Spicy Beef and Bean Burgers

Ingredients:

1   slightly beaten egg white

1/2 of a 15-ounce  can (3/4 cup) pinto beans, drained and mashed

1/4 cup  soft whole wheat bread crumbs 

1/4 cup  finely chopped celery

1 tablespoon  canned diced green chili peppers or 1 teaspoon chopped canned jalapeno peppers

1/8 teaspoon  garlic powder

1 pound  lean ground beef

4 8-inch  flour tortillas, halved

8  lettuce leaves

1 cup  salsa

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl combine egg white, beans, bread crumbs, celery, chili peppers, and garlic powder. Add ground beef, mix well.

2. Shape meat mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick oval burgers.

3. Place burgers on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 inches from the heat for 12 to 14 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in side of burger registers 160 degrees F, turning once.

4. To serve, place a lettuce leaf and a burger in the center of each tortilla half. Top with 1 tablespoon of the salsa. Bring ends of tortilla up and over burger. Top with another tablespoon salsa. Makes 8 servings.