In an earlier post, I asked for ideas about cheap, healthy, organic meals that can be made in 30 minutes in order to make both CBM and family dinners feasible at the same time.
I came across a super easy recipe for bean burgers by Mark Bittman in the New York Times magazine this past weekend (you know, before *cancelling* our subscription as part of CBM):
2 c. cooked beans (white is great)*
1 medium onion, cut in chunks
1/2 c. rolled oats
1 tbl chili powder
salt and pepper to taste
* Canned is fine (drained of course), but if you're really committed to CBM, then you'll use dried beans like I did, simmered with a bay leaf and put into the freezer in 2 c. serving sizes
Throw everything in a food processor and pulse until well-combined. If too dry, add a little water; too moist, add a little more rolled oats.
Shape into about 4 patties; cook in olive oil until nicely browned (turn carefully).
Serve on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion (we used red onion slices and added swiss cheese and dijon mustard - which admittedly upped the total cost, but was worth it!)
I even froze a couple of uncooked patties with wax paper in between them, although can't say yet how those will turn out, and served it with Bittman's Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad, which I loved and no one else touched. Sigh (but that's a post for a different blog!).
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