Beef & Bean Burgers

A few notes about this lovely meal.

• These were SO GOOD, but they were super crumbly…from the beans…so I would add an egg to hold the burgers together.
• The cilantro and lettuce are from the garden.
• The bread…because I had no buns in the house. And ran out of time to make them from scratch.
• The salsa is homemade from last year’s garden. (Canned, of course.)
• The salad dressing is homemade Cilantro Lime Dressing – 1/4 cup canola oil, 3 Tbsp lime juice, 1 Tbsp fresh chopped cilantro, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, salt and pepper to taste. Used a few spoonfuls.
• The boys ate these with ketchup, not salsa. They eat ketchup with just about everything.  If this continues on into adulthood, they might need to attend a Ketchups Anonymous meeting.

And now I leave you with the burger recipe.  Including the egg that I did not use, but the recipe needs.

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Beef & Bean Burgers

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Servings: 6 persons

Ingredients

• 1/2 yellow onion ($.15)
• 2 garlic cloves ($.10)
• 1.4 lb ground beef ($2.07)
• 2 cups cooked pinto beans, mashed ($.40) Substitute 15 ounce can, drained
• 2 Tbsp homemade taco seasoning ($.10)(Or make your own taco seasoning here.)
• 1 egg ($.10)
• Few spoonfuls homemade or store bought salsa ($.25)
• 12 slices bread, or 6 buns ($.60)
• Lettuce from garden
• Cilantro from garden
• Cherry tomatoes, halved ($.75)
• Cilantro Lime Dressing ($.25)

Instructions

• Cut an onion in half and pull off 2 garlic cloves.