Black Bean Chili Burgers

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 15 1/2 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup minced red onion
• 1/3 cup medium salsa, plus 3 tbl
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 multigrain seeded hamburger buns
• 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 sliced avocado, pitted and peeled

Recipe

• 1 heat grill or grill pan to medium-high. heat broiler. combine chili powder, garlic powder and cumin in a small nonstick skillet. cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until fragrant. remove from heat.
• 2 in a large bowl, stir together the sirloin, black beans, spice mixture, red onion, 1/3 cup of the salsa, salt and pepper. transfer to a food processor and pulse until texture is slightly smooth and about half of the beans have been mashed. return to bowl and divide into 6 hamburger patties.
• 3 coat burgers with nonstick cooking spray. grill 4 minutes, then flip over and grill another 4 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of burger registers 140.
• 4 meanwhile, toast buns under broiler for 3 minutes, turning once. in a small bowl, stir together remaining 3 tablespoons salsa and the mayonnaise. spread each bun with some of the salsa mayo. add a burger and a few avocado slices and serve.