THE DAILY TAY
Uncategorized

Black Bean Burger With Guacomole


During the summer our house sometimes feels like a hotel because we have friends and family staying with us almost every weekend. I think that’s just one of the benefits of living in a fun city like Chicago. Because oddly enough we never had a lot of people asking to come stay with us when we lived in Topeka, Kansas for those long seven months long, long ago… Anyway, I honestly love having people “vacation” at our house because it makes me feel like I’m on vacation, as well. And I happen to be really good at pretending I’m on vacation. The only downside to this is that I find myself eating like I’m on vacation way too much. I rationalize that our guests are eating pizza and hot-dogs and pasta all day, so I might as well too. But after two months of eating heavy, I am feeling heavy.

So I decided it was time to opt for a few healthier options. One of my favorite meals I’ve been cooking lately is this loaded black bean burger.

The best part is it takes me less than ten minutes to make. Not to mention it’s delicious and pretty healthy even.

I used:
MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Toasted Sandwich Thins for the bun
Guacamole
Rotel Diced Tomatos
Spinach
Lite Shredded Cheese

Pile it all on top of each other and there you have it, a pretty nutritious and simple meal. I could have probably given myself a little bit less guac, but c’mon, you gotta live a little.

I’m also anxious to try the MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
 and Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
. They also provide a ton of recipes on their site for different ways to eat healthy and incorporate their meatless meals into your everyday life.

I’ll never be able to give up my French fries or pizza completely (and I don’t want to obviously), but I think it’s all about moderation. Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean eating bland food, at least I don’t think so anyway.

If you’d like the chance to win a $100 Visa gift card so you can buy boxes and boxes of Spicy Black Bean Burgers, just comment below telling me which MorningStar Farms product you’d like to try!

Sweepstakes Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

  1. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 8/11-9/14/2014.
Be sure to visit the MorningStar Farms brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!

Share:

100 Comments

  1. Jess
    August 11, 2014 / 11:35 am

    I would probably go for the black bean burger, that looks pretty delicious!

    Reply
  2. Jacquelyn @justjacq
    August 11, 2014 / 11:38 am

    Oh I love morning star black bean burgers! I love their breakfast meats too. I'd love to try their breakfast sandwiches.

    Reply
  3. Katie @ The Macarthurs Lately
    August 11, 2014 / 11:50 am

    I love the Morning Star veggie patties. Those are the ones I normally get, but after reading this recipe, I'm thinking I'm getting some black bean burgers really soon!

    Reply
  4. Emily
    August 11, 2014 / 12:03 pm

    Looks delish and healthy! I like the Morning Star patties.

    Reply
  5. Kim Nesbit
    August 11, 2014 / 12:10 pm

    Those sound so good! I'd like to try the Roasted Garlic and Quinoa burgers.

    Reply
  6. Alison Farnham
    August 11, 2014 / 12:16 pm

    I would definitely go for the black bean burger. Shouldn't have read this right before I eat my leftovers for lunch. It looks good.

    Reply
  7. kellyr78
    August 11, 2014 / 12:36 pm

    I would like to try the Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger.
    kellywcu8888ATgmailDOTcom

    Reply
  10. Sarah Tucker
    August 11, 2014 / 1:54 pm

    Yum! I just bought their original ones for the first time the other day, so I need to try these!

    Reply
  11. Eat Drink and Be Mary
    August 11, 2014 / 2:51 pm

    Um, this looks absolutely delicious! I've only tried a black bean burger once, but I loved it. I'd love to try out Morning Star's black bean burger, and you had be sold by adding guac. Love me some guacamole!

    Reply
  12. Chels
    August 11, 2014 / 3:01 pm

    Wow! This is such a great idea! I love Morningstar products. My 3 year old son loves their garden veggie burgers.

    Chels @ Red Velvet Rooster

    Reply
  13. leelee
    August 11, 2014 / 3:21 pm

    I would love to try the vegetarian sausage! Save my calories to get my Drink on!

    Reply
  20. Mami2jcn
    August 11, 2014 / 8:26 pm

    I'd like to try the Baja Black Bean Pizza.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

    Reply
  22. thisisliferemix
    August 11, 2014 / 9:55 pm

    Would love to try the MorningStar Farms® Asian Veggie Patties

    Reply
  25. Sharlee
    August 11, 2014 / 11:07 pm

    I'd like to try the chickpea ones!

    Reply
  27. Pink and Green Mom
    August 12, 2014 / 11:40 am

    I'd love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza! I eat the Spicy Black bean burgers all the time – so good and easy to make!

    Reply
  29. Rachel G.
    August 13, 2014 / 9:11 am

    I love the spicy blackbean burgers- definitely a staple in our home! I would love to try the garlic and quinoa burger!

    Reply
  30. D Schmidt mummytotwoboys
    August 14, 2014 / 2:59 pm

    My favorite MorningStar Farms product is definitely the buffalo wings, they are delicious and my whole family enjoys them! We love to incorporate their items into weekday meals with salad and baked potatoes.
    [email protected]

    Reply
  32. MCantu1019
    August 16, 2014 / 4:45 pm

    I wuld like to try the roasted garlic & quinoa burgers.
    MCantu1019 at aol dot com

    Reply
  33. Gina Wildorchid
    August 16, 2014 / 6:29 pm

    I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  34. Gina Wildorchid
    August 16, 2014 / 6:32 pm

    tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/500772039326957568

    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  35. ms-texas
    August 16, 2014 / 7:16 pm

    i would like to try their original sausage patties

    debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  39. Shelly Peterson
    August 17, 2014 / 4:10 am

    I would like to try the Buffalo Chik Patties
    cshell090869 at aol dot com

    Reply
  41. JC
    August 17, 2014 / 11:36 pm

    I would like to try MorningStar Farms Italian Herb Chik Patties.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

    Reply
  42. JC
    August 17, 2014 / 11:36 pm

    -https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/501210788397203456

    Reply
  43. Tina
    August 18, 2014 / 9:41 pm

    i want to try Buffalo Chik Patties

    Reply
  45. Aleksandra Nearing
    August 20, 2014 / 10:22 am

    I'd like to try the Baja Black Bean Pizza. I love Morningstar products and have used them in a variety of recipes. aleksnearing gmail com

    Reply
  46. Kristen
    August 20, 2014 / 5:10 pm

    I'd like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa

    Reply
  48. Natalie
    August 20, 2014 / 8:40 pm

    I would love to try the morningstar roasted garlic and quinoa burgers! I just tried quinoa the other day and love it!

    Reply
  52. stOOpidgErL
    August 21, 2014 / 3:15 pm

    Would love to try this!
    I have had the Morningstar Farms Chik Patties before and I love them! Great chicken substitute! They taste just like it!! Would love to try the buffalo flavor patties.
    [email protected]

    Reply
  53. Rebecca W.
    August 22, 2014 / 8:34 pm

    I would try their buffalo chicken burger. Love spicy food!

    Reply
  56. Deborah Gardner
    August 26, 2014 / 1:47 pm

    I would try the new breakfast sandwiches and I love MorningStar Farms foods! Thank you!

    Reply
  58. Becki
    August 29, 2014 / 5:37 pm

    I would love to try their maple flavored sausage in pigs in a blanket!

    Reply
  59. Birdie Bee
    August 31, 2014 / 4:26 pm

    I would love to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese as only 200 calories per serving. These are so much more healthier than going to a fast food restaurant.

    Reply
  61. wigget
    August 31, 2014 / 5:40 pm

    I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger

    Reply
  62. Elle
    September 4, 2014 / 2:15 pm

    I’d love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza burgers!

    prettyinhotpink6 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  64. steve weber
    September 4, 2014 / 2:17 pm

    I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger

    Reply
  67. janetfaye
    September 5, 2014 / 1:28 pm

    I would like to try Moringstar Farms Buffalo Wings.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  69. susan1215
    September 5, 2014 / 4:55 pm

    I want to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers

    s2s2 at Comcast dot net

    Reply
  71. wizardewu
    September 5, 2014 / 11:43 pm

    I'd try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger first.

    eugeniewu [at] gmail-dot-com

    Reply
  72. Cheryl
    September 6, 2014 / 10:23 pm

    I would love to try the Morningstar Farms® Meal Starters Grillers® Recipe Crumbles™. Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter.

    Reply
  74. rachel
    September 7, 2014 / 4:01 pm

    I like their mushroom lover's burger!

    Reply
  75. Lisa Brown
    September 9, 2014 / 4:06 pm

    I would like to try the MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza

    Reply
  77. Tabathia B
    September 10, 2014 / 10:30 pm

    I want to try the MorningStar Farms® Baja Black Bean Pizza

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  80. Kerry
    September 11, 2014 / 7:28 pm

    I really want to try the MorningStar Farms® Baja Black Bean Pizza!
    nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net

    Reply
  82. angie lilly
    September 12, 2014 / 10:33 am

    I would love to try their MorningStar Farms® Grillers® California Turk'y Burger! I didn't know this even existed and I thought I knew ALL of their foods! LOL
    Angie
    14earth at gmail dot com

    Reply
  86. ewhatley
    September 13, 2014 / 7:10 pm

    I would like to try the Parmesan Garlic Wings.

    Reply
  87. Wanda McHenry
    September 14, 2014 / 12:51 am

    I would try the Parmesan Garlic Wings first!

    Reply
  89. Betty C
    September 14, 2014 / 12:59 am

    I can't believe I haven't tried the sausage patties yet. I keep hearing how good they are so that's the next thing I have to try.

    willitara [at] gmail [dot] com

    Reply
  91. Amanda Sakovitz
    September 14, 2014 / 11:12 am

    I'd love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza!
    POKERGRL8 at gmail.com

    Reply
  93. Thomas Murphy
    September 14, 2014 / 12:57 pm

    I want to try the MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik Patties

    rounder9834 @yahoo.com

    Reply
  95. Whitney
    September 14, 2014 / 2:21 pm

    I would like to try the Chipotle Black Bean Burger.

    wlbellows at gmail dot com

    Reply
  97. Erica Best
    September 14, 2014 / 2:58 pm

    Mediterranean Gyros meat sound so good

    Reply
  99. Ellen
    September 14, 2014 / 8:13 pm

    I would like to try the Chipotle Black Bean Burger.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *