Spicy Mexican Bean Burger
photo by flower7
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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6 burgers
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) can fat-free refried beans (these are always vegan)
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1⁄2 cup small onion, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 green pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup frozen corn
- 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1⁄8 cup picante sauce (spicy or mild to your taste) or 1/8 cup salsa (spicy or mild to your taste)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
- salt
- 1 dash chili powder
- 1 dash cumin
- 1⁄2 cup sliced black olives (optional)
- hot sauce, a few drops per burger (optional)
directions
- Heat oil in skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions, carrots, corn and chopped green pepper.
- In the meantime, place beans in a large bowl.
- Sauté until vegetables are bright in color.
- Add vegetables to beans, blend with hand mixer.
- Add remaining ingredients, adding more flour to create a firmer mixture, or more salsa if mixture is too stiff.
- Form into balls and smash into patties.
- Place on pieces of waxed paper and stack in Tupperware.
- Place about 5 sliced olives in middle of patty, smash to seal them inside.
- To heat, spray each burger with cooking spray.
- Heat over medium heat and cook until browned on one side.
- Flip and drop a few drops of hot sauce on burger if desired.
- I serve these with salsa, chopped onions and a cheese slice on a toasted burger bun (toast the face in the same skillet used for the burger).
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Reviews
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Yum! Whenever I can make a vegetarian dish that my husband would like me to make again, that's five stars! I omitted the corn because he doesn't like it and I used quick oats instead of flour. I also went heavy on the seasonings because we like things spicy. To cook, I fried them in a thin layer of olive oil, turning several times and finally topping with cheese. My husband said it reminded him of a torta.
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This is an excellent veggie-burger recipe that doesn't require a food processor. Here are my suggestions/ improvements I made based on the other reviews: 1. Refried beans: I used Trader Joe's refried beans with jalapeños. They're low-fat (not fat-free as the recipe calls for) but help incredibly with the flavor. For those who want a kick, maybe a bit of freshly-chopped jalapeños. 2. Veggies: I didn't have carrots. I added 2 cloves of garlic and chopped all the veggies very well instead of blending, which added to the texture of the burger. 3. Seasoning: 1/4 tsp each of cumin and chili peppers, 4 tablespoons of Trader Joe's fat-free chunky salsa, and 3 tablespoons each of sesame seeds and millet. The latter boost the texture of the burger as well. Apart from the above, I followed the measurements exactly as listed. The patties stayed together very well.. Forms about 7 smaller-than-fist-sized burgers. I felt like I was generous with the salt and pepper, but it came out perfectly! Make sure to taste the mix before cooking.
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Wonderful and easy. I was trying to recreate one of my favorite restaurant dishes, a black bean pita burger, and this is just as good. I only used 1/3 cup of flour and 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, used red and yellow peppers instead of green, and refried black beans. Served it on a pita with red onion, lettuce, chopped red/yellow peppers, corn and Greek yogurt.
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Yum! Whenever I can make a vegetarian dish that my husband would like me to make again, that's five stars! I omitted the corn because he doesn't like it and I used quick oats instead of flour. I also went heavy on the seasonings because we like things spicy. To cook, I fried them in a thin layer of olive oil, turning several times and finally topping with cheese. My husband said it reminded him of a torta.
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Wow Shannon! Thanks for the idea. The basic recipe is incredible. From there, I made a lot of changes to suit my tastes and based on what I had in the fridge. The end result was incredible thanks to your base recipe. Instead of bread crumbs, I used masa harina and I used whole wheat flour. I bought some of my favorite salsa from a local restaurant and used the carrot and a red pepper and a tiny bit of our own roasted green chile instead of the powder. No cumin because we don't like it around here and no onion because I forgot to buy any. If you like rellenos, tacos, or tamales, try the masa. It gives an awesome flavor and texture to the whole mixture. I can't wait to wrap the leftovers up in a whole wheat tortilla today with some cheese and the leftover salsa.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Shannon Holmes
Petersburg, Virginia
I am a vegetarian and I love to cook. I have been trying to incorporate whole wheat into my baked goods and have been eating much healthier foods. I really don't have a favorite cookbook, I mainly try different recipes out on the internet.