• ¼ cup quinoa
• ½ cup water
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• ¼ cup minced yellow bell pepper
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot®)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Bring quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Roughly mash black beans with a fork, leaving some whole black beans, to form a paste-like mixture. Mix quinoa, bread crumbs, bell pepper, egg, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, and hot pepper sauce into black beans using your hands. Form black bean mixture into 5 patties.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
4. Cook patties in hot oil until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.