Mexican Bean Burgers

Submitted by janem123

"This recipe is from allrecipes.com. The original recipe states that these burgers can be fried, grilled, or baked."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1⁄2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 2 cups salsa
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• salt
• 1 pinch chili powder

directions

1. Steam carrot until soft.
2. Mash beans and carrot in a large bowl. Mix in green pepper, onion, salsa, bread crumbs, and whoe wheat flour. Add more flour to create a firmer mixture or more salsa if the mixture is too stiff.
3. Form mixture into patties.
4. Bake at 425* for 15-20 minutes or until browned.

Reviews

[naydawn]

These are delicious. We didn't miss the meat at all. These burgers are simple and quick to make. We didn't add much to them except for a little mayo on the hamburger bun. We will definitely be making these again and again.

 

[Saturn]

These were great. I omitted the green pepper, onion and carrot in an attempt to appeal to my sons. It worked! They loved them! We had them simply on a plate piled high with condiments. I used my food processor to "mash" the beans and added in the salsa and breadcrumbs. It then got to thick so I dumped it into a bowl and added in the flour by hand. It worked out perfectly. I found that spraying the baking sheet with cooking spray helped them not stick. I flipped mine over about halfway through to get that nice crustiness on both sides. I will make these again. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Willowsidhe13]

i have been making these burgers for years and even my meat-eating father thinks they are delicious! This is the best homemade veggie burger recipe i have found and we always make them on the grill.

 

[groovyrooby]

My husband was really happy with these burgers. I tinkered with the salsa-flour ratio a bit, as suggested in the other comments. I found the taste a little dull, but I will try these again with more chili powder, salt, better quality salsa (I used regular Old El Paso for the pureed texture, thinking my favorite fresh & chunky stuff wouldn't bind well), and some cumin. They held together pretty nicely both in the frying pan and the oven - I tried both. Avocado and lettuce accompanied the burgers nicely.

 

[Okra4540]

Always looking for meatless recipes, I decided to try these, not really expecting too much. What a nice surprise to find they taste good and are very easy to prepare. I reduced the amount of salsa by about 1/2 in order to omit the flour, and baked in oven, turning them after about 7 minutes. I enjoy them plain. Oh, and they freeze well. Thanks, kineline!