Looking for some clean eats for your new year, but missing that comfort food like burgers and fries? I have you covered with Black Bean Burgers! (And my personal oven fries!)
You may be wondering what “Bingus” is… when I was writing out our no-brainer meal plan on our menu board, I was writing in hasty cursive when Hubs walked up behind me, asking, “What the heck is Black Bean Bingus?!” He was so serious in his query, I almost died in laughter from his interpretation of Black Bean Burgers. It’s still making me roll off the couch… An LMFAO, if you will. Anyway, the recipe was SOOOOO good (and Hubs is a total carnivore) that I’m sharing it with you!
You can omit the salsa or change up the cheese to your liking. The first time we made these, we used leftover shredded taco lettuce instead of leaf lettuce, and it was still as tasty as it could be.
And yes, seven years later, we are STILL LAUGHING about the BINGUS!
Black Bean Burgers
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 15oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
- 3 Tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 6 slices reduced-fat pepper Jack cheese
- 6 whole wheat hamburger buns
- 1.5 cups refrigerated fresh salsa
Instructions
- Combine 2 cans black beans and garlic in a food processor.
- Cover and pulse until smooth, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons water if necessary.
- Coarsely mash remaining 1 can of beans.
- Combine pureed beans, mashed beans, bell pepper, breadcrumbs, cilantro, egg, salt and pepper in a large bowl, mixing well.
- Shape mixture into 6 equal patties.
- Heat ½ tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add 3 patties to pan; cook 5 to 6 minutes per side or until browned.
- Top each patty with 1 slice cheese during last 1 minute of cooking time.
- Repeat procedure with remaining oil, patties and cheese.
- Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun; add salsa and bun tops.
Leave me a comment about your family enjoying the BINGUS! 🙂
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Hubby would love this! He’s a carnivore as well and love everything burger related. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this! I have been looking for a good black bean burger recipe. I recently tried black bean brownies that were surprisingly good!
I love black bean burgers, but I haven’t made one at home before. I love your recipe!
I recently found a new love for the black bean and have heard of black bean burgers but never really knew how to make them.. I had to pin this.. thanks.
I love eatnig clean! I have done it for almost 8 years now, so I am always on the lookout for nre recipes. I have made black bean burgers a few times but haven’t fell in love with a version yet, so I need to give this one a try!
I love black bean burgers. Your recipe sounds great!
I have an 8 year old who stopped eating meat about a month? ago. maybe more. so i’m always up for new ways to get her some protein. and she loves black beans
Thanks for the coupon code! I have been wanting to try!
That looks SO GOOD! I think I need to change my eMeals subscription to Clean Eating!
I’ve never heard of black bean burgers, but they sound surprisingly yummy!!
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My family would not eat this but I would. I’d ordered it in a second. Thanks for sharing
I had a subscription for a while. i liked the inspiration it brought for new dinners
Thanks for the discount code… I like black beans and that meal looks quite tasty.
Holy YUM! Now I am totally craving a burger, LOL!
This sounds like a good burger! So many meat substitutes today are so good that people don’ miss the meat.
This is great, I’ve heard black bean burgers are fantastic.
What a great burger! I just would love to eat it right now, lol
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Looks like a hearty meal option for nights I want to cook simple. I haven’t tried a black bean burger before so this will be a new yummy experience.
This looks really good. I’m signed up for eMeals but haven’t made anything yet, thanks for the push.
Seeing these photos and reading about how much fun you had makes me want to go back again. I’ve never been with just my husband – I think we’d have a blast.
I made these for my 5 Week Experiment (http://the5weekexperiment.blogspot.com/2014/03/bean-there-done-that.html) and they were a huge hit!! Thank you so much.
These look great. It will have to be a must try at our house. I am sure my husband would say the same thing.