I have a couple of fun things to share with you guys today thanks to MorningStar Farms: A delicious recipe and a great giveaway! Not a bad way to kick off the day, right!?
If you’ve been a PBF reader from the beginning (thank you!), you know I’ve been a fan of MorningStar Farms veggie burgers for years.
My three favorite flavors:
- Tomato & Basil Pizza Burgers
- Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers
- Asian Veggie Patties
Back when I worked in an office environment, my coworkers would always poke fun at my “pizza burger” afternoon snack because I’d heat up a Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger in the break room several times a week and it always made the break room smell like the pizza delivery guy just stopped by! I gravitated toward the pizza burger because it was super simple to heat up at work, packed a protein punch and tasted delicious all by itself. A triple threat!
Lately I’ve been gravitating toward the Asian Veggie Patties and the Spicy Black Bean Burgers. Both are incredibly flavorful and I love the way they amp up the flavor of a big, veggie-packed lunchtime salad.
(A super simple spinach salad made with crumbled Spicy Black Bean Burgers, carrots, red onion, cucumber, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper!)
In addition to using the veggie burgers in salads, they’re also fabulous in quesadillas, wraps and homemade flatbread pizzas. They’re a great freezer staple in our house!
A couple of weeks ago, Ryan and I were in charge of dinner at my father-in-law’s house on Memorial Day. We wanted to keep things simple since our lunch included a super-filling Memorial Day barbeque and decided to follow an easy recipe I found on the MorningStar Farms website.
If you’re looking for a ridiculously simple recipe that makes the already tasty Spicy Black Bean Burgers taste a little more special, I highly recommend giving this recipe for Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish a go!
Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish
Serves One
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons seeded, peeled, and finely chopped avocado
- 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped tomato
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon lime juice (divided)
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I used fresh red bell pepper)
- 1 Morningstar Farms® Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1 hamburger bun, split (about 1 1/2 oz.)
Directions
1. In small bowl toss together avocado, tomato, onion, 1/2 teaspoon of the lime juice and red pepper. Set aside.
2. Brush MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger on both sides with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon lime juice. Rub cumin onto both sides of burger. Cook according to package directions.
3. Top bun bottom with burger, avocado mixture and bun top.
While Ryan prepped the burgers in cumin, I made a much larger portion of the avocado salsa so we could easily use it again on salads for lunch with crumbled black bean burgers the next day. Both options were great!
And now it’s giveaway time!
BlogHer is offering a $100 Visa gift card to one PBF reader so you can go get yourself some yummy veggie burgers! To enter this giveaway, simply comment below telling me about which of the following new MorningStar Farms products you most want to try:
- Spicy Black Bean Burger <— My favorite!
- Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
- Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
- Buffalo Chik Patty
- Original Veggie Sausage
Good luck!
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Mediterranean Chickpea Burger sounds delicious.
Definitely the black bean burger! Could go for one right now!
I am already hopelessly addicted to their Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers, but I am dying to try their Spicy Black Bean Burger! Yum!
The Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger sounds delicious, and I know my fiancé would love to try the Buffalo Chik Patty!
I liked to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger, too!
The buffalo chik patty! If it’s anything like their buffalo chik nuggets it will be DELICIOUS!! 😀
They honestly all sound like ones I want to try! The sausage one would be nice for breakfast and the buffalo one would be nice since buffalo chicken is the one thing I miss since becoming vegetarian. I have to say that I would most want to try the spicy black bean burger!
I love their spicy black bean burgers. They’re a regular in my freezer!
The veggie sausage sounds yummy!
The spicy black bean burger sounds so good. I would love to try them.
I tweeted about the giveaway! https://twitter.com/FlowersandDust/status/474959972657532928
Love the black bean already but I definitely want to try Mediterranean Chickpea Burger!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/theskinylife/status/474960695281217536
I’d love to try the spicy black bean burger! Sounds delicious!
Spicy Black Bean Burger!!
the mediterranean chickpea burger sounds delicious! =)
The buffalo chicken patty sounds delicious!
I really want tot try the buffalo chiken patty!
The roasted garlic and quinoa burger! Maybe its GF?
I love the black bean burger, but would like to try out the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger. Anything with garlic has my name on it!
Buffalo Chik Patty all the way!
I would love to try the spicy black bean burger!
Would love to try the spicy black bean burger!
Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger! Yum!
All of them!?!?! But, mostly the roasted garlic and quinoa!
I love Morningstar Farms products – the faux chicken tastes incredible. I haven’t tried their Spicy Black Bean Burger though so I’d definitely give that a try!
The buffalo chik patty and the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger sounds super tasty.
I love the Buffalo Chick’n Patty and Spicy Black Bean Burger. The chickpea burger sounds very intriguing!
I LOVE the black bean burgers! I had one last night 🙂
Mediterranean chickpea burger sounds delish!
I’d love to try the spicy black bean!
I would love to try the buffalo chik patty! I have yet to be disappointed by a Morningstar Farms product.
The Mediterranean Chickpea Burger!
Buffalo chicken patties sound really good!
I am (and always have been) a fan of the spicy black been burgers! Ever since my dorm days as a wee college freshman!
Oops definitely meant “bean”….
I would have to pick the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger.. and cover it in hummus!
The Mediterranean chickpea sounds great!
Roasted Garlic and Quinoa burger!? Sign me up! I’ll be taking those the next bbq for sure!
LOVE the black bean burgers and need to try the Pizza flavored one!
Roasted garlic and quinoa!! All sounds delicious.
I am addicted to the spicy black bean burgers but the buffalo chicken sound pretty intresting too!
I didn’t know that they made “chicken” burgers! I would definitely try the buffalo kind! I’ve been enjoying the spicy black bean flavor already for a while.
The Buffalo Chik Patty sounds intriguing to me, but I would be up for trying any/all of them!
I’ve always been a fan of the original. Would love to win and try the spicy black bean!
LOVVVVE the spicy black bean burgers!! I’ve made homemade ones that are good too , but these are so much more convenient 🙂
The Mediterranean Chickpea Burger is my spirit burger. I find ways to incorporate them into pretty much every meal… And a $100 gift card would buy a heck of a lot of ’em.
I got through phases with veggie burgers, but I’ve tried the Morningstar ones and they’re pretty delish!
Spicy Black Bean Burger !
I’m a vegetarian and love veggie burgers… when they’re made of veggies, not weird veggie protein. Unfortunately I don’t care for Morningstar Farms due to the use of weird ingredients like hydrolyzed vegetable protein and hydrated wheat gluten. I also think it gives them a weird texture and flavor. Fortunately there are a lot of restaurants that make their own homemade veggie burgers with natural ingredients like beans, rice, grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables, which are delicious! If you want to try a good veggie burger without the junk, try Trader Joe’s Vegetable Masala burger, or at Houston’s Restaurant (which I think you’ve mentioned before on your blog), they have an outstanding homemade veggie burger made of beans, rice, veggies and beets.
spicy black bean burger!