Veggie Burgers With Barbeque Sauce

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup uncooked brown rice
• 4 tablespoons barbeque sauce
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon chopped canned beets
• 1 teaspoon beet juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from heat to cool slightly.
2. Stir barbeque sauce and molasses together in a bowl.
3. Mash beans in a bowl; stir in 3 tablespoons of the barbeque sauce-molasses mixture. Add rice, onion, beets, beet juice, black pepper, and salt; stir to combine. Refrigerate until firm, 15 to 30 minutes.
4. Form burger mixture into 4 equal-size patties.
5. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add burgers and cook for 2 minutes. Turn over and brush with remaining barbeque sauce-molasses mixture. Cook until golden and heated through, about 2 minutes more.

water, brown rice, barbeque sauce, molasses, black beans, sweet onion, bread crumbs, beets, beet juice, ground black pepper, salt, olive oil

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/259914/veggie-burgers-with-barbeque-sauce/ (may not work)