Black Bean Rice Burgers

SUBMITTED BY: Laura Wimbrow

"A salsa and sour cream sauce helps dress up these hearty vegetarian burgers. 'My fiance, who's a confirmed meat-and-potatoes man, loves these sandwiches and asks for them often,' relates Laura Wimbrow of Ocean City, Maryland."

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	20 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
6 tablespoons salsa, divided
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
4 lettuce leaves
4 slices reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
4 hamburger buns, split

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DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, mash beans with a fork. Add the rice, onion, egg and 2 tablespoons salsa; mix well. Drop by 1/2 cupfuls into a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until firm and browned.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream and remaining salsa. Place a lettuce leaf, burger, sour cream mixture and slice of cheese on bun.

Nutritional Analysis: One sandwich equals 368 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 875 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2007 by AURINIA

These were great! Even my picky 7-yr old loved them...I did make a few small changes, though. A handful of breadcrumbs helped them hold together much better, and I added some chili powder and hot sauce before making into patties. Will definitely make these again!

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Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2007 by CHEFJULIE1

The flavor of these was very good, but mine wouldn't hold together very well into what I could call a burger. I made it exactly as the recipe called for, so I don't know if other people are more tolerant of crumbling burgers, or something went wrong with mine.

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Reviewed on May 27, 2008 by Katie

This was a great recipe; the burgers tasted fantastic. The only change I made was adding about half a cup of flour to the mix to make them hold together better when I cooked them because they fell apart otherwise.

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