Name: Easy Black Bean Quinoa Burgers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked black beans; 1 cup cooked quinoa; 1 cup rolled oats; 2 Tbsp ground flax seeds; ½ cup BBQ Sauce; ½ tsp liquid smoke or smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp onion powder; Extra BBQ sauce to top burgers

By Evelisse Capó, PharmD, DipACLM

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Smokey and meatless with a flavor boost from added BBQ sauce, these awesome and easy black bean burgers are great on a bun with all your favorite fixings.

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 30 mins Yield: 8 servings

Gluten Free Low Sugar Nut Free Soy Free

Ingredients

3 cups cooked black beans
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp ground flax seeds
½ cup BBQ Sauce
½ tsp liquid smoke or smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
Extra BBQ sauce to top burgers

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Partially mash the black beans.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Form the mixture into burger patties.
5. Place on a baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Flip the burgers and coat with a layer of BBQ sauce.
7. Bake for another 10-15 minutes.

Cooking Tips

1. Serve on a whole grain bun, wrap, or a bed of greens.
2. We enjoy this burger with baked sweet potato wedges, baked fries, corn on the cob, or steamed vegetables.