Homemade Bean Burgers
The easiest burgers you’ll ever make!
For one burger, combine 1/3 cup beans and 1 tbsp whole wheat flour. The starchier the beans, the better. Big beans like pinto work well, and dry beans like garbanzo do not. Add as many or as few seasonings as you like. I like some Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, but feel free to add cumin, red curry powder, dill, hot sauce, BBQ sauce and more to taste. Feel free to also add chopped peppers, mushrooms or corn!
Mash everything together with a fork. This is HARD work. Just keep mashing. If you need to, add a half tsp of water until you get this:
Remove any jewelry
And form a patty like so:
Heat a flat skillet to medium high heat and spray with cooking spray. Plop down burger. Do not touch for 3-4 minutes.
Meanwhile, put bun in oven (Not that kind of bun you silly people!)
While burger cooks, make salad in its bowl!
And return jewelry to fingers
After 3-5 minutes, when you can shake burger loose in pan, flip. It should be lightly browned.
Give it another 3-4 minutes and plot onto dressed bun.
Yum!
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A suggestion to make mushing the beans MUCH less work: Cover with wax paper or saran wrap and roll with a rolling pin!
Laura,
Great idea!
Kath
I must try this!! Do you think baking the burgers might work too?
I’ve been inspired by you to make my own veggie burgers…. it’s been hit or miss with how well it sticks, thanks for the measurements and explanation on why some beans work better than others. (Which beans are pictured here? Black beans?) Looking forward to seeing how adding some flour makes a difference too!
Oh and I use a potato masher to mash my beans it goes pretty quickly!
Jen,
I don’t see why not, but you might not get the browning effect.
Alison,
Mine have been hit or miss too – depending on the beans! These were azuki and were medium. I had the best luck with pinto and the worst with garbanzo.
Kath
Wow, that seriously looks so good and so easy! Thanks so much for this tutorial! Does this recipe make one serving?
Heather,
Yes, 1 serving. I said above “for one burger.” You can double, triple, etc. easily.
K
I made black bean burgers last night and added a little leftover brown rice and some cornmeal instead of whole wheat flour – very yummy!
Thanks for posting! I know what to make for dinner now!
They look so yummy! I can’t wait to try them!
Thanks! I am not skilled at making burgers or patties. I think my problem is the “do not touch for 3-4 minutes” part. I’m an impatient flipper.
I’ve been obsessed with burgers lately. I think I’ll have to make one of these soon!
Note to self: Do not try on grill.
Tried these today – used black beans & leftover veggies – easy & fabulous! Thanks Kath!
Have you ever tried making them in advance & freezing them?
Elizabeth,
I haven’t tried freezing them. Let us know if you do.
K
I’ve made and frozen these before, and they were great. I froze them after cooking and cooling and reheated them just like the first time I cooked them.
Thanks for the advice Carrie!
How many calories is it per burger itself (minus bread and fixings)?
Nairi
I haven’t done the math because the ingredients vary. Just add up the calories of the ingredients and you’ll be able to figure it out. Probably around 100.
Kath
do canned beans work, I’ve been wanting a black bean burger!!
Nadine ,
Of course!
K
Wow just got done making this and it’s amazing!
Interesting recipe. Haven’t eaten bean burgers before but would like to try. I usually eat beans in soup and I love red kidney beans due to their good source of protein and fiber. Bean burgers would make a good lunch meal. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for the post. I’m going to make these tonight and give you a little shout out on my blog.
Made these for dinner tonight with cajun-esque spices and cornmeal thrown in along with the flour. They turned out excellent, and the cornmeal in them added a nice crispy crust on the burgers when cooked.
Fantastic! Made these tonight and they were delicious! Great recipe!
Delish:) Had this few days back with pinto beans yum yum,,Worchestire sauce makes it so good.
I love that this recipe is for 1 burger! Makes it so much easier to cook for myself… especially as my bf won’t eat bean burgers. Can’t wait to try it!
I use nutritiondata.com to plug in recipes and get a nutritional analysis. If you’re using ingredients they don’t have in the database you have to plug those in too, but if you want really specific analysis this is a decent tool.
I have gluten-free friends so would use something other than wheat flour to bind.
@BarbChamberlain
I tried your recipe tonight. I think I may have made them too thick though. Are they supposed to have a gooey interior? Kind of like refried bean texture? Maybe I over mixed? The outside was nice and brown and crunchy and they were very good!
You might have had it on the thick side – a thinner burger would cook throughout better. Hope it was still tasty!