Tex-Mex Black Bean Burgers
Serves: 6
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Nutrition Score per serving:
(1 burger, 11/2tablespoons salsa): 345 calories, 20% fat (7.7 g; 4.2 g saturated), 60% carbs (52 g), 20% protein (17 g), 12 g fiber, 199 mg calcium, 3.2 mg iron, 475 mg sodium.
Ingredients
1 cup instant brown rice2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 4-ounce can chopped green chilies
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce with 1 teaspoon sauce from can
1 teaspoon chili powder
Cooking spray
4 ounces shredded pepper Jack cheese
6 4-inch whole-wheat pita pockets
8 tablespoons prepared salsa (mild, medium or hot)
Directions
In a medium saucepan, bring 11/4cups water to a boil. Add rice and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
Transfer to a food processor. Add next 4 ingredients and process until smooth (you may leave some beans whole, if desired, to add texture). Shape mixture into 6 patties, each about 2 inches thick.
Coat a grill pan or large griddle with cooking spray and set pan over medium heat. When pan is hot, add burgers and cook 5 minutes per side, until golden brown on both sides.
Top burgers with cheese, cover pan with a lid or foil and cook 1 minute, until cheese melts.
Place burgers inside pita pockets and top each burger with 11/2 tablespoons salsa.
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