Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Recipes / Health

You will never want to eat frozen veggie burgers again. These are so easy, and youll be proud to have created such a vegetarian delight.

Recipe «Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers» presented in category Recipes / Health, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed, 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces, 1/2 onion, cut into wedges, 3 cloves garlic, peeled, 1 egg , 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tsp Thai chili sauce or hot sauce , 1/2 cup bread crumbs.

Ingredients:

  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces 
  • 1/2 onion, cut into wedges 
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled 
  • 1 egg 
  • 1 tbsp chili powder 
  • 1 tbsp cumin 
  • 1 tsp Thai chili sauce or hot sauce 
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs 

Instructions

  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. 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.