Mac And Cheese Burgers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup whole wheat couscous
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, divided
• 1 cup cannellini beans
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
• ground black pepper
• nutmeg, 1 large pinch

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. generously grease a cookie sheet with olive oil and set aside.
• 2 bring ½ cup of water to a boil. stir in olive oil, ¼ teaspoon sea salt, and the couscous. immediately cover, remove from heat, and let it sit for five minutes. fluff with a fork when done.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine couscous with remaining ingredients, including the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt.
• 4 mash all of it together with your hands until most of the beans are smashed and everything is well combined. (and may i suggest not mixing in the breadcrumbs as well, so that they end up in only some of the bites-- like a little surprise?)
• 5 divide into four parts and form into flat patties.
• 6 place the patties onto the greased cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes, flipping about halfway through.
• 7 serve on a whole grain bun or whole grain toast with a slice of tomato, sprouts, baby spinach or whatever other fresh vegetables you’ve got.