Homemade Black Bean Burgers

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4.83 from 51 votes

Homemade Black Bean Burgers

Black beans, cumin, sriracha, garlic, and fresh red onion make these homemade black bean burgers a flavorful and filling vegetarian meal.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: ($3.74 recipe / $0.62 serving)

Servings:

Ingredients

2 15oz. cans black beans $1.92
1/4 red onion $0.11
1 clove garlic $0.08
1/4 bunch fresh cilantro* $0.20
1 Tbsp sriracha** $0.11
1 Tbsp mayonnaise $0.09
1 tsp ground cumin $0.10
1.5 Tbsp soy sauce $0.09
1/4 tsp pepper $0.03
1 large egg*** $0.67
1 cup plain breadcrumbs $0.26
2 Tbsp cooking oil $0.08

Instructions

Rinse and drain the canned black beans. Add the black beans to a food processor**** along with the red onion, garlic, cilantro, sriracha, mayonnaise, cumin, soy sauce, and pepper. Pulse the ingredients until they are evenly mixed, but still slightly chunky.
Transfer the black bean mixture to a bowl and add one large egg and 1 cup breadcrumbs. Stir the ingredients together until they're evenly combined. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes.
Divide the black bean mixture into six equal portions, then shape each portion into a patty, about 3.5 inches in diameter, ½-inch thick.
To cook the black bean burgers, heat 1Tbsp cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add a few of the black bean burgers and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until they are well browned and heated through. Repeat with more oil and the rest of the patties until they're all cooked.
Place each patty in a bun, add your favorite toppings, and enjoy!

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Notes

*Feel free to sub parsley for the cilantro.

**If you want your black bean burgers to be spicy, simply double the sriracha, or add a jalapeño to the food processor when you're processing your ingredients together.

***I tried to make these without the egg, but unfortunately, they just don't hold together in the skillet (they turn into something more like refried beans). You may be able to do something like a flaxseed egg replacer, but I haven't tested this.

***You can make these without a food processor, but it's a whole lot easier with one. :) To make without a food processor, just finely mince the red onion, garlic, and sriracha by hand. Mash the black beans by hand (either with a fork or with a potato masher), then stir everything together by hand.

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