Recipe for a delicious meatless burger

I got this recipe from Self.com, and it is just delicious.  You can change up the spices and get a whole variety of different burgers from the same recipe.  This makes going meatless easy!

 Bean and 'Bello Burger

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 medium Portobellos, diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 6 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
• 4 whole-wheat buns
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 4 lettuce leaves
• 4 tomato slices  

Preparation

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, onion and bell pepper, stirring occasionally, until pepper begins to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add beans, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper. Cook, smashing beans with the back of a spoon, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer mixture to a bowl and mix in eggs, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and breadcrumbs. Form into 4 patties. Wipe out skillet; heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat and cook burgers until brown and firm, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Place on buns; top each with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, a lettuce leaf and a tomato slice.
   475 calories per burger, 18.2 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 61.4 g carbs, 11.2 g fiber, 17.9 g protein

 These are some seriously yummy burgers!  I'm not a vegetarian, but I do try to go meatless a few days a week.  Enjoy!
-Michelle of CreativeCritters