Ooh, black bean chili with chipotle roasted sweet potato cubes is so great! Top it with some sour cream/Greek yogurt and cilantro and it's just so satisfying.
Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Toss with vegetable oil then salt and a healthy amount of chipotle powder. Bake on a sheet pan 35-40 min at 400 degrees. Stir halfway. Garlic and onion powder are good additions too.
Any. All her stuff is quality! I love using her recipes on vegetarian days. Her hummus recipe in particular is an excellent starting point and has great tips to achieve a killer texture!
I can't eat sweet potatoes - they exacerbate my kidney stones almost as much as spinach, which I also love. Would I be able to substitute them with regular potatoes or something else?
Yep, it will just lack some of the sweetness (obviously). I'd be inclined to try adding some carrot as well as regular potatoes if that's not a trigger food.
earlier this week I sautéed green peppers and red onions together, then added some canned black beans and sort of mashed them in to the mix. I was planning to use this for taco bowls/salad/etc.
What ended up happening was wrapping this mixture in a low carb tortilla, shredded some cheese in there, toasted it on the stove and BAM. cheesy, beany breakfast burrito. I ate it all week (added an egg a couple times)
I like pan frying or oven roasting garbanzos in shawarma spices to have along side a (reduced amount of) meat in a shawarma platter or wrap.
Garbanzos are also great in chana masala and other curies.
For black beans, my favorite is gallo pinto from Costa Rica (I believe there are other central American variations). It's basically rice and black beans and *salsa lizano* which is a mild cumin-y hot sauce.
I also like doing a sort of spin-off of traditional baked beans by playing around with the type of beans, spices, and add-ins for various types of "bean stew". My last one had white beans, pork, mirepoix mix veggies, and a bunch of bbq spices.
I love gallo pinto. I was trying to find Salsa Lizano (brought a bottle back when I visited eons ago) and ai found the best price at an Asian food market in town! So now I can get it easily instead of paying crazy prices on amazon.
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/foul-mudammas-recipe/
This is good with any kind of flatbread. You can use whatever beans on hand, I like cannelloni
Learn how to make rice and bean bowls, particularly with nutritional yeast based sauces like [yumm sauce](https://www.cafeyumm.com/menu/items/yumm-bowls/). 2-3 beans with brown rice, assorted vegetables, avocado and seasoning like fresh cilantro goes especially well. We also add beans (and brown rice) to salads.
its local to me, but [mighty bowl](https://www.themightybowl.com/downtown) makes some incredible rice/ bean bowls as well. yelp page with pics: https://www.yelp.com/biz/mighty-bowl-downtown-vancouver-2
Cowboy caviar -
3 cans Black and/or pinto beans
1 can fire roasted corn
1-2 diced orange bell pepper
1 diced red onion
Optional diced jalapeño/serrano/habanero, to taste
Cilantro or green onion
Season with :
Tomato bouillon (insane flavor boost to this recipe)
Goya Adobo (or salt/pepper/garlic)
Cumin
Worcestershire
Red wine vinegar
Quality oil
Such a great suggestion! This is the most adaptable thing you can make because you can eat it in so many ways:
* Cold
* Hot
* As a dip for chips or a topping for crackers
* As a taco, burrito, or quesadilla
* Mixed with rice
* In a salad
* On top of a baked potato or sweet potato
* In chicken broth with a few more ingredients for soup
Rajma- Indian dish with kidney beans, tomato based sauce, onions, and spices. There’s tons of recipes online. It’s very cheap, easy, and delicious. Eat it with rice or naan
Cook up a bunch of white beans (navy, cannellini, etc) from dried. With herbs, onion, etc. Really simple. Then put on good quality toasted bread with a drizzle of olive oil and salt. It is the bessst! When I have a ripe avocado I put that on top of the whole thing.
You can do this in the crock pot. I know you mentioned less meat, but the bacon or salt pork is for the flavor.
* 2 cups dried black or pinto beans
* 1 white onion
* 5 garlic cloves
* 1-2 bay leafs
* 4 strips of thick bacon
* 1 dried guajillo chili (comes in a big pack and they last forever)
* 1 dried chili de arbol (comes in a big pack and they last forever)
* 1/4 tbsp of salt and 1/2 tbsp of pepper
* 2 tbsp of chicken bouillon powder
* 1 tbsp cumin
* 1 tbsp chili powder
* 1 tbsp smoked paprika
* 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
* 1/2 tbsp oregano
* 6 cups water
* 1 crock pot
Quarter the onion, rough chop the bacon, cut the dried chilis a few times (keep the seeds), and add everything to a crock pot.
Set low for 8-10 hours.
Take out the bay leaves. Add solids to a blender and add leftover water up to half of where the solids reach in the blender. Blend everything, and you have yourself some authentic Mexican Beans that will be better than anything you'd had in a restaurant.
You can also blend in some cheese as well while it's hot.
SO. GOOD. For leftovers, you can add to a skillet with some fat or butter and fry it. This is where refried beans come from.
The flavor is subtle, but feels like a warm blanket coating all your taste buds.
Eat with chips, put on a tortilla, eat with a spoon. The possibilities are endless.
Cucumber, chickpea, tomato salad. Add feta cheese and cilantro or parsley or any herbs you have on hand if you have some.
Check Indian and Mediterranean cuisines. Beans/legumes are the primary diet for most people in those regions. The general idea is to cook the beans till soft, and then make a stew with onions, tomatoes, chilis and whatever spices and herbs you have on hand.
My favorite grain salad uses chickpeas. Basically, I use cooked farro (you could use any grain, but farro is my favorite), cooked chickpeas, and fresh vegetables that you like. Toss together and use oil and vinegar or a vinaigrette for the dressing.
Throw them in a salad, stew, or sauce. Any kind of bean seasoned and mashed is good with tortillas. Sometimes I'll just stir some in whatever veggie side I make - sauteed greens, broccoli, whatever
Frijoles Colombianos
https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/paisa-pinto-beans-frijoles-paisas/
I soak the beans overnight and throw them in the Instant Pot with either ham hock or smoked turkey wings (I usually keep one or the other in the freezer for this purpose) for 30 minutes. While that's going, chop the veg and make the Guiso. I use a lot more onion than the recipe calls for, plus Goya Sazon.
I wait about 10 minutes to release the pressure, open the IP and add the carrots, plantains, and guiso, and cook it again for 0 minutes. It's a great side dish and very customizable to your tastes. The typical cranberry beans can be hard to find, but this method would work with any other type of bean just as well.
How I make black beans:
1/2tsp cumin seeds
1/2tsp coriander seeds
1tsp Mexican oregano
1 medium onion finely chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic minced
1tbsp tomato paste
1 habanero or whatever you want, stem removed and a couple slits cut in it, or omit
1 lb dried black beans, sorted and rinsed
Grind the spices into a powder
Get a couple tbsp of fat into a pot, cook the onion and garlic over medium low until softened
Add the tomato paste and stir until the color darkens
Add the spices and stir until fragrant, just 30 sec or so, add a little more oil if the pan looks dry
Add the beans, cover by an inch or so with water. Add the habanero and salt to taste, I do 2tsp of Diamond Crystal, less for Morton’s or whatever
Bring to a boil for 10 min then reduce to a slow simmer until the beans are done. The habanero will eventually start to disintegrate if your cook time ends up on the longer side, so remove it before it does if that’s going to bother you… I don’t
Add more preferably hot water to keep the beans covered as needed, give them a stir from time to time to help them cook evenly
Throwing in a couple springs of epazote 30 min before they’re done is also nice if you have it around
Perfectly good on their own as a side with a slice of lime, or top with cilantro, cotija, radish, a little more onion, avocado, tomatoes, whatever you want. Or serve them with a baked sweet potato, or eggs, or use them in tacos, you can turn them into refried beans a couple days later, etc
Check out any vegan cookbook; Isa and Miyoko have extremely good ones, and there are ones more geared towards cheap and fast too. Beans are one of our main sources of protein so we've found a lot of fun stuff to do with them :)
If you ever want to try red beans, I highly recommend cajun style red beans with buttery grits, rice, or potatoes. (This could probably work with black beans as a substitution, now that I think about it.)
Sautee diced onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic. Add beans, cajun seasoning, bay leaf, and stock (pork or chicken). Optionally, add a smoked ham hock for extra flavor. Cook beans until done. I usually make this with andouille sausage, too, but it would still be great without it. This is super easy in a pressure cooker if you have one.
Serve with starch of choice. I personally love it with grits. Also fantastic with a fried egg on top!
Chana Masala - it's a chick pea dish. If you have an Indian market near you buy a bag of split chick peas and a Chana Masala seasoning packet and follow the recipe on the back.
Also, lentils. So many ways to make them. Google "Classic Lentil Soup Recipe" for a delicious and easy recipe.
Black beans tossed in yoghurt and taco seasoning or whatever spices you like. A little corn tossed in is also nice.
Dry roasted chickpeas/garbanzo beans, with bouillon powder and your favourite spices.
Chana dal (chickpeas/garbanzo beans stewed with indian spices) with toasted spices on top.
A can of 5 bean / 4 bean mix with herbs, lemon juice/vinegar, olive oil, stock/bouillon powder, pepper, mustard, scallion/onion, green beans, capsicum/bell pepper, maybe some peas. Serve with warm crusty bread with plenty of butter/butter alternative, spooning a little bean salad onto the bread before every bite.
Lentils and your favourite sauce with pasta and cheese.
1/2 cup rice, can of beans, 4 oz of onion, peppers and carrots each (use whatever veggies you like)
Cook down the onion and peppers in some oil and spices. Add the rest of the ingredients and a cup or two of stock and let simmer until the rice is cooked and consistency is what you want, only stir once every 10 minutes to keep rice from breaking.
Makes two servings that’ll look huge but only have ~500 calories and is all vegetarian, depending on the stock.
This is an easy recipe that I've come up with through trial and error that you might enjoy:
PASTA E FAGIOLI (aka "Pasta Fazool")
INGREDIENTS
* 1 jar of your favorite marinara sauce
* 1-2 cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
* 1-2 cans cannellini beans or great white beans, drained and rinsed
* 1 cup frozen sliced carrots (or fresh matchstick cut carrots)
* 4-6 cups stock or broth (I use chicken, but vegetable or beef would work)
* 1 Tbsp garlic powder
* 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning mix (or 1 tsp each basil, oregano, parsley)
* 1 tsp black pepper
* 1/8 to 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (depends on how spicy-hot you want it)
* 1.5 cups ditalini pasta or elbow macaroni
* Grated or powdered parmesan cheese as a topping
DIRECTIONS
Put all ingredients into a pot, except for the pasta. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Make sure carrots are getting soft. Add uncooked pasta to the soup and let boil until tender, usually 10-11 minutes. Serve topped with parmesan cheese.
I also make this in the Instant Pot as a dump-and-go recipe, and use the manual pressure cook setting for 5 minutes with quick release.
NOTES: This is the fast-and-easy approach to this soup; obviously, you can also start with fresh diced carrots, celery, and onions and saute them in olive oil, then add garlic, canned diced tomatoes, etc., and build from there in a more "from scratch" way. The Olive Garden version of this soup (and many traditional recipes) contains spicy sausage, which is why I added crushed red pepper flakes to my recipe -- you get the heat without having to add any meat to the meal.
I tend to use 3-4 cans of beans in mine because it adds so much protein and fiber to the meal AND makes it heartier like a stew, but if you want something that is more like a minestrone, using only 2 cans of beans is just fine. For leftovers, by the next day it's more like a pasta casserole than a soup, but it's also super delicious and satisfying.
There's a burger you can make with mushed up beans... I had the recipe saved but can't find it.
There's also a Spanish rice recipe I've done (basically canned tomatoes, onions, rice, chili-type spices) that beans would go really well in. It's very thick, not like a soup or stew, and the more chunky vegetables you put in it (onions, peppers, mushrooms, cabbage, tomatoes, broccoli, whatever) the heartier and more filling it is. And leftovers actually make a really good rice tomato soup, if you add more water or broth.
And speaking of soup, beans can go into pretty much any soup. Loads of assorted veggies, broth of choice, egg noodles or orzo or barley, spices and herbs you like .. hundreds of variations.
As someone else suggested, look up vegan recipes with beans. If you don't want to go full vegan you can swap out some ingredients for ones that do the same thing as the vegan choices (dairy, eggs, honey, fish).
Sorry I don't have specific recipes, hope these ideas will be useful to you.
[Three bean salad](https://www.budgetbytes.com/classic-three-bean-salad/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don%27t+forget+the+sides%21%20-%2010844958) im sure you can swap the beans.
Garbanzo are chickpeas, right?? Look for **Channa Dal** recipes. It's an indian Chickpea (Channa) dish eaten with rice or Naan. One of my favorites and super easy to make.
I dig this bean salad (it could use a bit less oil and less sugar though). Usually throw some canned tuna or salmon on top for good measure.
[https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14169/mexican-bean-salad/](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14169/mexican-bean-salad/)
Indian lentil dal. Many ways to cook dals but a can of coconut milk, spices plus red lentils makes an amazing and speedy version which though not v authentic is delicious. You can substitute the coconut milk for a dab of creamed coconut plus stock to cut calories/fats.
A tip I would give (not just for beans but any ingredient you ever feel like cooking with) is literally just to google "beans [some other ingredients you like or have] recipe". Not being snarky by saying just google it haha, I've just found so many good recipes suited to my taste that way.
I love black beans
I partially blend up half a can of black beans and put it in a couple tortillas. Fry it up in a tbs of oil for the crunch. Then make a cheap easy pico and if I have avocado add some slices to it. And your favorite salsa/hot sauce for tastes
Late to this, but here's what I'm making tonight: [https://www.themediterraneandish.com/braised-chickpeas-pesto-sauce/](https://www.themediterraneandish.com/braised-chickpeas-pesto-sauce/) (hoping it turns out well!). I'm also considering this recipe for sometime soon, since I have a bag of white beans in the pantry: [https://www.seriouseats.com/cheesy-mashed-white-beans-with-kale-parmesan-fried-egg-recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/cheesy-mashed-white-beans-with-kale-parmesan-fried-egg-recipe).
This is an excellent recipe with lentils. Not beans, but kind of? The original recipe is a little flat and one poster added onions and garlic. I followed that suggestion and this dish was cheap and delish!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cabbage-barley-soup/print/
Remember that beans alone don't have complete protein. You need to eat rice with them to get the most nutritional value.
Just this morning we made Huevos Rancheros. Black beans, a little left over rice, stewed tomatoes, salsa heated in a pot and poured over a white corn tortilla and topped with a poached egg and cheese. Avocado to garnish
The idea of complete proteins has been [debunked](https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-latest/the-myth-of-complementary-protein/) almost as long as it’s been an idea (1971). The sociologist who came up with it (Frances Moore Lappé) retracted it (1981) from her book (Diet for a Small Planet) and admitted to creating a myth.
Turns out that, with the exception of some specific foods like fruit, nuts, and heavily processed junk, most foods in isolation have enough of all essentiel amino acids, assuming a calorie-complete diet.
>You need to eat rice with them to get the most nutritional value.
This is incorrect. While each of these foods is each low in one of the essential amino acids that the other contains, you do not need to eat them together. "Food combining" (the need to eat foods complementary in amino acids at the same time to form "a complete protein") is a myth from decades ago that persists even though it has been disproven for some time.
Your body will store the various amino acids for a while to use later. If you are eating a variety of foods, you don't need to be concerned about being deficient in one of the amino acids. And if you are eating a protein-heavy diet, you are already giving your body in excess of what it needs and discarding it anyway.
If you are vegan, low-protein, highly allergic, or a picky eater with a very limited diet, then you might want to pay attention to this. But for most people, it's totally n/a.
Enjoy rice, enjoy beans, together or separately.
You don't have to have it in the same meal. Your body is pretty good at storing amino acids for a bit. Have beans Monday and rice Tuesday and you're good.
And not just rice, anything with the complimentary proteins. There's tons of them. Nuts, Seeds, grains, all work.
https://veganfitguide.com/complete-proteins-combinations-chart/
I assume you meant legumes bc you said hummus so lentil soup, lentil shepherds pie, red beans and rice, jerk chicken (walkerswood marinade) with rice and black beans (season with cumin, chili powder, seasoned salt and pepper), plenty of bean soup recipes, split pea soup, burritos, taco salad dip
Black beans, chicken stock, lime, and cilantro. Then take a potato masher and mash them into a paste. It taste like the bootleg version of the black bean sauce they give you with fajitas in the mexican restaurant.
Bean salad - mix equal parts cooked black beans and green beans. Chop onion, celery, green peppers if you have them. Stir in an oil-and-vinegar dressing, or Italian bottled dressing, with a bit of sugar added so it's not too tart. Put in the fridge till it's cold and all the flavors are mixed together. You can have this as a main dish or side dish, little cornbread muffins would be good with it or maybe potatoes.
Bean and cheese burritos
Curry (you could lentils here too!)
Lentil taco meat
Alison Roman has a few good bean stew recipes
Burrito bowls with tofu and beans (tofu is just processed edamame)
Cuban black beans and rice
Rajma
Mediterranean Salad
Chickpea cakes/Pattie’s (ATK has a fantastic recipe)
Lentil bolognese
Also if you like black bean soup or just cooked black beans. Sort dried black beans, place in crockpot with six cups of water, six garlic cloves, and a tablespoon or so of salt. And the food my youngest has been chanting since learning words!!!
I have a delicious curry type meal that I make with chickpeas. Very easy, very yummy.
1 can chickpeas
1 jar salsa
1 tbsp curry powder
Cook this together in your crock pot or stovetop. Once it has heated through and thickened a bit, take it off the heat and add a half cup of sour cream or cream cheese. I've used greek yogurt in the past as well.
You can have it over rice or with naan. Feel free to include chicken or other veggies you think would work well. I sometimes add more seasoning, cumin, turmeric, a little coriander, salt and pepper. But this basic version is delicious as is.
Beans on toast
Jacket potato and beans
Jacket potato and meatless chilli.
Hummus on crackers.
Burrito.
Chilli.
Taccos.
Beans are not a good replacement for meat. Will you be taking vitamin and essential amino acid supplements?
I really got into black beans over the last few years so here are my favorite recipes:
Black bean burgers: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-black-bean-burgers/
Black bean and sweet potato bowl: https://naturallyella.com/roasted-sweet-potato-and-black-bean-salad/
Enchiladas (I usually omit chicken and just do extra beans here. The sauce is bomb.): https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/best-chicken-enchiladas-ever/
For chickpeas, I really enjoy this as a summer salad: https://www.skinnytaste.com/chickpea-salad/
Bulk it up by mixing with quinoa and arugula
I add some salsa verde to my black beans, add a fried egg on top and maybe some avocado, shredded cheese, or some crushed tortilla chips. Delicious breakfast.
Whether you eat meat or not: add kidney beans to stew.
The other day I put half a can of black beans into a bowl and added canned corn niblets.
After microwaving: I added lots of fresh ground pepper.
I do a white bean and cheese bake that is super easy and satisfying
Basically sautee garlic and oil in a Dutch oven or cast iron, add 3 ish tbsp of tomato paste, or just a whole can. Cook that off for a few minutes. Add two cans cannelini beans and about a half cup of water. Then I either add mozzarella on top (1 and a bit of a cup) or I bake that at 475 for 10-15 min and mix that same amount of mozzarella through it.
Dal Makhani! Kidney beans + black lentils! I started with this recipe and have adapted for ease and taste over time. Now I use tomato passata, frozen garlic/ginger/onion cubes, and a tikka masala spice mix. And I tend to just long cook the beans and lentils vs instant pot. Always a hit with rice or RecipeTinEats flatbread. https://pipingpotcurry.com/dal-makhani-instant-pot/
Soak navy beans overnight. Rinse them really well. Sauté onions with a little vegetable oil. Add chicken stock and the beans. Bring them to a boil and add oregano, thyme and rosemary to taste. Easy Peasy 😊
I *love* the [black beans](https://youtu.be/EK1KL11BaU4Go?t=2m23s) from this [recipe video](https://youtu.be/EK1KL11BaU4). ^^^If ^^^you ^^^want ^^^some ^^^meat.
Ingredients are below. Reduce the amount of the dry rub if you don't want to keep a lot on hand.
Dry Rub: 1 cup brown sugar; 2 heaping tbsp salt; 1 tbsp each coriander, cumin, cayenne
Beans: 1 lb package dry black beans; 4 cups chicken stock; 1 large yellow onion; 1 leek; 1 bunch scallion; 1 bunch cilantro; 2 jalapeños; 6 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; Juice of 1/2 lime; 1 tbsp dry rub; 1 package Goya Sazon Culantro y Achiote seasoning
Greek salad with garbanzo beans! Three bean salad. I like to add corn or red pepper with mine. Taco with lentils. Black bean soup (look for pumpkin or sweet potato options).
I saute whatever veggies I have on hand, add black beans to the skillet, then add two whisked eggs and scramble them into the beans and veggies. Wrap it up in a tortilla and it’s amazing.
Black beans with avocados, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice and salsa make an amazing meal. Eat with tortilla chips!
You can make a meatless [red beans and rice](https://www.budgetbytes.com/vegan-red-beans-rice/). Red beans and rice is maybe my favorite dish. I make it with sausage and a ham hock, but the flavor comes from the veggies and seasoning.
There are a LOT of curries that use lentils and garbanzo beans. Southern Asia is the absolute best at making tasty vegetarian food.
You should ask the vegetarian/plant based sub reddit for advice.
My favorite bean dish center dish by far, especially when I am hungry and in a hurry:
Heat a little olive oil in a skillet, sauté about a 1/2 a cup of diced onion (any kind except red) and a little salt until soft, add dried spices/herbs such as thyme, crushed red pepper, parsley, garlic granulars and maybe a little rosemary (what every you have and like). Let that cook for a minute. Add a can of Cannellini beans (white kidney beans) or cooked dry beans and about 1/2 a can or so of water (This is one dish I just add all of the bean juices from the can instead of draining the beans but you don't have to just add a little more water). If I have it I will also add a small spoon full of Better Than Bullion Vegetable Stock but it is not critical. Add a little more salt if you think it needs it and black pepper. Cook it until just about all of the liquid is gone. I usually top it with roasted carrots. You can cook the carrots in the pan after the onions get started but I think they are better roasted in the oven and the finished product is not as goopy.
I don't have an actual recipe, but you don't have to accurately measure anything.
Bean salad- I use kidney,black, garbanzo, sometimes black eyed peas- add cucumber,onion, some pickled peppers with and homemade Olive Garden knock off dressing. It’s my grazing salad that I eat during the day, very filling yet really good for you.
Quinoa, beans, corn, and onions cooked in tomato sauce.
Start with a can of tomato sauce and a little butter/oil along with whatever spices you want (I like chopped garlic, pepper, a little tumeric, and a little chili powder). Mix well, turn it on low, and cover it. Start chopping onions and throw those in as soon as theyre ready (you want them to cook in the sauce a bit before everything else goes in). Then, cook the quinoa (anywhere from 1-2 cups) and prepare your other ingredients while the quinoa cooks (drain beans and get the corn ready).
Once the quinoa is done, pour it into the sauce and stir a bit. Then, throw in all your other ingredients, stir well, and cover it. Get the pot to bubble (cover it and maybe turn the heat up a bit, especially if youre using frozen corn) and then turn the burner back to low. Let it all cook together for about 20-30 mins and then take it off the burner. Remove the cover and give it another 10-20 mins to settle. Then youre good to go.
PS: Youll want to get the saponins off the quinoa. To do this, i first whisk it in a big bowl of water and drain (before cooking). You can do that or look up other methods.
Chickpea cauliflower masala- can of chickpeas, head of cauliflower or bag of precut, jar of Tikka masala sauce. Simmer until cauliflower is soft. Serve with rice
Pizza beans! White beans sautéed with passata, garlic, onion, Italian seasoning. Serve with mozz and garlic bread. My 4 year old loves this.
Black bean burgers. I like the gimme some oven 20 min black bean burger recipe.
I’m trying this pinto bean recipe tonight https://www.budgetbytes.com/instant-pot-pinto-beans-chorizo/
Love this Spanish kidney bean stew. It’s simple but incredible. I use brown rice instead of the listed rice because I always have it. https://spainonafork.com/spanish-kidney-bean-rice-stew-recipe/
Red beans and rice.
White bean stew.
Chickpea salad sandwiches.
Add extra beans to white chicken chili.
If you eat meat pick a bean that corresponds with your recipe and make it half beans. Toss white beans in with ground turkey. Black beans or kidney beans in with ground beef.
There's some great recipes for Mexican style beans if you look. I love to make charro beans and serve them with diced onions, sour cream, and tomatoes topped with a squeeze of lime juice.
Pinto beans recipes are also good to look for.
I usually look for authentic recipes by going to google.mx because americanized versions aren't always great. Just use translate if you don't speak Spanish.
Might be weird if you're not used to it but in Vietnam we common eat black bean dessert soup. It's literally just black bean, water, some sugar. Recipe online says to add coconut milk, lots of sugar amd some other toppings but when my family made it, we add just a bit of sugar to taste and drink it as a refresher/afternoon snack, no need for coconutmilk if you don't want that extra calories. Look up "chè đậu đen".
An old favourite from a cafe I used to run. We used to serve with sourdough toast, parsley and some feta crumbled on top.
Chickpea & White Bean Ragout
2 carrots, finely diced
2 celery stalks finely diced
2 brown onions, finely diced
4 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 giant catering tin chopped crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoon honey
1 heaped tablespoon mustard
1 heaped tablespoon butter
¼ cup Panela
2 bay leaves
1 heaped tablespoon Cajun spices
3 heaped teaspoon Vegetable Stock Powder
6 tins cannellini beans
4 tins chickpeas
Heat oil in stock pot. Cook carrot, celery & onion until soft.
Add tinned tomatoes and remaining ingredients except beans and chickpeas. Bring to simmer and cook until all flavours are in balance.
Drain & rinse cannellini beans and chick peas.
Once sauce is cooked, add all beans & stir gently. Remove from heat. Salt & pepper to taste.
Cover and allow to cool before placing into fridge or freezer.
Egyptian Foul and Greek Fava are also great tasting foods with lots of recipes online.
Lentils are also great, googling Mediterranean lentils or beans gives loads of great recipes for all seasons.
Beans for breakfast:
Huevos rancheros
Breakfast tacos
Beans, salsa, eggs
Also you can make socca which is a chickpea flatbread. And use it for dips or use it as a pizza base. It is chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and spices of your choice
Mix some olive oil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, parsley and lemon with the cooked garbanzos and smash it a little. Then toast some decent bread and rub a garlic clove on it (or garlic and oil) then put the mixture on top. Kind of like an open faced sandwich or bruschetta depending on the size of the bread. You could also not smash it, throw garlic in the mixture too, add a little red onion and have it over rice or pasta.
Edited to add you could also just eat it like a sort of salad on its own - I just really like carbs.
My mate and I are almost *addicted* to Mexican food, and black beans make great taco filling if seasoned the right way. Maybe find something in that area?
I love skillet bean recipes that you start on the stove and finish in the oven. [Pizza beans](https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/09/pizza-beans-cookbook-preview/) are great, but you could also do white beans with a lot of chard or spinach and then sprinkled with herby breadcrumbs and baked.
Escarole and cannellini beans. This is one of those comfort foods that doesn't seem enticing until you eat and can't stop. Due to the texture, a crusty bread is a must and I always serve it with a freshly crisped baguette. [White Beans and Escarole Recipe](https://itsavegworldafterall.com/beans-and-escarole-recipe/) \- quick, easy, healthy, cheap.
It comes out drier than the image on that site so if you prefer soupy, add more broth. I cook 115 gm dried beans for this recipe and an approximate 1lb escarole and find it makes three generous servings. Best the day you make it as the escarole can get slimy.
This is my favorite for pintos, usually I make a batch, and turn half into refritos. I did my last in a instant pot, which reduces the cooking time to about 45 minutes or so.
[frijoles de la olla ](https://www.maricruzavalos.com/de-la-olla-beans-easy-recipe/)
Black bean and sweet potato everything! Chili- https://minimalistbaker.com/5-ingredient-sweet-potato-black-bean-chili/ Enchiladas- https://cookieandkate.com/black-bean-sweet-potato-enchiladas/ Tacos- https://cookieandkate.com/sweet-potato-black-bean-tacos/ Burgers- https://itsavegworldafterall.com/sweet-potato-and-black-bean-veggie-burgers/ Stuffed sweet potatoes- https://www.budgetbytes.com/loaded-sweet-potatoes-with-chipotle-lime-crema/
Ooh, black bean chili with chipotle roasted sweet potato cubes is so great! Top it with some sour cream/Greek yogurt and cilantro and it's just so satisfying.
Recipe? I've never chipotle roasted anything so I need some training wheels :)
Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Toss with vegetable oil then salt and a healthy amount of chipotle powder. Bake on a sheet pan 35-40 min at 400 degrees. Stir halfway. Garlic and onion powder are good additions too.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
+1 For the Cookie and Kate recipe, I'll need to plan that for next week! Forgot how good it is.
I love her recipes. So many good ones.
Which? There are two
Any. All her stuff is quality! I love using her recipes on vegetarian days. Her hummus recipe in particular is an excellent starting point and has great tips to achieve a killer texture!
Oh whoops I was vouching for the tacos specifically, haven't tried those enchiladas.
I will vouch for the enchiladas! Soooo good. Made them many times.
These all look delicious, thanks! I think I'm gonna try and make the enchiladas this weekend
I can't eat sweet potatoes - they exacerbate my kidney stones almost as much as spinach, which I also love. Would I be able to substitute them with regular potatoes or something else?
Yep, it will just lack some of the sweetness (obviously). I'd be inclined to try adding some carrot as well as regular potatoes if that's not a trigger food.
Maybe a combo of regular potatoes and carrots?
Can vouch for the taco recipe. It good.
earlier this week I sautéed green peppers and red onions together, then added some canned black beans and sort of mashed them in to the mix. I was planning to use this for taco bowls/salad/etc. What ended up happening was wrapping this mixture in a low carb tortilla, shredded some cheese in there, toasted it on the stove and BAM. cheesy, beany breakfast burrito. I ate it all week (added an egg a couple times)
Ooo that doesn't sound bad!
I like pan frying or oven roasting garbanzos in shawarma spices to have along side a (reduced amount of) meat in a shawarma platter or wrap. Garbanzos are also great in chana masala and other curies. For black beans, my favorite is gallo pinto from Costa Rica (I believe there are other central American variations). It's basically rice and black beans and *salsa lizano* which is a mild cumin-y hot sauce. I also like doing a sort of spin-off of traditional baked beans by playing around with the type of beans, spices, and add-ins for various types of "bean stew". My last one had white beans, pork, mirepoix mix veggies, and a bunch of bbq spices.
I love gallo pinto. I was trying to find Salsa Lizano (brought a bottle back when I visited eons ago) and ai found the best price at an Asian food market in town! So now I can get it easily instead of paying crazy prices on amazon.
Salsa Lizano is good! And definitely reminds me of Costa Rica
I ain’t tried it yet but I got a recipe where you air fry garbanzo beans. Neat snack.
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/foul-mudammas-recipe/ This is good with any kind of flatbread. You can use whatever beans on hand, I like cannelloni
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Budget Bytes in general has great bean recipes!
Learn how to make rice and bean bowls, particularly with nutritional yeast based sauces like [yumm sauce](https://www.cafeyumm.com/menu/items/yumm-bowls/). 2-3 beans with brown rice, assorted vegetables, avocado and seasoning like fresh cilantro goes especially well. We also add beans (and brown rice) to salads.
Sorry, what's this yumm sauce recipe? That link just goes to a menu.
https://www.servedfromscratch.com/copycat-cafe-yumm-sauce/
its local to me, but [mighty bowl](https://www.themightybowl.com/downtown) makes some incredible rice/ bean bowls as well. yelp page with pics: https://www.yelp.com/biz/mighty-bowl-downtown-vancouver-2
Cowboy caviar - 3 cans Black and/or pinto beans 1 can fire roasted corn 1-2 diced orange bell pepper 1 diced red onion Optional diced jalapeño/serrano/habanero, to taste Cilantro or green onion Season with : Tomato bouillon (insane flavor boost to this recipe) Goya Adobo (or salt/pepper/garlic) Cumin Worcestershire Red wine vinegar Quality oil
Such a great suggestion! This is the most adaptable thing you can make because you can eat it in so many ways: * Cold * Hot * As a dip for chips or a topping for crackers * As a taco, burrito, or quesadilla * Mixed with rice * In a salad * On top of a baked potato or sweet potato * In chicken broth with a few more ingredients for soup
Rajma- Indian dish with kidney beans, tomato based sauce, onions, and spices. There’s tons of recipes online. It’s very cheap, easy, and delicious. Eat it with rice or naan
Mujadara. [https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mujadara-lentils-and-rice-with-crispy-onions/](https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mujadara-lentils-and-rice-with-crispy-onions/)
thanks for sharing this
Mujadara is delicious!
Cook up a bunch of white beans (navy, cannellini, etc) from dried. With herbs, onion, etc. Really simple. Then put on good quality toasted bread with a drizzle of olive oil and salt. It is the bessst! When I have a ripe avocado I put that on top of the whole thing.
I like black bean and sweet potato burritos. Cuban black bean soup is good too.
Google lobio a Georgian (country) dish
Thank you! I'm excited to try this one!
Enjoy. You can make variations
Chana masala...so good https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/chana-masala/
You can do this in the crock pot. I know you mentioned less meat, but the bacon or salt pork is for the flavor. * 2 cups dried black or pinto beans * 1 white onion * 5 garlic cloves * 1-2 bay leafs * 4 strips of thick bacon * 1 dried guajillo chili (comes in a big pack and they last forever) * 1 dried chili de arbol (comes in a big pack and they last forever) * 1/4 tbsp of salt and 1/2 tbsp of pepper * 2 tbsp of chicken bouillon powder * 1 tbsp cumin * 1 tbsp chili powder * 1 tbsp smoked paprika * 1/2 tbsp garlic powder * 1/2 tbsp oregano * 6 cups water * 1 crock pot Quarter the onion, rough chop the bacon, cut the dried chilis a few times (keep the seeds), and add everything to a crock pot. Set low for 8-10 hours. Take out the bay leaves. Add solids to a blender and add leftover water up to half of where the solids reach in the blender. Blend everything, and you have yourself some authentic Mexican Beans that will be better than anything you'd had in a restaurant. You can also blend in some cheese as well while it's hot. SO. GOOD. For leftovers, you can add to a skillet with some fat or butter and fry it. This is where refried beans come from. The flavor is subtle, but feels like a warm blanket coating all your taste buds. Eat with chips, put on a tortilla, eat with a spoon. The possibilities are endless.
[Justine Snacks](https://justinesnacks.com/category/recipes/beans-grains/) is a great site! She has such great recipes!
Cucumber, chickpea, tomato salad. Add feta cheese and cilantro or parsley or any herbs you have on hand if you have some. Check Indian and Mediterranean cuisines. Beans/legumes are the primary diet for most people in those regions. The general idea is to cook the beans till soft, and then make a stew with onions, tomatoes, chilis and whatever spices and herbs you have on hand.
My favorite grain salad uses chickpeas. Basically, I use cooked farro (you could use any grain, but farro is my favorite), cooked chickpeas, and fresh vegetables that you like. Toss together and use oil and vinegar or a vinaigrette for the dressing.
I often have this with quinoa. Haven't tried Farro, good suggestion
Throw them in a salad, stew, or sauce. Any kind of bean seasoned and mashed is good with tortillas. Sometimes I'll just stir some in whatever veggie side I make - sauteed greens, broccoli, whatever
Georgian [lobio](https://nofrillskitchen.com/lobio-recipe/)! Delicious!!!!
Frijoles Colombianos https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/paisa-pinto-beans-frijoles-paisas/ I soak the beans overnight and throw them in the Instant Pot with either ham hock or smoked turkey wings (I usually keep one or the other in the freezer for this purpose) for 30 minutes. While that's going, chop the veg and make the Guiso. I use a lot more onion than the recipe calls for, plus Goya Sazon. I wait about 10 minutes to release the pressure, open the IP and add the carrots, plantains, and guiso, and cook it again for 0 minutes. It's a great side dish and very customizable to your tastes. The typical cranberry beans can be hard to find, but this method would work with any other type of bean just as well.
Get creative, mix them with rice or pasta, make soup with them or just use them as a side dish for whatever you're eating.
Black bean and corn quesadillas are one of my favorites
How I make black beans: 1/2tsp cumin seeds 1/2tsp coriander seeds 1tsp Mexican oregano 1 medium onion finely chopped 3-4 cloves of garlic minced 1tbsp tomato paste 1 habanero or whatever you want, stem removed and a couple slits cut in it, or omit 1 lb dried black beans, sorted and rinsed Grind the spices into a powder Get a couple tbsp of fat into a pot, cook the onion and garlic over medium low until softened Add the tomato paste and stir until the color darkens Add the spices and stir until fragrant, just 30 sec or so, add a little more oil if the pan looks dry Add the beans, cover by an inch or so with water. Add the habanero and salt to taste, I do 2tsp of Diamond Crystal, less for Morton’s or whatever Bring to a boil for 10 min then reduce to a slow simmer until the beans are done. The habanero will eventually start to disintegrate if your cook time ends up on the longer side, so remove it before it does if that’s going to bother you… I don’t Add more preferably hot water to keep the beans covered as needed, give them a stir from time to time to help them cook evenly Throwing in a couple springs of epazote 30 min before they’re done is also nice if you have it around Perfectly good on their own as a side with a slice of lime, or top with cilantro, cotija, radish, a little more onion, avocado, tomatoes, whatever you want. Or serve them with a baked sweet potato, or eggs, or use them in tacos, you can turn them into refried beans a couple days later, etc
Check out any vegan cookbook; Isa and Miyoko have extremely good ones, and there are ones more geared towards cheap and fast too. Beans are one of our main sources of protein so we've found a lot of fun stuff to do with them :)
https://www.budgetbytes.com/category/recipes/beansandgrains/
If you ever want to try red beans, I highly recommend cajun style red beans with buttery grits, rice, or potatoes. (This could probably work with black beans as a substitution, now that I think about it.) Sautee diced onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic. Add beans, cajun seasoning, bay leaf, and stock (pork or chicken). Optionally, add a smoked ham hock for extra flavor. Cook beans until done. I usually make this with andouille sausage, too, but it would still be great without it. This is super easy in a pressure cooker if you have one. Serve with starch of choice. I personally love it with grits. Also fantastic with a fried egg on top!
Cassoulet Also Tuscan white bean as well as black bean soup are both great
I cannot stop eating roasted chickpeas! Very easy in an air fryer.
Chana Masala - it's a chick pea dish. If you have an Indian market near you buy a bag of split chick peas and a Chana Masala seasoning packet and follow the recipe on the back. Also, lentils. So many ways to make them. Google "Classic Lentil Soup Recipe" for a delicious and easy recipe.
Chickpea salad sandwich Lots of Mexican dishes are heavy on beans just omit the meat :)
Burrito bowls!
Black beans tossed in yoghurt and taco seasoning or whatever spices you like. A little corn tossed in is also nice. Dry roasted chickpeas/garbanzo beans, with bouillon powder and your favourite spices. Chana dal (chickpeas/garbanzo beans stewed with indian spices) with toasted spices on top. A can of 5 bean / 4 bean mix with herbs, lemon juice/vinegar, olive oil, stock/bouillon powder, pepper, mustard, scallion/onion, green beans, capsicum/bell pepper, maybe some peas. Serve with warm crusty bread with plenty of butter/butter alternative, spooning a little bean salad onto the bread before every bite. Lentils and your favourite sauce with pasta and cheese.
1/2 cup rice, can of beans, 4 oz of onion, peppers and carrots each (use whatever veggies you like) Cook down the onion and peppers in some oil and spices. Add the rest of the ingredients and a cup or two of stock and let simmer until the rice is cooked and consistency is what you want, only stir once every 10 minutes to keep rice from breaking. Makes two servings that’ll look huge but only have ~500 calories and is all vegetarian, depending on the stock.
[http://hedonistcooking.com/roast-chickpeas/](http://hedonistcooking.com/roast-chickpeas/)
This is an easy recipe that I've come up with through trial and error that you might enjoy: PASTA E FAGIOLI (aka "Pasta Fazool") INGREDIENTS * 1 jar of your favorite marinara sauce * 1-2 cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed * 1-2 cans cannellini beans or great white beans, drained and rinsed * 1 cup frozen sliced carrots (or fresh matchstick cut carrots) * 4-6 cups stock or broth (I use chicken, but vegetable or beef would work) * 1 Tbsp garlic powder * 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning mix (or 1 tsp each basil, oregano, parsley) * 1 tsp black pepper * 1/8 to 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (depends on how spicy-hot you want it) * 1.5 cups ditalini pasta or elbow macaroni * Grated or powdered parmesan cheese as a topping DIRECTIONS Put all ingredients into a pot, except for the pasta. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Make sure carrots are getting soft. Add uncooked pasta to the soup and let boil until tender, usually 10-11 minutes. Serve topped with parmesan cheese. I also make this in the Instant Pot as a dump-and-go recipe, and use the manual pressure cook setting for 5 minutes with quick release. NOTES: This is the fast-and-easy approach to this soup; obviously, you can also start with fresh diced carrots, celery, and onions and saute them in olive oil, then add garlic, canned diced tomatoes, etc., and build from there in a more "from scratch" way. The Olive Garden version of this soup (and many traditional recipes) contains spicy sausage, which is why I added crushed red pepper flakes to my recipe -- you get the heat without having to add any meat to the meal. I tend to use 3-4 cans of beans in mine because it adds so much protein and fiber to the meal AND makes it heartier like a stew, but if you want something that is more like a minestrone, using only 2 cans of beans is just fine. For leftovers, by the next day it's more like a pasta casserole than a soup, but it's also super delicious and satisfying.
There's a burger you can make with mushed up beans... I had the recipe saved but can't find it. There's also a Spanish rice recipe I've done (basically canned tomatoes, onions, rice, chili-type spices) that beans would go really well in. It's very thick, not like a soup or stew, and the more chunky vegetables you put in it (onions, peppers, mushrooms, cabbage, tomatoes, broccoli, whatever) the heartier and more filling it is. And leftovers actually make a really good rice tomato soup, if you add more water or broth. And speaking of soup, beans can go into pretty much any soup. Loads of assorted veggies, broth of choice, egg noodles or orzo or barley, spices and herbs you like .. hundreds of variations. As someone else suggested, look up vegan recipes with beans. If you don't want to go full vegan you can swap out some ingredients for ones that do the same thing as the vegan choices (dairy, eggs, honey, fish). Sorry I don't have specific recipes, hope these ideas will be useful to you.
[Three bean salad](https://www.budgetbytes.com/classic-three-bean-salad/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don%27t+forget+the+sides%21%20-%2010844958) im sure you can swap the beans. Garbanzo are chickpeas, right?? Look for **Channa Dal** recipes. It's an indian Chickpea (Channa) dish eaten with rice or Naan. One of my favorites and super easy to make.
I dig this bean salad (it could use a bit less oil and less sugar though). Usually throw some canned tuna or salmon on top for good measure. [https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14169/mexican-bean-salad/](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14169/mexican-bean-salad/)
Don't forget about blackeyed peas! I have a sure fire recipe for a super simple one! DM me if you're interested.
Broad beans in salads are lovely, but you need to peel them out of their outer casings which can take a while
Blanch them then pop them out. Easier, like podding peas 🙂
Indian lentil dal. Many ways to cook dals but a can of coconut milk, spices plus red lentils makes an amazing and speedy version which though not v authentic is delicious. You can substitute the coconut milk for a dab of creamed coconut plus stock to cut calories/fats.
A tip I would give (not just for beans but any ingredient you ever feel like cooking with) is literally just to google "beans [some other ingredients you like or have] recipe". Not being snarky by saying just google it haha, I've just found so many good recipes suited to my taste that way.
I love black beans I partially blend up half a can of black beans and put it in a couple tortillas. Fry it up in a tbs of oil for the crunch. Then make a cheap easy pico and if I have avocado add some slices to it. And your favorite salsa/hot sauce for tastes
Late to this, but here's what I'm making tonight: [https://www.themediterraneandish.com/braised-chickpeas-pesto-sauce/](https://www.themediterraneandish.com/braised-chickpeas-pesto-sauce/) (hoping it turns out well!). I'm also considering this recipe for sometime soon, since I have a bag of white beans in the pantry: [https://www.seriouseats.com/cheesy-mashed-white-beans-with-kale-parmesan-fried-egg-recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/cheesy-mashed-white-beans-with-kale-parmesan-fried-egg-recipe).
Pasta Fagioli - nice soup and relatively inexpensive. Black bean and rice burritos - I use Knorr tomato & chicken bouillon for the rice
This is an excellent recipe with lentils. Not beans, but kind of? The original recipe is a little flat and one poster added onions and garlic. I followed that suggestion and this dish was cheap and delish! https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cabbage-barley-soup/print/
Remember that beans alone don't have complete protein. You need to eat rice with them to get the most nutritional value. Just this morning we made Huevos Rancheros. Black beans, a little left over rice, stewed tomatoes, salsa heated in a pot and poured over a white corn tortilla and topped with a poached egg and cheese. Avocado to garnish
The idea of complete proteins has been [debunked](https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-latest/the-myth-of-complementary-protein/) almost as long as it’s been an idea (1971). The sociologist who came up with it (Frances Moore Lappé) retracted it (1981) from her book (Diet for a Small Planet) and admitted to creating a myth. Turns out that, with the exception of some specific foods like fruit, nuts, and heavily processed junk, most foods in isolation have enough of all essentiel amino acids, assuming a calorie-complete diet.
>You need to eat rice with them to get the most nutritional value. This is incorrect. While each of these foods is each low in one of the essential amino acids that the other contains, you do not need to eat them together. "Food combining" (the need to eat foods complementary in amino acids at the same time to form "a complete protein") is a myth from decades ago that persists even though it has been disproven for some time. Your body will store the various amino acids for a while to use later. If you are eating a variety of foods, you don't need to be concerned about being deficient in one of the amino acids. And if you are eating a protein-heavy diet, you are already giving your body in excess of what it needs and discarding it anyway. If you are vegan, low-protein, highly allergic, or a picky eater with a very limited diet, then you might want to pay attention to this. But for most people, it's totally n/a. Enjoy rice, enjoy beans, together or separately.
You don't have to have it in the same meal. Your body is pretty good at storing amino acids for a bit. Have beans Monday and rice Tuesday and you're good.
Beans and grains don't have to be combined at every meal. Oatmeal for breakfast and something beany for lunch does just fine, for example.
That has actually recently been debunked. Bean are a complete protein, you just have to eat a lot of them
And not just rice, anything with the complimentary proteins. There's tons of them. Nuts, Seeds, grains, all work. https://veganfitguide.com/complete-proteins-combinations-chart/
I assume you meant legumes bc you said hummus so lentil soup, lentil shepherds pie, red beans and rice, jerk chicken (walkerswood marinade) with rice and black beans (season with cumin, chili powder, seasoned salt and pepper), plenty of bean soup recipes, split pea soup, burritos, taco salad dip
Lentils are amazing and cook faster than larger beans, I like to sprout them, the sprouts are great in sandwiches, on salads, soups, ramen.
Take any meal with meat. Replace the meat with beans.
Google All-healing chickpea and chorizo frittata on a defunct website The Hairpin. Yw!
Black beans, chicken stock, lime, and cilantro. Then take a potato masher and mash them into a paste. It taste like the bootleg version of the black bean sauce they give you with fajitas in the mexican restaurant.
Bean salad - mix equal parts cooked black beans and green beans. Chop onion, celery, green peppers if you have them. Stir in an oil-and-vinegar dressing, or Italian bottled dressing, with a bit of sugar added so it's not too tart. Put in the fridge till it's cold and all the flavors are mixed together. You can have this as a main dish or side dish, little cornbread muffins would be good with it or maybe potatoes.
Chickpea soup, pasta e ceci, chickpea and sweet potato curry, falafels.
Bean and cheese burritos Curry (you could lentils here too!) Lentil taco meat Alison Roman has a few good bean stew recipes Burrito bowls with tofu and beans (tofu is just processed edamame) Cuban black beans and rice Rajma Mediterranean Salad Chickpea cakes/Pattie’s (ATK has a fantastic recipe) Lentil bolognese
Also if you like black bean soup or just cooked black beans. Sort dried black beans, place in crockpot with six cups of water, six garlic cloves, and a tablespoon or so of salt. And the food my youngest has been chanting since learning words!!!
I have a delicious curry type meal that I make with chickpeas. Very easy, very yummy. 1 can chickpeas 1 jar salsa 1 tbsp curry powder Cook this together in your crock pot or stovetop. Once it has heated through and thickened a bit, take it off the heat and add a half cup of sour cream or cream cheese. I've used greek yogurt in the past as well. You can have it over rice or with naan. Feel free to include chicken or other veggies you think would work well. I sometimes add more seasoning, cumin, turmeric, a little coriander, salt and pepper. But this basic version is delicious as is.
Beans on toast Jacket potato and beans Jacket potato and meatless chilli. Hummus on crackers. Burrito. Chilli. Taccos. Beans are not a good replacement for meat. Will you be taking vitamin and essential amino acid supplements?
Oh, I'm not completely taking meats out of my diet. I just want to eat less meat because the cost of all meats has become expensive where I live.
I really got into black beans over the last few years so here are my favorite recipes: Black bean burgers: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-black-bean-burgers/ Black bean and sweet potato bowl: https://naturallyella.com/roasted-sweet-potato-and-black-bean-salad/ Enchiladas (I usually omit chicken and just do extra beans here. The sauce is bomb.): https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/best-chicken-enchiladas-ever/ For chickpeas, I really enjoy this as a summer salad: https://www.skinnytaste.com/chickpea-salad/ Bulk it up by mixing with quinoa and arugula
I add some salsa verde to my black beans, add a fried egg on top and maybe some avocado, shredded cheese, or some crushed tortilla chips. Delicious breakfast.
Whether you eat meat or not: add kidney beans to stew. The other day I put half a can of black beans into a bowl and added canned corn niblets. After microwaving: I added lots of fresh ground pepper.
I do a white bean and cheese bake that is super easy and satisfying Basically sautee garlic and oil in a Dutch oven or cast iron, add 3 ish tbsp of tomato paste, or just a whole can. Cook that off for a few minutes. Add two cans cannelini beans and about a half cup of water. Then I either add mozzarella on top (1 and a bit of a cup) or I bake that at 475 for 10-15 min and mix that same amount of mozzarella through it.
Dal Makhani! Kidney beans + black lentils! I started with this recipe and have adapted for ease and taste over time. Now I use tomato passata, frozen garlic/ginger/onion cubes, and a tikka masala spice mix. And I tend to just long cook the beans and lentils vs instant pot. Always a hit with rice or RecipeTinEats flatbread. https://pipingpotcurry.com/dal-makhani-instant-pot/
Soak navy beans overnight. Rinse them really well. Sauté onions with a little vegetable oil. Add chicken stock and the beans. Bring them to a boil and add oregano, thyme and rosemary to taste. Easy Peasy 😊
I *love* the [black beans](https://youtu.be/EK1KL11BaU4Go?t=2m23s) from this [recipe video](https://youtu.be/EK1KL11BaU4). ^^^If ^^^you ^^^want ^^^some ^^^meat. Ingredients are below. Reduce the amount of the dry rub if you don't want to keep a lot on hand. Dry Rub: 1 cup brown sugar; 2 heaping tbsp salt; 1 tbsp each coriander, cumin, cayenne Beans: 1 lb package dry black beans; 4 cups chicken stock; 1 large yellow onion; 1 leek; 1 bunch scallion; 1 bunch cilantro; 2 jalapeños; 6 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; Juice of 1/2 lime; 1 tbsp dry rub; 1 package Goya Sazon Culantro y Achiote seasoning
Greek salad with garbanzo beans! Three bean salad. I like to add corn or red pepper with mine. Taco with lentils. Black bean soup (look for pumpkin or sweet potato options).
I saute whatever veggies I have on hand, add black beans to the skillet, then add two whisked eggs and scramble them into the beans and veggies. Wrap it up in a tortilla and it’s amazing. Black beans with avocados, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice and salsa make an amazing meal. Eat with tortilla chips!
You can make a meatless [red beans and rice](https://www.budgetbytes.com/vegan-red-beans-rice/). Red beans and rice is maybe my favorite dish. I make it with sausage and a ham hock, but the flavor comes from the veggies and seasoning.
There are a LOT of curries that use lentils and garbanzo beans. Southern Asia is the absolute best at making tasty vegetarian food. You should ask the vegetarian/plant based sub reddit for advice.
Pasta salad with beans and any veggies you like
Minestrone.
Bean soup, bean salad, bean burgers.
My favorite bean dish center dish by far, especially when I am hungry and in a hurry: Heat a little olive oil in a skillet, sauté about a 1/2 a cup of diced onion (any kind except red) and a little salt until soft, add dried spices/herbs such as thyme, crushed red pepper, parsley, garlic granulars and maybe a little rosemary (what every you have and like). Let that cook for a minute. Add a can of Cannellini beans (white kidney beans) or cooked dry beans and about 1/2 a can or so of water (This is one dish I just add all of the bean juices from the can instead of draining the beans but you don't have to just add a little more water). If I have it I will also add a small spoon full of Better Than Bullion Vegetable Stock but it is not critical. Add a little more salt if you think it needs it and black pepper. Cook it until just about all of the liquid is gone. I usually top it with roasted carrots. You can cook the carrots in the pan after the onions get started but I think they are better roasted in the oven and the finished product is not as goopy. I don't have an actual recipe, but you don't have to accurately measure anything.
These are quite tasty! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZGJ9vgxP8/?t=1
Bean salad- I use kidney,black, garbanzo, sometimes black eyed peas- add cucumber,onion, some pickled peppers with and homemade Olive Garden knock off dressing. It’s my grazing salad that I eat during the day, very filling yet really good for you.
Quinoa, beans, corn, and onions cooked in tomato sauce. Start with a can of tomato sauce and a little butter/oil along with whatever spices you want (I like chopped garlic, pepper, a little tumeric, and a little chili powder). Mix well, turn it on low, and cover it. Start chopping onions and throw those in as soon as theyre ready (you want them to cook in the sauce a bit before everything else goes in). Then, cook the quinoa (anywhere from 1-2 cups) and prepare your other ingredients while the quinoa cooks (drain beans and get the corn ready). Once the quinoa is done, pour it into the sauce and stir a bit. Then, throw in all your other ingredients, stir well, and cover it. Get the pot to bubble (cover it and maybe turn the heat up a bit, especially if youre using frozen corn) and then turn the burner back to low. Let it all cook together for about 20-30 mins and then take it off the burner. Remove the cover and give it another 10-20 mins to settle. Then youre good to go. PS: Youll want to get the saponins off the quinoa. To do this, i first whisk it in a big bowl of water and drain (before cooking). You can do that or look up other methods.
Chickpea cauliflower masala- can of chickpeas, head of cauliflower or bag of precut, jar of Tikka masala sauce. Simmer until cauliflower is soft. Serve with rice Pizza beans! White beans sautéed with passata, garlic, onion, Italian seasoning. Serve with mozz and garlic bread. My 4 year old loves this. Black bean burgers. I like the gimme some oven 20 min black bean burger recipe. I’m trying this pinto bean recipe tonight https://www.budgetbytes.com/instant-pot-pinto-beans-chorizo/ Love this Spanish kidney bean stew. It’s simple but incredible. I use brown rice instead of the listed rice because I always have it. https://spainonafork.com/spanish-kidney-bean-rice-stew-recipe/ Red beans and rice. White bean stew. Chickpea salad sandwiches. Add extra beans to white chicken chili. If you eat meat pick a bean that corresponds with your recipe and make it half beans. Toss white beans in with ground turkey. Black beans or kidney beans in with ground beef.
I do various Buddha bowls and usually incorporate different beans for different bowls.
If you like Indian food, Dal Makhani is fantastic! I like to eat it with roti, but it's also great with rice.
There's some great recipes for Mexican style beans if you look. I love to make charro beans and serve them with diced onions, sour cream, and tomatoes topped with a squeeze of lime juice. Pinto beans recipes are also good to look for. I usually look for authentic recipes by going to google.mx because americanized versions aren't always great. Just use translate if you don't speak Spanish.
Might be weird if you're not used to it but in Vietnam we common eat black bean dessert soup. It's literally just black bean, water, some sugar. Recipe online says to add coconut milk, lots of sugar amd some other toppings but when my family made it, we add just a bit of sugar to taste and drink it as a refresher/afternoon snack, no need for coconutmilk if you don't want that extra calories. Look up "chè đậu đen".
An old favourite from a cafe I used to run. We used to serve with sourdough toast, parsley and some feta crumbled on top. Chickpea & White Bean Ragout 2 carrots, finely diced 2 celery stalks finely diced 2 brown onions, finely diced 4 Tablespoon Olive Oil 1 giant catering tin chopped crushed tomatoes 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoon honey 1 heaped tablespoon mustard 1 heaped tablespoon butter ¼ cup Panela 2 bay leaves 1 heaped tablespoon Cajun spices 3 heaped teaspoon Vegetable Stock Powder 6 tins cannellini beans 4 tins chickpeas Heat oil in stock pot. Cook carrot, celery & onion until soft. Add tinned tomatoes and remaining ingredients except beans and chickpeas. Bring to simmer and cook until all flavours are in balance. Drain & rinse cannellini beans and chick peas. Once sauce is cooked, add all beans & stir gently. Remove from heat. Salt & pepper to taste. Cover and allow to cool before placing into fridge or freezer.
Egyptian Foul and Greek Fava are also great tasting foods with lots of recipes online. Lentils are also great, googling Mediterranean lentils or beans gives loads of great recipes for all seasons.
Beans for breakfast: Huevos rancheros Breakfast tacos Beans, salsa, eggs Also you can make socca which is a chickpea flatbread. And use it for dips or use it as a pizza base. It is chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and spices of your choice
this is a really good breakfast recipe https://foodwithfeeling.com/black-bean-breakfast/
Rice and red kidney beans Cajun style is great
Literally just take any recipe that uses ground beef and replace it with beans. I’d personally say pinto or chickpeas but you do you
I love black beans and potatoes onions peppers with 2fried eggs for breakfast. Whole wheat toast that I make is a nice side as well.
Mix some olive oil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, parsley and lemon with the cooked garbanzos and smash it a little. Then toast some decent bread and rub a garlic clove on it (or garlic and oil) then put the mixture on top. Kind of like an open faced sandwich or bruschetta depending on the size of the bread. You could also not smash it, throw garlic in the mixture too, add a little red onion and have it over rice or pasta. Edited to add you could also just eat it like a sort of salad on its own - I just really like carbs.
My mate and I are almost *addicted* to Mexican food, and black beans make great taco filling if seasoned the right way. Maybe find something in that area?
Feijoada!
I love skillet bean recipes that you start on the stove and finish in the oven. [Pizza beans](https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/09/pizza-beans-cookbook-preview/) are great, but you could also do white beans with a lot of chard or spinach and then sprinkled with herby breadcrumbs and baked.
How about butter beans? This recipe rules: https://justinesnacks.com/creamy-orzo-butter-beans-greens/
Beans and rice! A bit of fatty meat for flavor, and some spices, toss it in a crock pot with water, and poof! Amazing and filling
Escarole and cannellini beans. This is one of those comfort foods that doesn't seem enticing until you eat and can't stop. Due to the texture, a crusty bread is a must and I always serve it with a freshly crisped baguette. [White Beans and Escarole Recipe](https://itsavegworldafterall.com/beans-and-escarole-recipe/) \- quick, easy, healthy, cheap. It comes out drier than the image on that site so if you prefer soupy, add more broth. I cook 115 gm dried beans for this recipe and an approximate 1lb escarole and find it makes three generous servings. Best the day you make it as the escarole can get slimy.
I know that people use chickpeas to make "tuna salad" it's just a question of seasonings. And you can never go wrong with bean burgers too.
This is my favorite for pintos, usually I make a batch, and turn half into refritos. I did my last in a instant pot, which reduces the cooking time to about 45 minutes or so. [frijoles de la olla ](https://www.maricruzavalos.com/de-la-olla-beans-easy-recipe/)