The BEST Black Bean Burger

The BEST turtle bean Burger is formed with contemporary ingredients and is completely FOOL PROOF. This healthy instruction is quick and straightforward for a fast dinner plan. These turtle bean green goods burgers go nice with almost any entremots. i really like to serve them with quinoa dish, ancient salad, or a straightforward broccoli dish.

If you’re like American state, you will have tried green goods burgers within the past that were tasteless or didn’t hold along. Well, this turtle bean burger are your happy relief! It’s packed jam-packed with flavor, holds along utterly and is super straightforward to grill.

These superb homemade  turtle bean burgers are an enormous family favorite ever since I 1st created them over half dozen years ago! they're on my go-to list of straightforward  recipes which will be thrown along in but half-hour. My children LOVE them, and even my meat-loving husband can blithely eat these rather than a boeuf patty, that begs the question, square measure these healthy?

These turtle bean burgers square measure a lot of healthier than a standard hamburger (especially one you may get at a restaurant). turtle bean burgers square measure full of fiber, vitamins, and minerals however square measure a lot of lower in fat and cholesterin than a standard boeuf burger.

For example,  the “Big Carl Burger” from Carl’s Junior contains 920 calories (with fifty eight grams of fat and one hundred forty grams of cholesterol) wherever these turtle bean burgers contain 431 calories (with fifteen grams of fat and forty nine grams of cholesterol).  AND, event tho' they're meatless, you continue to travel twelve grams of macromolecule in every turtle bean burger patty! 

Ingredients

For the Burger:

• 15 ounce can black beans , drained and rinsed
• 1/2 green bell pepper
• 1/2 small onion
• 2 cloves garlic , peeled
• 1 large egg , beaten (*see note below)
• 2/3 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 1 Tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
• 5 hamburger buns

For the Chipotle Mayo Sauce:

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 Tablespoon adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce)
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• hamburger buns
• desired burger toppings: lettuce, tomato, etc.

Instructions

To make the Burger:

1. Place rinsed and drained black beans in a bowl. If needed, blot them with a paper towel to remove any extra moisture. Place in a large bowl and mash well with a fork.
2. Place the bell pepper, onion and garlic in a food processor and process until finely minced. 
3. Transfer mixture to a fine mesh strainer to remove the excess water. (Remove as much moisture as you can--if it's too wet, the burger wont hold together as well.)
4. Add the strained vegetable mixture to the bowl with the black beans.  Add the chili powder, cumin and salt and pepper and stir to combine. 
5. Add beaten egg and mix. Stir in bread crumbs. Form mixture into 4 or 5 patties.
6. At this point you can choose to:
7. Grill the burgers on a well oiled grill for about 4-5 minutes on each side.
8. Bake them at 375 degrees F on a lightly oiled baking sheet, for 10 minutes on each side.
9. Cook them on your stove using a grill pan, for 4-5 minutes on each side.
10. Refrigerate them for later.
11. Freeze them, covered, in a freezer ziplock bag for a quick weeknight dinner in the future.

For the Chipotle Mayo Sauce:

1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Serve burgers on a white or whole wheat bun topped with a spoonful of chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado, or any other desired toppings!  Enjoy!
3. Serve with one of these healthy side dishes!

Recipe From : Tastes Better From Scratch