Bean burgers (or Mexican style falafels)

Name: Bean burgers (or Mexican style falafels) Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2-29 oz cans of cooked pinto beans drained; 1 medium onion finely chopped; 2 T garlic finely chopped; 2 carrots finely chopped or grated; 1 chaboya squash finely chopped; 1-2 T cumin seeds and/or powder; 1 t cayenne pepper; 2 dried poblano chiles rehydrated in 1/2 C water; 1/2 C cilantro finely chopped; 1/2 C salsa; 1/2 C corn meal; 3 T olive olive (1T for sauteeing; 2 T for brushing the tops of the balls)

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

2-29 oz cans of cooked pinto beans, drained1 medium onion, finely chopped2 T garlic, finely chopped2 carrots, finely chopped or grated1 chaboya squash, finely chopped1-2 T cumin seeds and/or powder1 t cayenne pepper2 dried poblano chiles, rehydrated in 1/2 C water1/2 C cilantro, finely chopped1/2 C salsa1/2 C corn meal3 T olive olive (1T for sauteeing; 2 T for brushing the tops of the balls)

Directions

Serving Size:�Makes 40 1-2 inch balls or patties.

- Mash drained cooked pinto beans. Set aside
- Chop all veggies and herbs finely. Saute.
- Add most of the corn meal and rehydrated polano chile with its liquid. Simmer until most of the liquid has cooked off.
- Mix with beans. Let the mixture cool.
- Form into balls using ice cream scoop.
- Brush with olive oil.
- Bake in 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve like a burger, taco, or falafel.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GOLDFINCHEYES.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

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