20-Minute Easy Black Bean Burgers (No Pre-Cooking!)
These Easy Black Bean Burgers come together in just 20 minutes using canned black beans and fiber-rich oats as a simple, wholesome binder. No need to pre-cook anything, just toss the ingredients into a food processor, shape into patties, and cook them up on the stovetop or grill. That’s it!
Servings 8
Calories 250kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
- 1 bell pepper destemmed
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup large flake oats divided into two 1/2 cup servings
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 540 ml cans of black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup breadcrumbs I used Panko
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 3 tbsp bbq sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the ground flax seeds with 5 tbsp of water and set aside. Preheat the oven to 425℉ if cooking in the oven.
- Add 1/2 cup of the large flake oats, the bell pepper, onion and garlic, to the food processor and blend until the onion and bell pepper are finely diced.
- Add the olive oil, black beans, flax mixture, breadcrumbs, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, chili flakes, barbecue sauce, salt and pepper, and pulse until the black beans are half way smooth- It's totally fine if there are some chunks of black beans!
- Stir the large flake oats into the mixture.
- Wet hands so the mixture doesn't stick to them, and shape the mixture into patties, with about 1/2 cup of the mixture in each patty.
To cook on the barbecue
- If cooking on the barbecue, set barbecue to medium-high heat (mine was at 400℉) and cook for about 5-7 minutes on each side, or until the edges have turned lightly golden brown or crisped up.
To cook in the oven
- If cooking in the oven, bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping half way through, or until slughtly golden brown around the edges.
If cooking on the stovetop
- If cooking on the stovetop, heat a large pan with 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Cook the burgers for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until the edges have turned lightly golden brown or crisped up.
Notes
If you don't have a food processor you'll have to finely dice the veggies, then mash the black beans with a potato masher. Use a high speed blender to blend the oats into a flour, then mix all ingredients together.
Nutrition
Serving: 1burger | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 825mg | Fiber: 11g
