Ele-Food Week 2

Clearly my goal of making a new food once a week hasn't quite gone according to plan. It is the start of February and I just now am making food #2. However, January has been a crazy month with lots of changes in it - so honestly I'm just proud I was able to stick with the consistent healthy eating (even if it was the same things over and over again), consistent working out, consistent stretching AND winning my first boxing spar. Now that February is here I am getting used to my new schedule and feeling more determined then ever to keep up with this weekly cooking.

Today I made.....Black Bean Nacho Burgers!

Not nearly as "pretty" as what I made last time - but took about 1/10th the amount of time to make. Not to mention it was absolutely delicious.

Ingredients:
1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup finely crushed tortilla chips (preferably blue corn)
1/3 cup salsa, plus additional for serving
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 scallion, white and green part finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 hamburger buns (I substituted whole wheat "sandwich thins" to reduce the carb amount a bit)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 butter lettuce leaves

Directions:
1)  Use a food processor or a potato masher to smash beans until chunky, leaving some partly whole. Stir in crushed chips, salsa, cheddar, egg, scallion, and black pepper. Set mixture aside for 10 mins, then shape into 4 patties. 
2)   Place patties on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
3)   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place buns on a baking sheet and heat in oven until warm to touch. 4-6 minutes 
4)   Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon of oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add patties to pan and cook until golden brown on one side. 4 to 5 minutes. Add remaining oil (1 teaspoon), flip patties and cook until underside is golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve topped with salsa and lettuce on buns.

Enjoy! Happy Superbowl Sunday!