Corn & Bean Burgers

The first time I made these I was expecting a slightly leery reception by my family. After all, it's a "burger" with no meat. However, I think we were all pleasantly surprised by how well they turned out. The corn kernels add nice pops of sweetness and the BBQ sauce is a nice complement. This is a great meatless meal, albeit a little harder to disguise as meatless.
The key is making sure you don't form the patties too thick otherwise when you pick up your burger and take a bite it will smoosh out the sides.

Corn & Bean Burgers
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Yields: 6 burgers
Source: Good Housekeeping

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pinto beans {~1 can}
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 cup corn
1/2 cup shredded cheese {we use a colby jack blend}
~1T flour
cooking spray
6 hamburger buns

Directions:
   1.  In a food processor, pulse beans, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and onion powder until ground.
   2.  Add corn and cheese; pulse until just combined.
   3.  Form into 6 patties, mashing together well, making sure to not make them too thick.
   4.  Lightly dust one side with flour; mist with cooking spray. Place in skillet over medium heat. Dust other side with flour, mist with cooking spray. Cook each side for ~7 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns with BBQ sauce.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I can't recall where we first came across this recipe but we sure are glad we found it. It makes such a filling and delicious soup. It's a wonderful crock pot recipe which some good ingredients. It tends to be my go-to soup as everything is a standard pantry ingredient.

Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Yields: 5-6 servings

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can beans-kidney or pinto, drained and rinsed
1 cup salsa
1 cup corn
shredded cheese
tortilla chips

Directions:
   1.  Place chicken, tomatoes, beans and salsa in a crock pot. Cook on low 4-5 hours.
   2.  Thirty-45 minutes before serving, remove chicken breasts and either shred or dice. Add corn. Cook for at least 30 minutes longer.
   3.  Serve with shredded cheese and tortilla chips.

This is linked to Tasty Tuesday, Crockpot Wednesday, Good Cheap Eats and URS.