Pinto Bean Burgers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 15 ounces pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile in adobo, minced
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1 slice pickled jalapeno pepper, cut and minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 tablespoons plain dried breadcrumbs
• 4 hamburger buns, warmed
• 4 lettuce leaves
• cilantro, onion & sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl, with potato masher, mash pinto beans until smooth. stir in cumin, chipotle, pickled jalapeno, 2 tbsp salsa, and 2 tbsp breadcrumbs until combined.
• 2 place remaining 3 tbsp breadcrumbs on sheet of waxed paper. with floured hands, shape bean micture into four 3-inch round burgers; coat with breadcrumbs.
• 3 in nonstick, 12-inch skillet, heat oil over med-high heat. add burgers and cook until slighlt browned on both sizes, about 8 minutes, turning burgers halfway through cooking.
• 4 spoon remaining 1/2 cup salsa on bottom halves of buns. top with lettuce and burgers. serve burger with cilantro, onion, and sour cream if desired.