It's very easy to double to serve to company and uncooked patties keep in the fridge for up to 2 days. Top each "burger" with toppings like avocado slices, spinach, jalapeno or onion.
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 medium red bell pepper finely chopped
1/2 medium jalapeno, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped
1 1/2 tbsp fresh cilantro roughly chopped
1 tbsp lime juice
1 oz mexican blend cheese
2 tbsp panko bread crumbs
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 egg white
8 whole wheat mini hamburger buns
Preheat oven to 350F
Put tinfoil on a medium baking sheet and spray with Pam
Rinse black beans until water runs clear then put them in a medium mixing bowl
Add the rest of the ingredients (minus the buns and toppings) to the bowl and mix with the beans, be sure to smash some of the beans up while mixing so the patties will stick together better
Form the black bean mixture into 8 small round patties and place on the baking sheet
Bake for 7 minutes then carefully flip each patty and bake for another 7 minutes
Lightly spray each bun with olive oil and sprinkle with chile powder, broil until lightly browned
Place one black bean patty on each mini bun, top with extras of your choice, and other half of bun
Servings 8
Per serving (1 black bean patty and 1 mini bun) 150 calories