Best Martys Bean Burger Chili Recipes

SPICY CHILI BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
• In medium bowl, mash beans with fork until no whole beans remain. Add crushed cereal, oats, onions and egg; mix well. Shape mixture into 5 patties, each about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add patties; cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown.
• For each sandwich, place 1/4 cup spinach leaves and 1 tomato slice on bottom half of bun; top with bean burger and top half of bun.

VEGETARIAN BLACK-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add zucchini, carrots, chili powder, and cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are crisp-tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, corn, and 1 cup water. Simmer until slightly thickened and carrots are soft, 8 to 10 minutes more.

BEAN CHILI VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• Pulse the oats, cumin, chili powder, oregano, and beans in a food processor until a coarse puree forms. Add the pimentos, celery, parsley, and shallots. Pulse just until evenly distributed throughout. Form the mixture into 4 patties to match the diameter of the buns. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the patties and cook, turning once, until crisp and browned on the outside and hot inside, about 10 minutes. Divide the greens and tomato slices among the bottom buns, top with the patties and sauce, and sandwich with the top buns.
• For Toppings: Fold together the ingredients (for each topping separately) until well-mixed.

TWO-BEAN VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or 5-quart saucepan with a lid, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add squash, bell pepper, and chile powder; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and simmer until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and their juice, breaking them up with a spoon; add chickpeas, black beans, 1/4 cup cilantro, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, partially cover, and cook until lightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper. Stir in remaining cilantro and spoon into serving bowls. Serve with lime wedges.

CHILI BEAN BURGERS (VEGGIE BURGERS)

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in oil for about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften.
• Add carrots, chili powder and cumin. Cook on low heat for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Mash the beans in a large bowl with a potato masher or the back of a spoon, or run through a food processor.
• Add the mustard, soy sauce, ketchup or tomato paste and the sauteed vegetables.
• Mix in the oats.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Moisten your hands and form the burger mixture into six or so patties.
• Oil a nonstick skillet and cook burgers on medium-low heat for 5-8 minutes on each side. Put them on a bun and they are good to go with ketchup or whatever sauce you like and toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.)!

"MEATY" MEATLESS DOUBLE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onions in oil 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic, chipotle chiles, cumin and chili powder; cook 1 minute.
• Add burger crumbles, water, tomatoes, beans, tomato paste, oregano and bay leaf. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove bay leaf. Top individual servings with green onions and olives.

VEGETARIAN THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, jalapeno, and garlic, and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add oregano, cumin, chili powder, and chipotle, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, beans, water, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 1 hour.
• Discard bay leaf. Add Swiss chard, and cook, uncovered, until mixture has thickened slightly, about 20 minutes. Stir in chopped cilantro. Garnish with avocado and cilantro sprigs, and serve with lime.