Spicy Mexican Bean Burgers

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 141.5
  • Total Fat: 0.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 26.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
  • Protein: 9.3 g

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Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    16 ounce can of red kidney beans, drained and mashed
    1/2 cup small onion, coarsley chopped
    1/2 green pepper, coarsley chopped
    1 carrot, steamed and mashed
    1/8 cup picante sauce or salsa (spicy or mild to your taste)
    1 cup bread crumbs
    1/2 cup flour
    1 tsp. black pepper (or to taste)
    dash of chili powder

Directions

Mix all ingredients together. Add more flour to create a firmer mixture, or more salsa if mixture is too stiff. Form into balls and smash into patties. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, until firm, brown and done. Serve on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and salsa. Accompany with tortilla chips and a large glass of iced tea. These can be grilled or pressed in those new-fangled sandwich presses... a lot quicker and tastier than baking. [Author's note: "When I studied in England for a semester, I fell in love with Wimpy's Spicey Mexican Bean Burgers. Upon returning to the states, I struggled to recreate this burger. This is what I've come up with."]

(Note: We cut back black pepper to 1/2 tsp. Although unspecified, we used whole wheat flour. We made these a second time, adding 1/2 tsp. of salt. Many of us preferred them this way.)


Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COACHINTX.