Sweet & Spicy BBQ Bean Burgers
with BBQ Caramelized Onion, Pepper Jack, Dill Pickle & Potato Wedges
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
Our chefs are keeping that burger love alive for the vegetarians in the house! These hearty bean burgers are packed with classic BBQ flavor and marbled AND topped with melty pepper jack. They’re pan-fried until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, then tucked into soft buns slathered with BBQ mayo and topped with sweet caramelized onion and crunchy dill pickle slices. This charmer of a vegetarian dinner idea comes with crispy roasted potato wedges, because we get you, and we heart you.
Ingredients
1 unit
Sliced Dill Pickle
4 tablespoon
BBQ Sauce
½ unit
Kidney Beans
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Onion
½ cup
Pepper Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
61.5 g
Tempura Batter Mix
(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs)
2 unit
Brioche Buns
(Contains: Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Sweet and Smoky BBQ Seasoning
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Drain and rinse beans. Reserve ½ tsp BBQ seasoning (1 tsp for 4) in a small bowl. Halve buns.
• Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until golden brown and crispy, 20-25 minutes.
• Place half the beans (all for 4 servings) in a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher or fork until mostly smooth (it’s OK if there are still some larger pieces). • Stir in minced onion, ¾ of the tempura batter mix (all for 4), half the pepper jack, remaining BBQ seasoning, and 3 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4) until thoroughly combined. Season with salt (we used ¼ tsp; ½ tsp for 4) and pepper. • Divide bean mixture into two mounds (four mounds for 4). Set aside.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. TIP: Lower heat and add a splash of water if onion begins to brown too quickly. • Stir in half the BBQ sauce; cook until warmed through, 2-3 minutes. • Remove pan from heat; transfer onion to a second small bowl. Carefully wash out pan.
• While onion cooks, to bowl with reserved BBQ seasoning, stir in mayonnaise, 1 tsp pickle brine (2 tsp for 4 servings), and ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4). Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Using a rubber spatula, add bean mixture mounds to pan and gently press to flatten into patties, each about as wide as a burger bun. Cook until bottoms are golden brown and crisp, 2-4 minutes. • Flip patties and carefully top with remaining pepper jack. Cover with a lid and cook until bottoms are crisp and cheese melts, 2-4 minutes more. Transfer to a plate. TIP: Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to work in batches, adding another drizzle of oil between batches.
• While patties cook, toast buns until golden; spread cut sides of top buns with remaining BBQ sauce. Spread cut sides of bottom buns with half the BBQ mayo. • Fill buns with patties, onion, and as many pickles as you like. • Divide burgers between plates. Serve with potato wedges, any remaining pickles, and remaining BBQ mayo on the side for dipping.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious BBQ flavors and tasty toppings, with some calling it their favorite HelloFresh meal ever! 🎉
- Ease of prep: Some found the patties tricky to form and flip; consider making thinner patties for easier cooking and more crispness.
- Suggestions: For firmer texture, try adding shredded veggies or using black beans instead of kidney beans. Ensure pan is hot before cooking.
- Portions: Several noted the patties were quite large; consider making smaller burgers or using larger buns to fit all toppings.
- Texture: While many enjoyed the taste, some found the patty texture too soft or mushy; cooking longer may help crisp the outside.
Reviews from our home cooks
These are AMAZING. I fried the bean patties in canola oil and I also mixed the bean mixture VERY well. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, the flavor is delicious- just be sure to add enough salt as the beans are unsalted. Also, with the potato wedges, I added powdered buffalo seasoning (I learned that from a diff hellofresh recipe) and cooked them for 35 minutes @ 430 degrees on the top rack. This meal is delightful and super filling
So impressed with these! Always looking for great veggie meals, and this one didn't disappoint. I like the toppings for a regular burger, so I thought I would give a HF bean burger a chance for more variety. So good, and so glad I know I can have this instead of any meat. Really, really good combination and a simple burger to make. Potatoes were my least fav part of this meal.
I added half a cup of shredded sweet potato to the mix which probably messed up the consistency of the burger a bit, but it was still VERY tasty. The barbecue flavors really added to the burger. I also topped our burgers with spring mix of greens to up the "vegetable factor". One issue I have with all the burgers and "hoagies" from Hello Fresh is the buns are always too small; in this case, I added ingredients, so I expected it, but in other kits I've received, I followed the recipe and the buns were always too small.
Burgers were good. The BBQ sauce and pickle mix was great. However, meal called for potato wedges, and these are the potatoes I was sent. Not sure who thought these potatoes would be good to use for potato wedges, but they were wrong. I compared the size of them to the mayo packet and a penny. The meal was great, but the ingredient selection wasn't the greatest.
Everything is sweet?! Caramelized onions and BBQ sauce are already enough sweetness. Remove the sugar from the sauce, swap the brioche bun for pretzel or wheat. The pickles need to be thinner and there needs to be more vegetables like lettuce and tomato. The patties have a very disappointing mushy texture
This burger was very flavorful but I did not do a good job with the patty as it was too thick and didn't cook well. I either had too much beans and not enough tempura batter or vice versa. I wouldn't order again unless I could better understand that mix but all the flavors together with the pickle and the onion and the sauces was very delicious.
This recipe was amazing. I love the fact that it had the sweet and spicy and even with a little bit of like a sour taste from the pickles it had my taste buds dancing.
I know that it's good when my husband, who doesn't like veggie burgers, still is thanking me for dinner after the dishes are washed. I thought we were in a restaurant in Texas. I would say...spectacular and genius
Making the burger was a nightmare without a non-stick pan, so the final product wasn't crusty on the outside. Regardless, the flavors worked well together.
These burgers were so tasty and satisfying for a vegetarian meal. 10/10. I would and hope to eat these again.
