Vegan burger & onion bake is a super simple sheet pan dinner. Vegan burgers are roasted with vegetables then topped with a tasty sauce and cheese.

Vegan Burger & Onion Bake

Name: Vegan Burger & Onion Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British, vegan
Ingredients: 12 baby potatoes, halved; 4 vegan burgers (soya based or pea protein style work well); 1 large onions, sliced; 1 red pepper, sliced; 4 mushrooms sliced; 8 tablespoons tomato pasta sauce; 8 tablespoons grated vegan cheddar; 1 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper

This vegan burger and onion bake is super easy to make and oh boy did we enjoy it.

I started by parboiling some baby potatoes to get them started, but apart from that, everything was cooked in the oven on a sheet pan.

It's just delicious.

I don't know why I didn't think of it before.

What type of vegan burgers to use in a bake?

This is not the type of dish where you use a bean burger or vegetable burger.

You are looking for a soya style of burger, that looks more like a traditional burger.

We've tried a few different types but decided we prefered the Green Cuisine Meat-Free Burgers, which are made with pea protein and include no artificial colours or flavours.

And no I don't work with them, but I thought you might ask which burgers I use.

vegan burger & onion bake plated up on a white plate

An Easy Vegan Sunday Roast

If you are looking for a super easy vegan Sunday roast, this is a good option.

It is much less work than a normal roast as the veg all cooks together and you still get your little roast potatoes.

A roast usually comes with gravy, but this one includes a thick layer of sauce on the cooked burgers, so you just don't need it.

It's nice to taste the smoky flavour of the roast vegetables and not have them swamped with gravy.

What You Need to Make a Vegan Burger & Onion Bake

Equipment

Pot - to pre-boil the potatoes
Sheet Pan - if you don't have a sheet pan you can use a roasting pan or baking tray, or even two if your tray isn't big enough

Ingredients

Vegan Burgers - soya or pat protein burgers work well for this bake
Onions - white onions
Red Peppers - yellow or orange bell peppers would work well too
Mushrooms - any standard mushrooms (not wild mushrooms)
Baby Potatoes - you could use any potatoes you have, just chop bigger potatoes into smaller chunks
Olive Oil - just a drizzle
Salt & Pepper - to season
Tomato Sauce - loaded onto the cooked burgers
Vegan Cheese - grated cheddar or smoked cheese

Which Type of Tomato Sauce?

I used jarred tomato sauce for this bake, but you could make your own sauce.

This simple tomato and basil pasta sauce would be delicious on the burgers.

Supermarket own-brand tomato and chilli pasta sauce was my choice for this bake.

If you are buying jarred sauce, look for one that's quick thick and not an oily sauce.

Leftover sauce can be used to make homemade pizza on naan bread, pitta bread or bagels. You could also keep it for a quick pasta or adding to a toastie.

Which Type of Vegan Cheese?

Use your favourite vegan cheese (or whichever cheese you love) for this bake.

Vegan smoked applewood cheese is a good option for this bake as it melts really well.

I used up what I had, so used two different kinds of cheese.

If your favourite vegan cheese doesn't melt well, a wee tip is to mix a little cream cheese into the cheese before spooning it over the sauce.

How to Serve Vegan Burger & Onion Bake

Here are some ideas for serving this bake:

JUST SERVE IT UP - Just serve it as it is
EXTRA VEG - Serve it with some green veg, broccoli and mangetout would be good
BURGER BUN - Serve your topped burger on a bun with the veg on the side

How to Tweak this Recipe

You can make a few tweaks to this recipe:

VEG SWAP - change up the veg, think of all the veg that tastes so good roasted - carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, aubergine, courgettes ............
PULSES - why not add chickpeas to the bake
BBQ SAUCE - swap the tomato sauce for BBQ sauce and skip the cheese

More Easy Vegan Savoury Traybakes

Here are a few more easy vegan traybakes for you to try:

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How to Make Vegan Burger & Onion Bake

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STEP 1

Cut the baby potatoes in half and parboil them in a pan with boiling, salted water.
Preheat the oven.
Place burgers on a sheet pan, or baking tray and add a layer of sliced onions.
Next add sliced peppers.

STEP 2

Add sliced mushrooms and then the parboiled potatoes. Try to keep everything in a single layer as much as possible.
Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Roast in the oven until the burgers are cooked, remove from the oven and top the burgers wirth tomato pasta sauce.

STEP 3

Add grated cheese to the sauce topped burgers, then pop the tray back in the oven until the cheese has melted and the potatoes have a nice roasted skin.
Serve and enjoy!

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dinner

British, vegan

Yield: 2 (large portions or 4 small)

Author: Jacqueline Meldrum