Black Bean Burgers

**** RECIPE CHANGE: I forgot to include the very important ingredient: Breadcrumbs. When combining all of the ingredients in the bowl add 1 cup of breadcrumbs. Sorry!!!


Oh black bean burgers we love you. We love how easy you are to make and how flavorful you are. We love that you only take a few basic ingredients and are ready to eat after only 10 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.

This is surely a meal to be loved by all.... this beloved black bean burger recipe, tucked away on the shelf destined to be remembered mid-summer, happened to make its way to our dinner table last week. And oh how I'm glad that it did. So simple. So comforting. So delicious. I knew it needed to be shared with you dear blog-readers. And so I present to you the easiest steps towards the tastiest of meals....

STEP ONE:
Grab your food processor or blender.
Grab a 14 oz can of black beans undrained, 4.5 oz can of chopped green chilies undrained, 1 tsp cumin, and 1 tsp chili powder and 1 egg beaten.
Blend black beans in food processor until lightly mashed, do not completely destroy them, just lightly mash.




Then combine all of those ingredients together in a bowl.
Form into 5-6 patties and coat with yellow cornmeal. I like to pour cornmeal onto a plate and coat each patty as I form them and place them directly into a medium heated skillet with 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil.
Serve with olives, chips and salsa plus your favorite beverage! = Delicious!

And don't forget the yummy toppings! We like to grill up some onions, mustard, cheese, ketchup (I prefer salsa directly on my burger) and lettuce. Enjoy!