These spicy vegan kidney bean burgers are loaded with flavor and super easy to make with just a handful of ingredients! Perfect for busy weeknights!
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 (14 ounce or 400 gram) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup roughly chopped red onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon mild chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons mild vinegar-based hot sauce, such as Cholula
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
- 4 burger buns
- Toppings of choice
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Place the oats into the bowl of a food processor fitted with an s-blade and blend them to a coarse powder.
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Add the beans, onions, garlic, cumin, chili powder, hot sauce, cilantro, and salt to the food processor bowl. Pulse the machine until the ingredients are finely chopped and well mixed, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
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Taste-test the mixture, add black pepper to taste, and adjust any other seasonings to your liking.
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Lightly oil the bottom of a medium nonstick skillet and place it over medium heat.
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Give the oil a minute to heat up, then shape the bean mixture into patties, placing each directly in the skillet. Cook the patties in batches, cooking only as many as you can fit at a time without crowding.
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Cook the patties for about 4 minutes on each side, until lightly browned.
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When the patties are finished cooking, stuff them into burger buns and top with toppings of choice.
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Serve.