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Black Bean Burgers

By Stacy 9 Comments

We love to grill! It means less clean up for me and it is so nice for those summer days when it is too hot to be using the stove and oven. I am having a hard time saying goodbye to summer and will probably be grilling clear until the snow starts to fall.

Shane tried a black bean burger the other day at a restaurant and has been talking about it ever since. He started looking up recipes online to see how they were made. Once I knew the basics that were needed, I threw in what I thought would sound good and what we had on hand already. They turned out really yummy and they were pretty simple to make!

 

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I chose to use black pepper, cumin, and chili powder. You can customize yours with whatever spices you would like. The eggs are like the glue for the burger since it helps hold it all together.

 

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After you mash the black beans, add the red pepper and onions. I had a medium red pepper so I also added a small green pepper from my garden.

 

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After you add the egg mixture pour in the bread crumbs.

 

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I was really surprised how much this mixture felt like ground beef. It was really easy to make the patties! It made 8 patties.

 

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Here they are all cooked :) I have heard you can also bake them in the oven.

 

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We use black beans all the time in burritos so I thought that an avocado spread would be yummy on these burgers. I just added a little mayo and lime juice to the food processor along with the avocado.  We usually make pink sauce (mayo plus ketchup) when we have burgers so I made some of that as well but added a little canned chipotle peppers to it for a southwest kick. I like the La Costena brand of chipotle peppers  that is in a adobo sauce.

 We use the pink sauce for dipping fries too.

 

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Is there anything better than a grilled burger eaten outside on a cool evening? I will have a post about the purple fries tomorrow. My kids love them!!!

 

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I had never had a black bean burger before but I really liked them. I was surprised that my kids all said they loved the burgers. I thought for sure one or two would have a so-so review (especially my youngest) but they all wished I had made more. If I had to pick between a juicy meat burger and a black bean burger I would choose the meat, BUT I will be adding these bean burgers to our meal planning rotation for sure. And for the record, Shane would pick the black bean burger over the real thing.

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Would you ever try a black bean burger? Or if you have, do you like them? What do you put in yours?

 

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  1. Lindsie says

    September 12, 2016 at 11:41 am

    Why would you add mayo to avocado?!?! It’s already creamy, fatty, and delicious on its own!! A thousand Mexicans just rolled over in their graves.

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    • Lindsie says

      September 12, 2016 at 11:41 am

      But it’s still looks amazing!

      Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 12, 2016 at 2:19 pm

      Haha! My mom always did growing up and I’ve never questioned it.

      Reply
  2. Stephanie says

    September 12, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    How did they hold together after you cooked them? I have problems with by black bean burgers falling apart!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 12, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      My husband was worried that they wouldn’t but he only had one where a little piece of the edge fell off while grilling/flipping. My littlest had one break in half when he grabbed it. But other than that they held together pretty well!

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      • Stacy says

        September 12, 2016 at 2:23 pm

        I’ll add a photo of just the cooked patties to the post.

        Reply
      • Stephanie says

        September 12, 2016 at 2:24 pm

        Thanks! I’ll have to try this one! I’m in a vegetarian household, so we’ve tried quite a few meatless burger recipes. :)

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  3. Emily says

    October 12, 2016 at 5:06 pm

    Oh my, this looks amazing! Thanks for sharing with the Delicious Dishes Recipe party!

    Reply
  4. Brittany says

    May 2, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    This is so good it’s become a favorite for my husband and me. Our boys sadly do not appreciate them as much…. More for us!

    Reply
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