Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Black Bean Burgers
PIN IT!Confession time, before yesterday, I’d never had a black bean burger. The closest I’ve gotten to a vegetarian burger is trying one of E’s spicy ‘chikin’ boca burgers. Typically, when I have a craving for a burger, I eat a burger. But we all know read meat and myself aren’t friends anymore, so I’m having to get more creative with my burgers.
Seriously ya’ll, why wasn’t I eating these before? They are SO delicious and flavorful, especially when they are spiced up with red pepper, chili powder and a dash of cumin. Although, I must admit, when you bite into them, the insides kind of look like a science experiment.
Or looks like you mashed together a bunch of different colors of play dough. I have a funny story about play dough. Actually, more or less an embarrasing confession. (I’ve had a few of those today, haven’t I?) When I was a tot, I thought play dough was edible, aka, I would eat everything I made with it. Sometimes, I just ate it straight out of the jar. I don’t remember who caught me, but eventually I was told I couldn’t play with it anymore.
Luckily, these don’t taste anything like play dough. Which, if I remember correctly, tasted really salty.
Skinny Black Bean Burgers
What You’ll Need:
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1 can (12 ounces) of black beans, drained
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1/2 green pepper, diced
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3/4 medium yellow onion, diced
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2 teaspoons of crushed red pepper
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1 teaspoon of chilli powder
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1/2 teaspoon of cumin
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Dash of salt and pepper
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1 egg
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3/4 cup of bread crumbs (or more, depending on consistency)
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hambuger buns
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Olive oil cooking spray
How to Make Them:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
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Pour beans into a bowl and mash with a fork until fully mashed.
- Mix in onions, green pepper and spices. Add in egg and bread crumbs and mix until fully combined. Mixture will be cohesive. If still sticky, add more bread crumbs.
- Form mixture into four patties and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes on each side. Garnish with ketchup, mustard or bbq sauce (or whatever your heart desires) and enjoy!
All kidding aside, these are really flavorful and incredibly healthy. Enjoy with roasted potatoes or baked french fries without guilt!
Nutritional information per burger (with buns): 250 calories, 5 grams of fat, 30 grams of carbohydrates and 13 grams of protein.
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