SPICY BLACK BEAN AND CORN BURGERS

Spicy Black Bean and Corn Burgers image

This is a recipe I received from a friend that I have revised to suit our tastes. A spicy and delicious change from regular hamburgers!

Provided by Grumpy's Honeybunch

Categories Main Dish Recipes Burger Recipes Veggie

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ red bell pepper, diced
1 ear corn, kernels cut from cob
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup plain bread crumbs
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

Steps:

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, and oregano until onions are translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir red bell pepper and corn into onion mixture until red bell pepper is tender, 2 to 4 more minutes.
Mash black beans in a large bowl. Stir vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, chili powder, cilantro, cumin, and salt into mashed black beans. Divide mixture into 4 patties and coat both sides of each patty with flour.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook patties until browned, 5 to 8 minutes on each side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311.4 calories, Carbohydrate 48.6 g, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 10.8 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 830.5 mg, Sugar 3.3 g