Bean Burgers

Tracee · 07-04-2006, 02:27 PM

Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients:
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 Med size onion, finely chop
1 Clove garlic,finely chopped
2 c Cooked pinto, pea, or
Kidney beans, drain & mash
1/4 c Chopped parsley
1/2 c Whole wheat bread crumbs
2 Egg yolks
2 tb Cream or milk
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 ts Dried oregano
Wheat germ
Butter for sauteeing
Barbeque sauce

Instructions:
1. Heat the oil in a small skillet and saute the onion and garlic until
tender but not browned. Combine with the beans, parsley, crumbs, egg
yolks, cream, salt, pepper, and oregano and mix well. 2. Shape into 4
burgers and coat with wheat germ. Chill for 1 hour or
longer. 3. Melt the butter in a large heavy skillet and saute burgers
until
lightly browned. Serve with barbeque sauce.

Tracee · 07-04-2006, 02:28 PM

Bean Burgers
| Fatfree

Serves: 2 Servings

Ingredients:
1 cn Kidney beans
2 c Brown rice -- cooked
2 tb Ketchup
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1 ts Oregano
1/8 ts Thyme
1/4 ts Sage
x Salt and pepper - to taste
1/4 c Onion -- chopped fine

Instructions:
Combine everything in a large bowl and mash well. Form into 6 patties and
cook in a non-stick pan until browned on both sides.

Tracee · 07-04-2006, 02:29 PM

Bean Burgers
Serves: 8 Servings

Ingredients:
3 c Cooked beans (kidney or
-pinto beans are good)
1 md Onion, finely chopped
1 lg Potato, cooked
2 lg Tomatoes, chopped
2 ts Chopped thyme
-(or 1 scant teaspoon dry)
3/4 c Breadcrumbs or whole-wheat
-flour
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Instructions:
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly, either in a food processor or with a
potato masher. The cooked beans should be mashed, not pureed, and the
mixture should form into balls easily. If the mixture is too wet, add a
little more breadcrumbs or flour. Form the mixture into eight burgers and
place them on a lightly greased baking tray. Bake at 350'F. for 45 minutes,
turning them over after 30 minutes. Place the burgers inside buns ("Eating
In" also includes a recipe for whole-wheat buns) and top with fried onions,
lettuce, tomato, pickles, or whatever your taste dictates. Each burger
contains: 352 calories, 0 cholesterol, 1 gram fat, 20 grams protein.