Black Bean Burgers

While I was doing some of my daily Blog surfing, I came across this little gem of a recipe. I printed it off and stuck it in my envelope with all of the rest of my "Someday" recipes and then forgot about it. Today as I was trying to figure out what to make for lunch/dinner (we have to combine the two for my husband who works nights) I remembered this recipe and decided to have a go. This meal was SO good. I cannot begin to tell you how tasty these burgers were. I love that they are relatively good for you and made me want to eat 2 or 3 sandwiches instead of 1.

The original recipe was found here

Black Bean Burgers:
1 can Black beans, drained and rinsed, a 1/4 cup of them set aside
2 chili peppers whole from a can
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs ( seasoned mine with garlic powder, salt and pepper)
1/4 cup ketchup or barbecue sauce ( I did half barbecue sauce half ketchup)
1/2 teaspoon Chile powder
1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Put the beans and chili into a food processor
Just be sure not to turn the beans into soup, chop them up coarse.

Put bean mixture into a bowl.

Add in all of the ingredients including the whole beans set aside. Mix well. Form into four patties and cover with saran wrap or wax paper. Let firm up for a half an hour in the fridge.

Cook on a George Foreman grill about 5 minutes or fry in a large skillet sprayed with baking spray or lightly coated with oil. They may be too fragile to put right on an outdoor grill, I've yet to cook them this way.