Name: Beef & Beans Sliders
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 39 min
Ingredients: 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) black beans, drained and rinsed 2 tsp (10 mL) oil, divided 1 small onion, diced ½ tsp (2 mL) garlic powder ½ tsp (2 mL) EACH salt and pepper 1 egg ¼ cup (60 mL) dry bread crumbs 1 lb (500 g) Lean Ground Beef 14 slider buns, toasted if desired Toppings (as desired): sliced tomatoes, lettuce, sliced onion, ketchup, mustard

Ingredients

Scale

1 can (19 oz/540 mL) black beans, drained and rinsed

2 tsp (10 mL) oil, divided

1 small onion, diced

½ tsp (2 mL) garlic powder

½ tsp (2 mL) EACH salt and pepper

1 egg

¼ cup (60 mL) dry bread crumbs

1 lb (500 g) Lean Ground Beef

14 slider buns, toasted if desired

Toppings (as desired):

sliced tomatoes, lettuce, sliced onion, ketchup, mustard

Instructions

Mash beans with a fork in a bowl. Heat 1 tsp (5 mL) of the oil over medium heat in a nonstick skillet; cook onions, stirring, for 3 minutes, until softened. Add beans, garlic powder, salt and pepper; reduce heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes, until flavours are blended. Let cool completely.
Combine egg, bread crumbs and bean mixture in a large bowl. Gently mix in beef with a fork (careful not to over-mix). Scoop about ¼ cup (60 mL) of the beef mixture and form into fourteen 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick patties, about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter.
Heat remaining oil over medium-high heat in clean nonstick skillet or grill pan. Pan-fry patties, in batches as necessary, for about 12 minutes, turning twice or more, until a digital instant-read thermometer inserted sideways into each patty reads 160°F (71° C).
Place sliders on buns with toppings, as desired.