Basic Bean Burger

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- Prep time
- 10 min
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- Cook time
- 15 min
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- Servings
- 8 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 burger
Ingredients
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canned beans (any type) (drained and rinsed)
- 2 15-ounce cans
- 2 15-ounce cans
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yellow onion (minced)
- 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup
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cooked whole grain such as brown rice, oatmeal, or quinoa
- 1 cup
- 1 cup
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eggs
- 1 large
- 1 large
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garlic powder
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
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salt
- 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
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ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
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nonstick cooking spray
- 1
- 1
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Directions
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Add 1 1/2 cups of the beans to a large bowl with the onions. With a fork or potato masher, mash until mostly smooth (will be slightly chunky from onions). Note: If you have a food processor, you can blend until smooth then put in a bowl.
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Add the remaining beans, the cooked grain, egg, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
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Form bean mixture into 8, 1/2-inch thick patties.
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Add cooking spray to a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add bean patties and cook about 2-3 minutes per side, until slightly brown. Work in batches if your pan is not big enough to hold all 8 burgers.
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Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or wrap individually in freezer bags or containers and freeze up to 6 months (freeze cooked burgers only, do not freeze the raw burgers).
Reviews
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Definitely does not hold together. It would be good as a mashed bean side dish.
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Unless you want to have bean sloppy joes or, as the recipe suggests, use this recipe for tacos or burritos, I would steer clear of this recipe. I followed it to a T, and the burgers started falling apart the moment they went into the pan. It didn't matter if they were small or large. (Don't even try to make all the patties ahead of time and put them on a platter like you might a regular burger!) I don't know if perhaps maybe just egg white should have been used for binding, or perhaps refrigerating the patties beforehand or even maybe a slight freeze--who knows? The one good thing I will say about them is the flavor is good, so the suggestions for tacos or burritos would work. Also be aware that this is a messy recipe.