Black Bean and Pepper Jack Burgers

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by Ladyfish65, 2/22/2013Loved these. I have made a ton of bean burgers (many on my site Lori's Lipsmacking Goodness) and these were one of the best bean burgers I have ever made. These were the most simplest too! My very picky eater child actually ate one! And that's very surprising. Unlike other reviewers mine stayed together fine and I did not need more oil.

by user-1028660, 1/20/2013This black bean burger makes you want to not even bother looking at other bean burger recipes. It's delicious grilled or cooked stovetop. I can't say enough good things about this burger. Great for a low-carb meal as well (without the buns, of course).

by user-329183, 1/17/2013We are just a week into vegetarian diet and these were a hit. Very simple and straight forward recipe. Next time I will use more pepperjack cheese as the patties did mostly take like black beans.

by 405tulips, 8/9/2012Great burger loaded with flavor.

by cheflady, 7/17/2012These were very delicious and satisfying. While I'm not a vegetarian, I try to keep two of my three meals a day vegetarian and these burgers are a welcome addition to my choices. I'm planning to freeze three of them for later use -- I'm certain they'll freeze well. Wet hands to form the patties is a must -- I was able to do two before re-wetting my hands. I also used a cast iron skillet and, like one of the other reviewers, used canola oil because of it's high smoke point, and set my cooktop burner on high. It got pretty smoky, even with the vent on. Next time I think I'll turn the heat down a bit. Each side only needed about 1 1/2 minutes -- the first side got a little too crusty but fortunately didn't taste burnt. The texture is soft but I didn't mind it at all -- the crusty exterior gives it a good contrast. I topped it with avocado and chipotle salsa; I'm planning to use chipotle or roasted poblano mayo on the next one.

by cheflady, 7/17/2012These were very delicious and satisfying. While I'm not a vegetarian, I try to keep two of my three meals a day vegetarian and these burgers are a welcome addition to my choices. I'm planning to freeze three of them for later use -- I'm certain they'll freeze well. Wet hands to form the patties is a must -- I was able to do two before re-wetting my hands. I also used a cast iron skillet and, like one of the other reviewers, used canola oil because of it's high smoke point, and set my cooktop burner on high. It got pretty smoky, even with the vent on. Next time I think I'll turn the heat down a bit. Each side only needed about 1 1/2 minutes -- the first side got a little too crusty but fortunately didn't taste burnt. The texture is soft but I didn't mind it at all -- the crusty exterior gives it a good contrast. I topped it with avocado and chipotle salsa; I'm planning to use chipotle or roasted poblano mayo on the next one.

by mettamama, 7/8/2012An email reminded me about this recipe, so we added it to the list for the week. Having read other reviews, I upped the oats a little to give it a little firmer texture (maybe ~2T extra). 1T of olive oil is optimistic, especially for 'high' heat, so I used a generous amount of canola in a cast iron skillet, heated to about 400 degrees (turned down a bit after the searing each size for 3 minutes to cook for another 5 minutes). The end result was an addictively crispy outside with a nice firm interior. The flavor was nice, but I'm already envisioning other non-Southwestern-y versions...like using parmesan cheese, topping with some mozzarella and tomato sauce for an Italian version, or just plain cheese and standard toppings. Overall, a great concept and one of the better veggie burger recipes I've tried (and I'm not vegetarian...I actually fried up some bacon for a little smokey salty flavor on these as well).

by jkuzmitz, 7/2/2012These burgers are very tasty but I have to agree with the other reviewer that they were very soft. Wonder if more oats would help bind it. I will make them again but will try to firm them up.

by OliversRock, 6/26/2012The best veggie burger ever. I am chef at a daycare and the kids loved them...I didn't make enough! Nice to have an option that is actually better than a beef burger. All the staff wanted the recipe.

by SweetJLee, 6/19/2012The texture was off on these... a little too pasty, even when the outside was cooked to near-black. Overall, the kids and I found them edible at best and my husband couldn't eat them. I wouldn't make them again, even though the flavor was okay.

by becmar76, 6/12/2012These burgers were easy to make and tasted amazing. I was pleasantly surprised by how much flavour they had. I am not a vegetarian and do enjoy meat, however, I didn't miss the meat at all in this burger! It will become a regular favourite in our house. I didn't have any jarred salsa so I topped it with a tomato & onion salad (in a balsamic/basil vinagrette dressing) along with the avocado - incredible.

by allsbrow, 5/21/2012Very easy and turned out well. I also topped these with guacamole. The texture was a little softer than I thought it would be, but they held together fine. I wonder if you could freeze these burgers and have them on hand for a super quick weeknight dinner.

by sookee0310, 5/18/2012I am a non-red meat eater and my husband is the red meat eater...when we BBQ, usually I have a Gardenburger and I am never quite pleased...it is usually just adequate. So, the weather is in the 80's and it's a great nite to sit out and grill so I grab my June/July Fine Cooking and can throw together these black bean burgers! Okay, I have made other bean burgers over the years, but for whatever reason, these turned out wonderfully? I served them with salsa and guacamole that we made for fajitas from last nite, sans bread/buns. This will be a staple and the ingredients are always on hand!