Best 6 Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger Recipes

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Sweet potato black bean burgers are a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional beef burgers. Made with a combination of mashed sweet potatoes, black beans, and various spices, these burgers are packed with flavor, nutrients, and fiber. This comprehensive guide will provide you with the best recipes for creating mouthwatering sweet potato black bean burgers that are sure to satisfy your cravings and elevate your culinary experience. Whether you're a seasoned vegetarian or simply seeking a healthier burger option, this article will equip you with the knowledge and inspiration to craft delectable sweet potato black bean burgers that will tantalize your taste buds.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

VEGETARIAN SWEET POTATO BLACK BEAN BURGERS



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Made on the stove using a combination of sweet potato, black beans and other pantry staples, these vegetarian burgers are sure to be a hit!

Provided by Cassidy Reeser, MS, RD

Categories     Main Course

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (from one medium sweet potato, see note #1)
1 and 1/2 cups black beans, drained and rinsed (equivalent to one 15 ounce can)
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil (plus more for coating sweet potato)
1 cup diced white onion (from one medium onion)
1/2 medium red bell pepper (diced)
1/2 teaspoon salt (divided in half)
1 small jalapeño (diced (optional)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
1 teaspoon dry parsley
1 large egg (whisked)
1 cup plain bread crumbs
5 burger buns
lettuce and barbecue sauce (for topping)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat whole sweet potato in olive oil (optional). Poke several holes in the sweet potato using a knife. Place on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until tender, about 45 minutes to an hour depending on the size of your sweet potato.
  • Remove skin from the sweet potato. Mash the inside until almost pureed. Measure out 1/2 cup of the mashed sweet potato. Before adding black beans, pat them with a paper towel to remove excess moisture. Combine the sweet potato and black beans and mash a little more. You want some whole beans to remain for texture. Set aside.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add diced onion, diced bell pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt . Sauté until softened, about 6 minutes. Add jalapeño and garlic and sauté a minute more, until golden and aromatic.
  • Stir the sautéed ingredients into the sweet potato mixture. Add the seasonings (cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, chipotle chili powder, parsley), whisked egg and bread crumbs. Mix until a loose ball forms.
  • Form the mixture into patties. I like to make mine about the width of my palm. For best results, make sure the burger is no more than 1/2 inch thick when cooking. The thinner the patty, the firmer it will be.
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat (I use the same skillet I sautéed the onions in for extra flavor). Lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray. Once hot, add patties. Cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until browned.
  • Serve on burger buns with for favorite fixings, such as lettuce or kale and barbecue sauce. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 burger with bun, Calories 330 kcal, Carbohydrate 56 g, Protein 14 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Sodium 631 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 6 g

SWEET POTATO-BLACK BEAN BURGERS



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These vegan sweet potato-black bean burgers spiced with curry powder are easy to make. Blending the mixture with your hands gives you a soft, uniform texture then the outside gets crispy by cooking in a cast-iron pan. To make this recipe gluten-free too, use gluten-free oats and serve the patty in a lettuce wrap, omitting the bun.

Provided by Robin Bashinsky

Categories     Healthy Vegetarian Burger Recipes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups grated sweet potato
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup no-salt-added black beans, rinsed
½ cup chopped scallions
¼ cup vegan mayonnaise
1 tablespoon no-salt-added tomato paste
1 teaspoon curry powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plain unsweetened almond milk yogurt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted
1 cup thinly sliced cucumber

Steps:

  • Squeeze grated sweet potato with paper towels to remove excess moisture; place in a large bowl. Pulse oats in a food processor until finely ground; add to the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Add beans, scallions, mayonnaise, tomato paste, curry powder and salt to the bowl; mash the mixture together with your hands. Shape into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Place the patties on a plate; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Stir yogurt, dill and lemon juice together in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the patties; cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
  • Divide the yogurt sauce evenly among top and bottom bun halves. Top each bottom bun half with a burger and cucumber slices; replace top bun halves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.6 calories, Carbohydrate 54.2 g, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 8.9 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 432.4 mg, Sugar 8.8 g

SWEET POTATO BLACK BEAN BURGERS



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A vegetarian friend shared this recipe with our family. A hit! Serve with the toppings of your choice, like baby spinach or romaine lettuce, ketchup, mustard, avocado, red onion, and tomato slices.

Provided by ESPANA1

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Burger Recipes     Veggie

Time 1h16m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 large sweet potato
1 cooking spray
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup quick cooking oats
¼ cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Poke a few holes into sweet potato with a fork; place on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until sweet potato can be easily pierced with a fork, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool until easily handled. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Peel sweet potato and place into a large bowl. Add black beans and mash with a whisk or fork. Add oats, onions, Dijon mustard, cumin, ginger, salt, and cinnamon and mix until well combined. Shape mixture into 6 patties with wet hands and place onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 8 minutes on each side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.1 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 13 g, Protein 10.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 746.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

SWEET POTATO & BLACK BEAN BURGERS



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Sometimes a good vegetarian burger can be better than any beef burger. I think this one I made is pretty flavorful, and it's also fairly healthy. The leftovers freeze OK, but the patties are best reheated in an oven instead of a microwave.

Provided by rpgaymer

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed & drained
1 large sweet potato, peeled & cubed & cooked (just boiled and drained is fine)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon agave syrup (or light sweetener of choice)
2 -3 teaspoons adobo seasoning (or favorite spice blend or salt & pepper)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 -2 tablespoon sunflower oil
8 hamburger buns, sliced or 8 pita bread
2 avocados, peeled & cored & sliced
Dijon mustard, to taste

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mash beans and potato together with a potato masher.
  • Stir in egg, tahini, syrup, seasonings and flour. Mix well Form mixture into eight same-sized patties. If mixture is too moist to handle, add a tad more flour.
  • Coat patties in Panko. You want them to be well-coated.
  • Heat sunflower oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the patties in batches and cook until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels until all patties are cooked.
  • Serve inside hamburger buns or pitas. Top with sliced avocados and smears of Dijon mustard, or any topping you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.8, Fat 14.5, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 329.8, Carbohydrate 60.8, Fiber 12.5, Sugar 4.6, Protein 15.8

BLACK BEAN-SWEET POTATO SKILLET



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My fiancé loves sweet potatoes. By adding black beans, I came up with a nutritionally complete main dish. Its bright orange and black color makes it fun for Halloween. -April Strevell, Red Bank, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 55m

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and finely chopped
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) vegetable broth
1 teaspoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-1/4 cups uncooked couscous

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the beans, sweet potatoes, broth, chipotle, pepper and cinnamon., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Uncover and simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until potatoes are very tender and mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook couscous according to package directions. Serve with black bean mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 727mg sodium, Carbohydrate 54g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 10g fiber), Protein 12g protein.

BBQ SWEET POTATO & BLACK BEAN BURGER



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Summer is here at last! I'm craving all the summer foods including veggie burgers. I do buy some store-bought ones but I'm super picky about ingredients so sometimes I just prefer to make my own. I love BBQ flavor so I created this burger to use BBQ sauce. It's smokey and a tad sweet. Yummm! My favorite toppings for these are tomato, onion (would be great sautéed), avocado, bread and butter pickle chips and yellow mustard. They would also be great with coleslaw on them or on the side.

Provided by dishedanddressed

Categories     Vegan

Time 40m

Yield 6 patties

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 small sweet potato, baked whole and cooled
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup brown rice
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon vegan worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (plus a little extra for glazing)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (optional)

Steps:

  • Scoop the sweet potato flesh out of the skin into a large bowl. Discard the skin. Add black beans to bowl and use a potato masher to mash everything together. Some whole beans are ok.
  • Add remaining ingredients and stir until everything is well combined. Chill mixture in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Don't skip this! It will help the patties stay together better.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Form mixture into 6 patties and place on a large parchment lined baking sheet. Brush tops with olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven. Brush tops with BBQ sauce. Flip over and brush other side with BBQ sauce. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5-10 minutes without touching them. This will help them to set.
  • Enjoy on a bun with toppings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.1, Fat 1.2, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 598.6, Carbohydrate 37.9, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 3.2, Protein 7.6

Tips:

  • For a crispy outer layer, brush the patties with olive oil before cooking.
  • If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the sweet potatoes and onion by hand.
  • Be sure to drain the black beans well before adding them to the mixture.
  • If the mixture is too wet, add more bread crumbs or oats until it holds together.
  • Don't overcook the patties, or they will become dry and crumbly.
  • Serve the burgers on buns with your favorite toppings, such as lettuce, tomato, onion, and avocado.

Conclusion:

These Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers are a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional beef burgers. They are packed with flavor and nutrients, and they are sure to please everyone at your next cookout. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that is also good for you. So next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful burger recipe, give these Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers a try. You won't be disappointed!

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