Beef and Black Bean Burgers
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
- Yield: 4 servings
Veggie burgers often are too tender for the grill. Here’s a happy compromise: Add a can of black beans to lean ground beef for a burger that’s lower in fat and calories. Garnish the burgers with your favorite chunky-style salsa.
Ingredients
- 1cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 3/4pound pound lean ground beef
- 1/4cup diced red onion
- 1teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Place drained beans in a large bowl and mash beans with a potato masher. Add beef, onion, chili powder, cumin oregano, salt and pepper; mix to combine. Shape into 4 burgers and grill, broil or pan-fry until thoroughly cooked. Place burgers on buns and serve.
—Recipe by Jean Kressy
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 280
- Fat 6g
- Cholesterol 45mg
- Sodium 750mg
- Carbohydrate 31g
- Fiber 5g
- Protein 24g
