Black bean burgers.  Yum.  Liv hasn’t eaten meat in over two years now.  Actually, I think it’s closer to three years.  Finding ways to up her protein was high on my list when she made the decision to become vegetarian.  This one is easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Start with your favorite can of black beans.  Or cook your own from dried beans.

Drain and rinse very, very well.

Yum.  Black bean burgers are so good!

Put your drained beans into a food processor.  You don’t have to, you can mix everything by hand, but I’m tired at the end of the day and I have a food processor soooo…..  Then add a big spoonful of minced garlic.  I always used the canned stuff.  See earlier sentence.

Salt and pepper.

Bread crumbs and a good glug of olive oil.

Jujsh it until the mixture comes together….

Patty out your burgers.  One recipe will make four of the hamburger happy meal type burgers you would get at a fast food joint.  I always lay the other three onto wax paper and put them into a freezer bag.  Tada, I have three extra burgers for later because Liv is a tiny human who can’t eat four burgers, but you may want to eat all four.

You will want to put this burger onto oiled aluminum foil to grill.  Trust me, they do NOT do well if you put them straight onto the grates.  Flip once and you are ready to eat!

Deliciousness on a plate.   Here’s the handy dandy printable.