Dinner: Smokey Burgers

Dinner: Smokey Burgers

1 can black beans

1 cup cooked rice

1/2 cup oats or oat flour

1 snack pack of carrots

1 garlic clove

1 teaspoon of liquid smoke

Bragg's Amino - optional

Suggested Garnishings:

Bun

tomato

spicy brown mustard

Directions:  Cook wild rice until fluffy.  Chop or mince carrots.  Mince oats or use oat flour.  Mince garlic.  Mix all ingredients to rice.  Patty out and fry or bake burgers.  Serve on a bun with garnishings of your choice.

Lessons in Living:
This is not a quick-fix meal if the rice and beans are not prepared ahead of time.  Rice takes about an hour.  We used canned beans (although beans are easily found in Belize - a staple of the Belizean diet).  Makes 4 burgers.