Black Bean Burgers

 

Well, I've been wanting to try a black bean burger for some time now.  During a recent visit to Aldi's I spied these in the freezer section.

There's four "burgers" in the bag.  The instructions offer several ways to prepare these:  skillet, oven, air fryer, or grill.

When I opened the package, I was surprised to see the obvious black beans and whole kernels of corn.

I opted to grill the burgers.  Using my handy dandy copper grill pan, I lightly sprayed it with olive oil spray and preheated it on the gas grill.

It only took about 3 minutes a side to reached the recommended internal temperature of 165℉.  

During the cooking, I decided that one of these on a bun would be lost.  So I chose to put the cheese on one of the patties and then stack the other on top.

We used all the usual condiments, but Sweet Harold added pickled jalapeno slices instead of pickles!

Our verdict?  I enjoyed them more than Sweet Harold did.  There was a pronounced black bean flavor which is totally understandable since their black bean burgers.  I seasoned them with Southwest seasoning which amped the flavor up a bit.  The texture is soft (he may have used the word "mushy").

Would I purchase again?  Yes.  Would Sweet Harold be thrilled with them?  Probably not, but he would eat them.