Spicy Mexican Bean Burger

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can fat-free refried beans (these are always vegan)
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1/2 cup small onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1/4-1/2 cup frozen corn
• 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
• 1/8 cup picante sauce (spicy or mild to your taste) or 1/8 cup salsa (spicy or mild to your taste)
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
• salt
• 1 dash chili powder
• 1 dash cumin
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives (optional)
• hot sauce, a few drops per burger (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, carrots, corn and chopped green pepper.
• 3 in the meantime, place beans in a large bowl.
• 4 sauté until vegetables are bright in color.
• 5 add vegetables to beans, blend with hand mixer.
• 6 add remaining ingredients, adding more flour to create a firmer mixture, or more salsa if mixture is too stiff.
• 7 form into balls and smash into patties.
• 8 place on pieces of waxed paper and stack in tupperware.
• 9 place about 5 sliced olives in middle of patty, smash to seal them inside.
• 10 to heat, spray each burger with cooking spray.
• 11 heat over medium heat and cook until browned on one side.
• 12 flip and drop a few drops of hot sauce on burger if desired.
• 13 i serve these with salsa, chopped onions and a cheese slice on a toasted burger bun (toast the face in the same skillet used for the burger).