Spicy Chili Bean Burgers

Prep Time: 25 Minutes • Start to Finish: 25 Minutes • Makes 5 sandwiches

• 1 cup Fiber One® original bran cereal
• 1 can (15 or 16 oz) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
• ½ cup quick-cooking oats
• ¼ cup chopped green onions (4 medium)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 5 whole wheat burger buns, split
• 1¼ cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• 5 slices tomato

1 Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet.

2 In medium bowl, mash beans with fork until no whole beans remain. Add cereal, oats, onions and egg; mix well. Shape mixture into 5 patties, 3½ inches in diameter.

3 Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Add patties; cook about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown.

4 Place ¼ cup spinach and 1 tomato slice on bottom half of each bun; top with bean burger. Cover with top half of bun.

1 Sandwich: Calories 280; Total Fat 4.5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 800mg; Total Carbohydrate 48g (Dietary Fiber 12g); Protein 11g Exchanges: 2½ Starch, ½ Other Carbohydrate, ½ Vegetable, ½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3

Tip 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!