Black Bean Burgers & Oven Roasted Potatoes

First the Oven Roasted Potatoes as they need about 1/2 hour to cook. This recipe is straight off the back of the Lipton Onion Soup mix box and is super easy. My family loves it.

4 potatoes, any variety you like (I used red)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix



1. Preheat oven to 425
2. Chop potatoes into cubes and put in 9 x 13 inch baking dish
3. Pour on Olive Oil
4. Add Soup Mix, stir.
5. Bake for 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking



To start I made the Chipotle Mayonnaise. You'll need:

1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup Ranch Dressing
2 to 3 Chipotle Peppers from a can

1. Mix the mayo and the ranch dressing



2. Finely chop peppers and add to taste

Now on to the burgers:
1 16 ounce can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 red onion
1 can of corn kernels (I used fiesta corn)
3 cloves garlic
1 egg
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 cup bread crumbs

In food processor chop pepper and onion. Add beans and process more. Mix in corn.



In another bowl stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, salt, and salsa.



Mix egg mixture and bean mixture together, mix in bread crumbs until it's sticky.



Make patties and pan fry with olive oil. These can also be grilled or baked on an oiled cookie sheet.



Serve on whole wheat buns.





How did we like them? Sean liked the mayo but thought it tasted too mayonnaisey. Hmmmm.... He LOVES these potatoes and always asks for more.

Two out of three kids liked the burgers but thought they were messy (in the future I may add a little more bread crumbs) and I loved them.

All kids liked the potatoes but I always think they're a little too oily.

These burgers also freeze well. Just wrap them in wax paper and them place in a freezer bag.

Please comment and let me know what you think, if you've tried the burgers, what you changed, and how you liked them!