Southwest Pinto Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayonnaise

Featuring fresh cilantro, jalapeños, and corn kernels, these hearty bean burgers are made even more memorable with a tongue-tingling chipotle mayo.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Burgers:
• 1/2  cup  diced onion
• 1/2  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1/4  cup  chopped cilantro
• 2  tablespoons  minced seeded jalapeño pepper
• 2  tablespoons  reduced-fat sour cream
• 1  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1  large egg
• 1  (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained
• 1  (8 3/4-ounce) can no salt-added whole-kernel corn, drained
• 
  Chipotle Mayonnaise:
• 1/4  cup  low-fat mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon  canned minced chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 
  Remaining ingredients:
• 1  tablespoon  canola oil
• 4  (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
• 4  romaine lettuce leaves

Preparation

To prepare burgers, combine the first 10 ingredients in a large bowl. Add pinto beans and corn; partially mash with a fork. Divide bean mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each portion into a 3 1/2-inch patty, and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

To prepare chipotle mayonnaise, combine mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon chipotle in a small bowl; set aside.

Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties to pan, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until thoroughly heated. Place patties on bottom halves of buns; top each patty with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, 1 lettuce leaf, and top half of bun.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

411 (23% from fat)

Fat:

10.7g (sat 1.9g,mono 3.2g,poly 3.2g)

Protein:

15.2g

Carbohydrate:

63.1g

Fiber:

9.1g

Cholesterol:

57mg

Iron:

3.9mg

Sodium:

837mg

Calcium:

153mg