| 1 | cup Fiber One® original bran cereal |
| 1 | can (15 or 16 oz) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained |
| 1/2 | cup quick-cooking oats |
| 1/4 | cup chopped green onions (4 medium) |
| 1 | egg, slightly beaten |
| 1 1/4 | cups washed fresh baby spinach leaves |
| 5 | slices tomato |
| 5 | whole wheat burger buns, split |
Serve with...
Easy Fresh-Fruit Salad
Total Time:
20 min
| 1. | Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor). |
| 2. | In medium bowl, mash beans with fork until no whole beans remain. Add crushed cereal, oats, onions and egg; mix well. Shape mixture into 5 patties, each about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. |
| 3. | Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add patties; cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown. |
| 4. | For each sandwich, place 1/4 cup spinach leaves and 1 tomato slice on bottom half of bun; top with bean burger and top half of bun. |
| Cook patties over medium-high heat about 10 minutes. |
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| Legumes are loaded with plenty of fiber--the soluble kind. Start slowly so you have time to get used to added fiber in the diet! |
Nutrition Information:
280 ( 40); 4 1/2g ( 1g, 0g); 40mg; 800mg; 48g ( 12g, 6g); 11g 25%; 8%; 15%; 30% 2 1/2 ; 1/2 ; 1/2 ; 1/2 3