple burgers, make sure they aren't overlapping. Place the air fryer basket in the preheated air fryer and cook the Beyond Meat burgers for 14-16 minutes, flipping halfway through. If the burgers are thawed, cook for 9-12 minutes.

Veggie Proteins (Beyond Meat, Tofu, Tempeh, Seitan): Marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to several hours. If marinating overnight, cut tofu into larger slices so it doesn't fall apart when you cook it.

How to make plant-based meat taste good? ›

Once you decide to thaw, Beyond Burgers have a 10-day shelf life. Can I freeze Beyond Burgers? If products are purchased thawed, we do not recommend refreezing and suggest following the stickered best by date. If the product was purchased frozen, it can be stored in the freezer following the printed best by date.

Plant-based meats are considered a processed food because they are largely changed from the original form of the ingredients. Additional ingredients, such as seed oils, are added to make the product seem more like animal meat.

If bought refrigerated, check the retailer-applied sticker “use-by date” on the front of the package. If bought frozen, refer to the “If purchased frozen, use by” date on the packaging. Once you decide to thaw, Beyond Sausage has a 7-day shelf life. We do not recommend freezing once thawed or cooked.

Both burgers have a good amount of protein, and the Beyond has an added boost of 2 g of fiber (though Blatner points out that you can add more fiber by topping your hamburger with lettuce and tomato). The Beyond Burger, however has no cholesterol, compared with beef's 70 mg.

'The Beyond Burger is a plant-based option for someone who is trying to reduce their intake of red meat, or for someone who doesn't ever eat red meat and wants something close to a burger,' says Gans. But if those aren't your goals, it probably isn't worth the switch.

A black bean burger is the go-to choice for those looking for a high-protein veggie burger that isn't overly processed. These patties contain 150 calories, 5g protein, 7g fat, 16g carbohydrates, and 7g fiber each. The ingredients are simple with black and beans and quinoa making up the base of the burger.