Red Kidney Bean Burger Bowls (High Protein)
These vegetarian burger bowls are so delicious. Red kidney bean burgers are easy to make and are full of flavors. With the addition of the vegetables, you'll stay full for the day to come!
Servings: 4 meal prep bowls
Ingredients
Red Kidney Beans Burgers
- 16 oz can red kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup scallions chopped
- ½ cup parsley
- 4 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 cup quick oats
Salad
- 1 large carrot or 2 small carrots
- 1 red onion
- 4 beets
- 2 cups radishes
- 2 avocados
- 4 cups arugula
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- ½ English cucumber
- 2 cups green peas drained
Dressing
- 4 tbsp Caesar dressing
Instructions
Burgers:
- Drain red kidney beans, wash them and dry them as well as you can. You don‘t want them to be moist. Otherwise, the burgers will fall apart.
- Mash the beans in a bowl until it forms a consistent paste.
- Get a food processor and add bell pepper, scallions, parsley, garlic cloves, cumin, salt, and chilli powder to it. Pulse it. Then, add oats and an egg. Pulse it again.
- Afterward, add in mashed red kidney beans and give it a pulse until one smooth texture.
- Divide the mixture into 4 patties. If the patties are too wet, add more oats. Keep them on a flat surface with parchment paper on it. Then, freeze for 2 hours.
- Heat up a skillet, lightly oil it, and cook these burgers patties for 7 minutes on each side.
Salad:
- Grate carrots and beets. Slice red onion, avocados, cucumber, and cherry tomatoes. Cut radishes in halves. Drain your green peas.
Servings:
- Divide vegetables equally into food containers. Top each bowl with black bean burger we‘ve just made and cover in Caesar dressing.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 meal prep bowl (22 oz) | Calories: 646kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 3.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18.7g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 611mg | Fiber: 34g | Sugar: 20g