This Mexican
inspired burger is a delicious and healthy alternative to greasy beef burgers.
Use your favorite salsa or you could also replace salsa with ketchup. If you
enjoy the hotness, feel free to add a little bit of hot sauce. For a better
hold, prepare the patties the day before and store in your refrigerator over
night.
Yields 6 burgers
Ingredients:
1 c brown rice
1 can black beans
½ onion, diced
¼ c corn
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp chili powder
¼ c cornmeal
2 T salsa
To cook the brown rice, bring ½ c of rice and 1 c of water to a
boil in a pot. Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer. Once water is absorbed,
taste rice to see if fully cooked. If not, add a little more water and let
simmer until it’s ready. Boil beans until soft or drain canned beans. Pour
beans in a medium size bowl and mash them with your hands, potato masher, or
fork.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay a piece of parchment paper on
sheet pan.
Sweat the onion in a sauté pan. Sweat means the moisture comes
from the veggies so no oil is needed. Just remember to keep a lid on the pan.
If the onions do start to stick, add a little bit of water. When onions become
translucent add corn and spices. Cook for a few more minutes.
Add cornmeal, salsa, veggies, and rice to bean bowl. Mix
everything together so there is an even consistency. Feel free to do this with
your hands. Then form mixture into patties. A good thickness is about ½ inch
and I like to make mine around 3 inches in diameter.
Place patties onto parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes at
350 degrees. Flip the patties and bake for another 15 minutes. Serve between two leaves of romaine lettuce
with tomato, onion, ketchup, and mustard. Or try putting the burger on a bed of
fresh spinach instead of the bun…. delicious!
NUTRITION FACTS
Serving: 128 g
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Calories
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140
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Total Fat
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1 g
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Saturated Fat
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0 g
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Trans Fat
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0 g
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Cholesterol
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0 mg
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Sodium
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41 mg
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Total Carb
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28 g
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Fiber
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6 g
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Sugar
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2 g
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Protein
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6 g
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Vitamin A
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29 IU
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Vitamin C
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2 mg
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Calcium
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28 mg
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Folate
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87 ug
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Iron
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2 mg
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Zinc
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1 mg
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2 comments:
This looks DELICIOUS! I love the easy to find ingredients. I wish you had a picture so I could put it on pinterest though.
Aw I'm sorry! I'll put one up soon!
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