Kickin' Kidney Bean Burgers Recipe

Recipe for Kickin' Kidney Bean Burgers

Ingredients:

• 2-1/2 cups cooked kidney beans
• garlic powder or fresh minced garlic, optional
• 1/2 cup oats
• 2 Tablespoons Braggs (or tamari or soy sauce)
• oil
• onion powder, optional

Directions:
Mash kidney beans. Add oats, Braggs, and seasonings. Mix and form into patties. Fry in oil until brown on both sides. The burgers like to fall apart, so I add a little oil or extra Braggs to the mix. We always top with 'normal' burger stuff like onions, tomatoes, pickles, etc.

This recipe would easily lend itself to a variety of substitutions. You could use white kidney beans or black peans or pinto beans instead of kidney beans, add other grated veggies like zucchini or yellow squash, use red onion instead of scallions. And you could probably change up the seasonings - for example, instead of the bbq slant with liquid smoke and chili powder, you could go with cumin, curry powder and cilantro instead of parsley.