Spicy Chili Bean Burgers

Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:25 min
makes:5 sandwiches

1 cup Fiber One original bran cereal
1 can (15 or 16 oz) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup chopped green onions (4 medium)
1 egg, slightly beaten
5 whole wheat burger buns, split
1 1/4 cups washed fresh baby spinach leaves
5 slices tomato
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1. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and 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, each about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

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

4. For each sandwich, place 1/4 cup spinach leaves and 1 tomato slice on bottom half of bun; top with bean burger and top half of bun.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Cook patties over medium-high heat about 10 minutes.