Vegetarian Black Bean Southwest Sliders

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Need a perfect vegetarian party appetizer? These 4-ingredient vegetarian black bean southwest sliders are easy to prepare in under 20 minutes!

As you can probably tell, we’re not vegetarians. But that doesn’t mean we don’t love to cook vegetarian dishes! Meatless meals are some of the best around. They’re often more nutritious, lower in calories, and more budget-friendly than dishes with meat – all things we love when it comes to cooking. So today we’re sharing a recipe inspired by our favorite vegetarian burger patties that’s just as easy to prepare as it is to scarf down: vegetarian black bean southwest sliders.

What This Recipe Entails

These vegetarian southwest sliders use frozen spicy black bean patties to make this recipe quick and easy.

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 15 minutes

We love the frozen spicy black bean patties from MorningStar Farms, but you can use your favorite frozen vegetarian patty. This recipe also calls for our homemade chili lime dressing which takes about 5 minutes to make, however it can be made ahead of time to make this recipe even easier!

Vegetarian Black Bean Sliders: Ingredients & Method

There are only 4 ingredients in our easy vegetarian sliders:

1. Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger Patties
2. King’s Hawaiian Rolls
3. Shredded Mexican-blend cheese
4. Chili lime salad dressing (our original recipe here)

Which means this recipe is super easy to throw together for a quick lunch or dinner! To transform frozen black bean burger patties into vegetarian southwest sliders, here’s what you do:

1. Cook the patties on a large skillet or griddle until warmed through, about 7 to 8 minutes, flipping halfway.
2. Break up the patties into small chunks using the edge of a stiff spatula and cook for another few minutes, until lightly crisped.
3. Lower the heat and stir the shredded cheese into the chopped up black bean patties until it melts.
4. Toast King’s Hawaiian Rolls under the broiler for a few minutes until lightly crisped.
5. Top slider rolls with the black bean burger and cheese mixture, plus a drizzle of chili lime dressing, and serve!

This recipe is basically a vegetarian alternative to our bacon cheeseburger sliders, but with a spicy southwest twist. Breaking up the black bean patties into crumbles gives the slider filling a ground beef-like texture, especially when you melt the cheese right into it! And even though there’s no bacon, we’re sure you won’t miss it when you taste a bite of these sliders with a generous drizzle of chili lime dressing on top.

Vegetarian Sliders Serving Suggestions

The drizzle of chili lime dressing gives these sliders an extra zesty southwest flavor, which pairs nicely with the black beans and corn in the “burger” patties. But you can really top these sliders with whatever embellishments you like! Here are just a few ideas that would taste great:

• Fresh guacamole or mashed avocado
• Chipotle mayo
• Sir Kensington’s Special Sauce
• Barbecue sauce
• Pico de gallo

Skewer these southwest sliders with toothpicks so they’re easy to grab and go! Then serve them on a large platter like this one (our go-to for serving party apps). Not only will you impress your guests with how cute these little sandwiches are, but also with how good they taste.