Eating well~ Lawrence, KS~ Blessed Nest Studio

I'm always encouraged by other blog mom's who are making an effort to choose healthy meals for their families. On our recent visit to Lawrence, KS to see Heather at our Blessed Nest Studio;I ate so well! Heather gave my husband and I a treat and watched the girls one night so we could go out on the town. While Heather snuggled with our girls giving them knitting lessons, we ventured out to charming downtown Lawrence!   The restaurants in Lawrence are unique and I would say 90% of them buy from local farmers! We ate at the best burger place in town. The Free State Brewing Company! We had  a  Brewery Burger~ It was delicious!   I love meat but eat it rarely. I just can't stomach the meat in our markets and we don't really have a farmers market where they sell fresh organic meat. So today I ventured out and made a homemade Black Bean Veggie Burger. It was YUMMY Here is the recipe I enjoyed! Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers found via All Recipes

Rated: Submitted By: LAURENMU Photo By: baskerville_gal Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 4

"Spiced up with chili sauce, cumin, garlic and chili powder, these quick and easy black bean burgers will make you forget all about frozen, packaged veggie burgers. They're great on the grill or baked in the oven."

Ingredients:

1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces 1/2 onion, cut into wedges 3 cloves garlic, peeled

1 egg 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions:

1.	If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
2.	In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
3.	In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.
4.	In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
5.	Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
6.	If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 10/28/2009