I make this once a week or so. It is cheap, quick and my family loves them. One can of black beans will make 2 adults and 2 kids size burgers. Double the recipe if you need more. I also make the kids burgers before I add the hot sauce.

1 15oz can of black beans, drained
1/2 an onion
1/2 a green pepper
3 cloves of garlic
1 egg
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of chili powder
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
hot sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly oil a baking sheet
2. Finely chop onion, green pepper and garlic. Mash the beans with a fork.
3. Add chopped onion, green pepper and garlic to beans and mix.
4. Mix egg, cumin and chili powder together until well blended. Add to bean mixture and blend together. Add hot sauce to taste.
5. Slowly add bread crumbs to mixture, only add enough to make the mixture sticky and will form into patties.
6. Place patties on baking sheet and cook about 8 minutes on each side. Don't over cook or they will be very dry.

I usually serve with lettuce, tomato, ketchup and fries.

I made this last night and it is really good! Thank you for posting this!

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This is awesome! I just received about 10 cans of black beans from my Grandfather. He knows that I love them so when they were on sale he got me a ton! I'm going to try this next week! Thanks!!

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Making this tonight! Thanks

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I cheated a little and just used onion & garlic powder instead of chopping, but they were delish!!! Everyone loved them, even the little picky one. I'll be making these often.

OH! I served them cute too on a bed of shredded lettuce and topped w/ chedder cheese and salsa w/ a side of corn on the cob..yum!

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sound delish. dh is dead set against non- beef burgers, but i think i'll have to surprise him one night.

Thanks, cannot wait to try these!

I did mine on the griddle too, instead of in the oven. Tip: wet your hands before you make the patties, they're sticky...lol

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we made these a couple of weeks ago. i really enjoyed them. i was thinking you might be able to use the mixture to make a topping for a taco salad.

I just thought I'd add another recipe to this thread...

Black Bean Cakes with Orange-Basil Salsa

Ingredients
Salsa
2 navel oranges, separated and cut into small pieces
1 large tomato, cored and diced finely
1 scallion, sliced thin
1 tbsp fresh basil, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp olive oil
1 small jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
1 dash salt

Bean Cakes
4 cups cooked black beans, rinsed and drained if canned
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbsp olive oil, plus oil for greasing pan
1 medium onion, diced finely
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 celery rib, sliced thin
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt
Liberal seasoning of freshly ground pepper

Directions
Combine all the salsa ingredients in a bowl. Let sit for at least 1 hour.
Place 3 cups of the black beans in a large bowl. Process the remaining cup of beans with the eggs until smooth. Stir this mixture into the whole beans along with the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and celery and saute until very tender and beginning to brown. Sprinkle on the cumin and cook 1 more minute.
Scrape the vegetables into the bean mixture and add the salt and pepper. Stir to mix well.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, scoop up 12 portions of the bean mixture and place on the baking sheet. Flatten out with the scoop or your hand.
Bake 10 minutes, flip and bake 10 more minutes. Serve the bean cakes with a spoonful of salsa on each.

* Note, the cakes can be made in a lightly oiled skillet or pancake griddle. I have also used a Foreman grill.

Number of Servings: 6

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