Beanie Burgers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo (use 2 peppers out of the can)
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, drained
• 1 cup whole wheat panko (i like ian's brand panko bread crumbs at whole foods)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed and chopped fine
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon honey, pref. raw-thick type
• 1/4 teaspoon lawry's seasoned salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 mash your black beans and pinto beans together in a large bowl with a potato masher or fork.
• 2 chop your adobo peppers (use kitchen prep gloves or wash your hands very well afterwards) then stir them and the green chiles into the beans.
• 3 mix in cheese, panko bread crumbs, and garlic.
• 4 in a small bowl; beat your egg then beat in the honey, lemon juice, lawry's, and pepper.
• 5 add the egg mixture to the bean mixture and blend well.
• 6 form mix into 6 patties and place them on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 7 set the oven to low broil with the rack in 2nd position from the top.
• 8 broil burgers for 10 minutes then flip them over and broil 10 more minutes.