Slutty Vegan’s “One Night Stand” Plant-Based Burger Copycat

Ingredients

• 1 tsp Canola oil
• 0.5 Yellow onion (Thinly sliced)
• 4 slices Upton’s Naturals seitan bacon
• 1 package Beyond Meat burger patties (One 2-count package)
• 2 slices Parmela Creamery sharp cheddar-style cashew cheese
• 2 Vegan brioche-style buns (Sliced)
• Follow Your Heart Original Vegenaise (For serving; spread on the bottom bun halves)
• Annie’s Thousand Island dressing (For serving; spread on the top bun halves)
• Lettuce (For serving)
• Tomato (Sliced; for serving)
• Vegan mayonnaise (The instructions refer to mayonnaise; use the listed Follow Your Heart Vegenaise)

Steps

1. 1

   Heat the canola oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat until hot.

2. 2

   Add the thinly sliced onion and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer the caramelized onion to a bowl.

3. 3

   Return the empty skillet to medium-high heat.

4. 4

   Add the seitan bacon and cook, flipping occasionally, until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.

5. 5

   Add the Beyond Meat burger patties to the empty skillet and cook over medium-high heat until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

6. 6

   Reduce the heat to medium-low and place one slice of vegan cheddar-style cheese on top of each burger. Let the cheese melt, then remove the skillet from the heat.

7. 7

   Spread the vegan mayonnaise on the bottom halves of the sliced buns.

8. 8

   Spread the Thousand Island dressing on the top halves of the buns.

9. 9

   Top the bottom bun halves with the burgers, followed by the caramelized onions, seitan bacon, lettuce, and sliced tomato.

10. 10

    Serve the burgers immediately.

Notes

The article describes this as a close approximation rather than an exact reproduction. Quantities for the serving sauces and vegetables were not specified in the source.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• burger
• vegan
• plant-based
• American
• skillet
• copycat
• quick meal