Chipotle Cheese Stuffed Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Creme

 

Ava posing with her burger. She’s copying her Mama!

 
Ingredients:

• 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
• 2-3 large mushrooms, diced
•  1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder (adjust according to how spicy you like it)
• salt/pepper, to taste
• olive oil, for saute (I like Devo Olive Oil’s Chipotle or Wild Mushroom and Sage flavors)
• Approx 4 tbsp softened cream cheese spread, chipotle flavor if available 
• hamburger buns, toasted 
• 4 slices of cheese, optional
• burgers toppings like lettuce, kale, or spinach leaves and sliced tomato

•  1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into wedges
• 1/4 cup sour cream (start with 2 tbsp then add until you get the consistency you like)
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• sea salt, to taste

Directions:

1.  Add a swirl of olive oil to a skillet and add diced mushrooms and onions. 
2. Saute until softened then season with salt and pepper.
3. Add drained black beans to a medium bowl and press and mash with a fork.
4. Mix in mushrooms and onions then add egg and bread crumbs. 
5. Finally mix in cumin and chipotle chili powder.
6. Roll and form into burger patties (sliders or full size).
7. Form a indent in the center of each burger
8. Add a spoonful of cream cheese spread to the indent in the burgers and then form the burger over the cream cheese.
9. Heat a skillet over medium heat, add a swirl of olive oil.
10. Add 2 burgers at a time and sear on each side until cooked and browned, about 4 minutes each side. 
11. If you want to add sliced cheese on top, add now and cover skillet to steam and melt cheese. 
12. Remove to a plate, then cook remaining patties.
13. For the avocado creme, combine all ingredients in a food processor
    or blender, and mix until smooth. Taste and add more sour cream or lime
    juice if needed.
14. To plate, add each hot cooked burger to an open toasted bun. Top
    with lettuce and tomato (optional) and a hearty scoop of avocado creme
    and then top with bun.

 

Start by adding a swirl of olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat.

I love flavored olive oils like this one from Devo Olive Oil .

 

Add onions and mushrooms along with seasonings, egg, and breadcrumbs to the beans. Mix well.

 

Place burger on a toasted bun.

 One of my favorite veggies is also delicious as a lettuce alternative.

 Add a hearty schmear of avocado creme.

 Serve with homemade sweet potato fries and corn on the cob!

 Talk about a tasty meal!  

Happy Meatless Monday!