Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burgers are a healthy and easy vegetarian meal, they can be made in a skillet or air fryer and served on a bun or lettuce wrap!
- 1 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 sweet potato cooked and mashed
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 1/4 cup finely chopped, fresh spinach
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional: buns, lettuce wraps, topping of choice such as cilantro, ketchup. mayo, pickles, etc.
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Add the black beans to a bowl and mash them slightly with a fork. Add the cooked, mashed sweet potato, bread crumbs, spinach, garlic, olive oil, chili powder, paprika, cumin, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Mix with your hands or a spoon until evenly combined.
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Form into four burger patties and place on a tray and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Cook the burgers according to one of these methods:
Air Fryer- Place the burgers in the air fryer basket, set the air fryer to 390 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Skillet- Add a Tbsp of olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Cook the burgers 4 to 5 minutes per side.
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Serve on buns or lettuce wraps with toppings such as cilantro, ketchup, mayo, pickles, etc.