Description
This Best Black Bean Burger recipe offers hearty, flavorful patties made with mashed black beans, chipotle peppers, and a blend of spices, cooked to perfection either on a stovetop skillet or an outdoor grill. Perfectly charred and packed with bold, smoky flavor, these burgers are great served with classic fixings or creative toppings like chipotle mayo or guacamole.
Ingredients
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Black Bean Burger Patties
- 3 cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)
- ⅓ cup grated yellow onion (about ½ medium)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo (diced)
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
For Cooking
- Extra-virgin olive oil (for brushing)
- Cooking spray (if grilling)
To Serve
- Hamburger buns
- Desired fixings (such as lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, chipotle mayo, guacamole)
Instructions
- Prepare the mixture: In a large bowl, combine the black beans, grated onion, minced garlic, diced chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, tamari, balsamic vinegar, ground cumin, sea salt, and black pepper. Use a potato masher to mash the mixture until it holds together but still has some visible chunks of beans for texture.
- Add egg and panko: Add the large egg to the bowl and fold with a spatula until fully combined. Then fold in the panko bread crumbs to help bind the mixture.
- Form patties: Use your hands to shape the mixture into 6 cohesive but slightly wet patties. If the mixture is too wet to handle, chill it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to firm up or mash the beans a bit more before shaping.
- Cook on stovetop: Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and brush with extra-virgin olive oil. Add the patties and cook for about 5 minutes per side, adjusting heat as necessary, until both sides are nicely charred and cooked through.
- Or grill outdoors: Preheat an outdoor grill to 400°F. Lightly brush the patties with olive oil and spray the grill grates with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Grill the patties for 8 minutes on the first side and 4 minutes on the second, until charred and cooked through.
- Serve: Place cooked patties on hamburger buns and add desired fixings such as lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, chipotle mayo, or guacamole. Enjoy your flavorful black bean burgers!
Notes
- This black bean burger recipe is incredibly hearty, flavorful, and well-charred, making it one of the best homemade veggie burger options.
- Classic burger fixings like ketchup and mustard pair well, but adding chipotle mayo or guacamole really enhances the smoky, spicy flavor.
- If the mixture is too wet to form patties easily, chilling them before cooking or mashing the beans more will help.
- Both stovetop skillet and outdoor grilling methods work beautifully depending on your preference or available equipment.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 patty
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
