Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Oh my word...I finally got up the energy to make this recipe for Black Bean Veggie Burgers and they are SO GOOD. I had to stop by and share this delicious recipe with you guys.

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The recipe comes from {Tastes Better From Scratch}. I changed it up every so slightly...

Ingredients: 

For the Burger:
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1/2 green bell pepper 
1/2 small red onion 
2 tsp minced garlic
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup Panko bread crumbs 
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin 

For the Chipotle Mayo Sauce: 
1 cup mayonnaise
2 chipotle Chilies in adobo sauce
1 Tbsp adobo sauce
Juice of half a lime
 

For the Burger:
Drain the liquid from the black beans, rinse and dry. Coarsely chop the bell pepper and onion and place in a food processor, along with the garlic, and process until finely chopped. Strain mixture to remove excess water.

Put black beans in a bowl and mash well with a fork. Add the vegetable mixture and mix in the chili powder and cumin. Add the beaten egg and bread crumbs, mix well.  Form mixture into 4 patties. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes on each side.

For the Mayo:

Add all ingredients to the food processor and process until well blended.

Please visit {Tastes Better From Scratch} for the full and original recipe. I basically removed the salt and pepper (it didn't need it in my opinion) and lessened the cumin (my pregnant self is not a fan of cumin but it does add flavor).

The mayo is superb and compliments the burger so well! I ate the burger on a whole grain sandwich thin w/ just the mayo and it was perfect. You could add all sorts of fixin's though, if you like.

Enjoy and be sure to check out {Tastes Better From Scratch} - I will definitely be trying more of her amazing recipes!