Monday, March 25, 2013

Black Bean Burgers

15.5 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/3 cup instant oatmeal (one packet)

Mash beans until mostly pureed, but with a few chunks. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into four thin patties and place on a greased cookie sheet. (This was very messy! I ended up putting four globs on the sheet and shaping them that way.) Bake at 400 degrees for 14 minutes or until crusty on the outside, carefully flipping the patties halfway through.

*I like my black bean burgers spicy, so I added a bit of Trader Joe's South African Smoke Seasoning and a bunch of Red Hot.

*Next time I'm going to sautee some onions and jalepenos and add them to the mix. Some corn would be good, too.