The Best Bean Burgers

It's been a while since we posted a recipe and this particular one has recently become a favorite. We really love bean burgers and we had a recipe that we used fairly regularly. Then, the website where we usually find our recipe was down. It was definitely a bummer, but then we found a recipe that we like even more on Allrecipes.com. This one uses more veggies and it's delicious!

Here's what you need:

• 1 (16 ounce) 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 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

 
Directions

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.

Since it's not really grilling weather right now, we just baked them in the oven. So good! I was a little worried about them being really spicy, but the beans and veggies really balanced out the flavor. We loved them. They're especially good with relish on top.