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black bean burger on a bun with pickles, tomato, lettuce, and red onion
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Best Black Bean Burger

The best black bean burger recipe made with simple ingredients. An easy meatless dinner recipe!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best black bean burger
Servings: 6
Author: Joy Shull

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of black beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup chopped yellow onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup panko style bread crumbs
  • ½ cup oat flour
  • ¼ cup powdered parmesan
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the black beans, shaking off any extra water
  • Add the black beans, diced onion, and garlic cloves to a food processor
  • Process until the onions and garlic are combined into the beans and no chunks remain. The mixture should resemble refried beans
  • Transfer the black bean mixture to a large bowl. Add the egg, bread crumbs, oat flour, parmesan, cumin, salt, pepper, paprika, and chili powder.
  • Mix well to combine
  • Form the black bean batter into 6 burgers. If you want a thicker burger, you can make 5 instead of 6.
  • Coat a skillet with olive oil, and heat to medium heat
  • Cook the burgers for 5 - 8 minutes per side, until browned on both sides
  • Serve with toppings of choice

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Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 414mg | Potassium: 370mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 3mg