Black Bean Burger Bowls

My husband and I own and operate a small business which has given me the flexibility to make my own hours and work from home; a wonderful benefit to any busy parent. That situation changed when our shop moved to a new location and I was needed on site so I packed up all my files and my 10-key calculator and settled into a small office in our new building. Back when I worked from home, lunchtime just wasn’t that big of a deal – half a sandwich, a light salad with some protein, or a bowl of soup. And, at least 3 times a week, I didn’t eat lunch until I ran a couple of miles on my treadmill.
That all changed when I moved to my new office at the shop with the big guy. Lunchtime was fun! Hmm, where should we eat today? Italian? Mexican? After about a year of those lunchtime shenanigans, I’ve decided my husband is bad for my waistline. Why is it when I’m with him my ideas of what is okay to eat for lunch just flies right out the window?

I recently had the opportunity to create a recipe featuring MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers and in the process was encouraged to “think outside the bun.” That was a very easy task with this product. There are SO many things you can do with these babies. Honestly, who needs a bun?

I’m working towards getting back to my home office and when I do, I know what’s going to be in my freezer. With 30+ products and 600+ recipes, MorningStar Farms is making it easy for us to eat smart, whether you go meatless every day, or every now and then like me.

They cook up quickly, are low in both fat and calories, high in protein and totally delicious. I knew I had a winner when everyone is the house wanted to know what was cooking as they sizzled in the pan. The house smelled amazing.

We absolutely love “bowl meals” around here. Anything and everything piled up all together in a bowl. For these Spicy Black Bean Burger Bowls, I sauteed these beautiful veggies, cooked up some jasmine rice and topped it off with cilantro, avocado and a little queso fresco cheese.

This is a hearty, incredibly delicious meal that everyone in my house devoured. Even the big guy. Actually I should say, especially the big guy. We will be enjoying them again very soon.

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Black Bean Burger Bowls

5 from 1 vote

Author: Valerie Brunmeier

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Cook Time:30 minutes minutes

Total Time:30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 9.5 ounce/4 count package MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 small zucchini, chopped
• ▢ 1 small yellow summer squash, chopped
• ▢ 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• ▢ 1 ear of sweet corn cut from the cob or 1 cup frozen corn, defrosted
• ▢ 1-1/2 cups jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions
• ▢ 1 lime
• ▢ 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• ▢ 2 avocados, chopped
• ▢ 1 cup shredded queso fresco cheese
• ▢ Salsa for garnish, optional

Instructions

• Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add zucchini, summer squash, and red bell pepper. Cook and stir for several minutes until veggies are crisp tender. Add corn and cook for an additional one to two minutes. Remove pan from heat and set aside.
• After you have cooked rice according to package directions, remove the pan from the heat and squeeze the juice from one lime over the rice and toss to combine. Set aside.
• Prepare the Spicy Black Bean Burgers according to package directions.
• Assemble bowls by dividing the rice between four serving bowls. Top each rice bowl with a cooked Spicy Black Bean Burger and 1/4 of the sauteed veggies. Garnish the bowls with cilantro, avocado, and a little queso fresco cheese. Add salsa if desired.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, and is an estimate not a guarantee. For more accurate results, please refer to the labels on your ingredients at home.

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