Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Well tonights recipe was completely experimental. Also it saves alot of money compared to buying these packaged in the frozen section. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com 

Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed ( I used red beans thought I had a can of black but I didnt)
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1/2 onion, cut into wedges
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions

1. If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
2. In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
3. In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic (I drained this in a napkin it had alot of juice). Then stir into mashed beans.
4. In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
5. Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
6. If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side. ( I cooked on a pan in the oven)

Rating- 5 out of 5

Look- Looked alittle dry but turned out to be as moist as I had hoped

Difficulty- This took no knife skills at all and very little prep - very easy even for a beginner cook

Review- This recipe was easy affordable and tasted great even with my slight adjustment. The flavor was great and didn't even need any salt. Plus it is low cal @ 198 cal per burger. You cant beat that!

I loved this recipe and so did my family including all THREE kids. My husband actually told me it was my best find yet. And that is pretty amazing considering he usually raves about anything I cook. The prep was near nothing and the end result was awesome. This would also be easy to double, triple quadruple whatever you fancy. I would say you could easily freeze these and then cook them later. A quick easy low calorie lunch or dinner in 20 minutes or less.