Italian Bean Patties

Combine your favorite beans with herbs and spices to make a delicious patty for dinner tonight!

Yield

8 servings

Serving size

1/4 of recipe (175g)

Rating

3.67 of 5 (58 ratings)

Food groups

• Grains: 1/2 ounces
• Vegetables: 1/4 cups

Ingredients

• 2 cups low-sodium canned beans, canned (or cooked from dry)
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 cup bread crumbs (dry, or cracker crumbs)
• 1/8 cup cornmeal (or all purpose flour)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or cooking oil of your choice)

Directions

1. Wash hands with soap and water.
2. In a large bowl, mash beans.
3. Add egg and spices and stir to mix evenly.
4. Stir in bread crumbs.
5. If mixture seems too wet add more breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture resembles meatloaf.
6. Shape into little sausages or patties.
7. Roll in cornmeal or flour.
8. Fry slowly in vegetable oil over medium heat until crusty and golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

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Source

Recipe by: Montana State University Extension Service — Nutrition Education Program

Published by: the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion / SNAP-Ed) on MyPlate Kitchen at https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/italian-bean-patties. Federal works are public domain in the United States.

This edition: preserved and enhanced by MyPlate.food — cleaned and completed data, structured nutrition and food-group amounts, images remastered from the USDA originals, and translations into Spanish, French, Korean, and German. The original USDA recipe is public domain; this enhanced edition is free to cite and reuse with credit to MyPlate.food. Custom licensing: myplate.food/partners.