Veggie Burgers
Your kids need more beans! They are such a perfect food.
After a conversation with some friends last night who declared “My kids would never eat beans!” I got to thinking…. Is it the kids, or is it the parents (You know who you are!) bad attitude towards beans that leaves them uninterested. Maybe a little of both.
My kids were such picky eaters before I started this blog. However, I wasn’t exposing them to a variety of foods like I do now. Now, when there are no other options, and since children don’t like to starve… they eat!
So, onto my bean dish.
I want to start using my $50 Costco blender more.
I posted this recipe for Black Bean Burgers moons ago. But this time, I put in my blender
- 1 can of black beans
- oats (because I was out of bread crumbs)
- salsa and an egg!
I know it looks gross, but, it is what it is.
Then I added the cooked rice separately because I wanted it a little chunky.
Then I poured about 1/3 to 1/4 cup on my cast iron skillet.
And then of course put the patty between some delicious whole wheat buns (with a bunch of ketchup).
Then TJ added more ketchup to the TOP of his bun. Such a strange kids sometimes.
We topped it off with some homemade french fries, and the kids Gobbled it up. Most kids won’t notice you used black beans instead of beef. You will notice, but its still delicious.
More beans our in my blog future!!! They are cheap, low fat, good for you, high in protein, high in THREE kinds of fiber, and did I mention CHEAP!! Way cheaper than ground beef.
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Posted: September 17th, 2009 under Dinner, Proteins.
Tags: black bean burgers, burgers, french fries, healthy food, ideas, ketchup, kids, menu, recipes
Comments
Comment from Hannah
Time September 17, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Hi,came here through Ima Bima. I am definitely going to try this one.
Comment from Kristi
Time September 18, 2009 at 3:54 pm
OH OH And you’ll be proud, we’ve eaten about 90% vegetarian this last week. The odd thing was that it wasn’t planned. Totally just left out the meat in some cases by accident or just craved veggies and had that. Even my DH is liking. Hmmm
Comment from Laura
Time September 18, 2009 at 8:31 pm
I love beans and I love good recipes. Thank you for posting. Just a reminder that many people are allergic to legumes, including some or all types of beans. I let my kids try them but don’t force them to eat them yet. I don’t want to encourage an allergy. Just FYI.
Comment from Kami Jensen
Time September 21, 2009 at 11:54 am
Sounds pretty good! We are refried bean eaters. I would love to expose my kids to other types of bean too. Yum!
Comment from TXMommy2
Time September 17, 2009 at 8:53 am
Looks good! I will have to try this with my daughters. Although my hubby really hates when I try to “trick” him out of his beef, I do want to try some more veggie based meals instead of all meat (but I won’t give it up either). Glad I stumbled onto your website. Great ideas for getting kids to eat healthy, which is my goal for my kids!