Black Bean Breakfast Sandwich without Meat
on Aug 04, 2015, Updated Jan 01, 2021
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Black Bean Breakfast Sandwich is a misnomer of sorts. Don’t get me wrong, it’s completely delicious, it’s easy to make, loaded with protein and fiber but it doesn’t have to be exclusively for breakfast. I made this for a rare meatless Monday dinner and may I just say the reviews were stellar.
About this
This Black Bean Breakfast Sandwich recipe begins with a protein-rich, reduced sodium can of black beans. The beans do a quick twirl in a food processor with an egg, some breadcrumbs and some seasoning before getting panned seared in a hot skillet.
Ultimately, they end up sandwiched within a reduced calorie, whole wheat English muffin, topped with a slice of cheese and crowned with a poached egg. This Black Bean Breakfast Sandwich goes together in about 10 minutes, making it ideal for a fast and nutritious breakfast entree or a great lunch or dinner for later in the day. I hope you will give this one a try and as always – let me know what you think. -Dan
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Black Bean Breakfast Sandwich - Meatless and High Protein
Ingredients
for the Black Bean Burger
- 1 can reduced-sodium black beans, drained
- 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley leaves
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 pinch kosher salt
Remaining ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh corn, optional
- 4 individually wrapped cheese slices
- 4 whole wheat English muffins
- 4 eggs
Instructions
- Place all ingredients for burger in food processor.
- Pulse-process to desired consistency
- Using large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high setting.
- Pan sear optional corn if desired, remove from pan and set aside.
- From patties from burger mixture, about 3/4 inch think and 3 inches in diameter.
- Sear patties in hot skillet for about 3 minutes on each side.
- Leave in skillet, remove from heat. Place a cheese slice over each patty.
- Toast English Muffins
- Poach the eggs, place burgers on English muffins then top with the eggs.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I adore Mexican food. I adore breakfast (or breakfast for lunch or dinner). SO, this is perfect for me! I love that you made basically meatless sausage patties out of black beans! Yum!
What a great breakfast sandwich. Love everything about it.
Thank you Peter, it was pretty darn tasty!
What a great option for those who don’t eat meat. Very cleverly conceived.
Thanks so much Patty. Great to hear from you, as always!
Oh-so-seriously my kind of sandwich! Love that it’s hearty and meatless 🙂 Yum!
Thanks, Patricia!
This looks so delicious – and I love how healthy the recipe is too!
Thanks, April!
The black bean burger sounds lovely! This is a really gorgeous breakfast – a must try for next weekend 🙂
Thanks so much Nicole; it is so easy to make and so easy to eat… 🙂
Dan this sounds so GOOD!! The spices in the beans and the egg together, oh my!! And I have the beans to do it!
Thank you Mary! It’s always fun to play around with some delicious basics and come up with something new and wonderful!
Ten minutes for a great healthy breakfast like this? Sold! Great post!
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Such a perfect sandwich and that runny eggs is making my mouth water and salivating at my computer screen. I need lunch asap!
Katalina, can anything be as good as a fresh, runny egg yolk? Thanks so much for stopping by!
Dan these look so good! I love the idea of doing a black bean patty instead of sausage or some other kind of meat. I can definitely understand your point of making this for breakfast, lunch or dinner – it seems delicious at any point of the day! Totally drooling now <3
Thank you very much for the visit Beeta and of course you kind words; wishing you a wonderful and delicious weekend!