Eat Your Beans! Recipes to Help Add Legumes to Your Meals
Looking to add more fiber to your diet? Eat more beans! Want to increase your protein intake? Eat more beans! The many health benefits of eating beans are well-documented: scientific research shows that they provide fiber, protein, carbohydrate, B vitamins, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and phosphorous. And you have a variety of beans to choose from once you're ready to increase the bean-based joy in your life. Try lentils, black beans, garbanzo beans, pinto beans, cannelini, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, just to name a few! These selected recipes are delicious and nutritious while being adaptable to your own tastes.
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Chana Chaat
This recipe was created by Adeel Paul and featured on Pan Pals, a companion series for The Great American Recipe. Watch Pan Pals now on PBS…
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Turkey in Mole Negro with Black Beans and Lime Rice
This recipe from Jon Hinojosa features a traditional mole sauce from Oaxaca that dates back to ancient times.
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Sausage Kale Black Bean Soup
Marcella DiChiara's hearty soup recipe delivers remarkable depth of flavor to the table in only an hour.
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Sopa de mi Abuela Con Tortitas
Ingrid Portillo's hearty soup is filled with beans, beef, and flavorful spices.
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Karen Washington’s Swiss Chard and White Beans
Enjoy swiss chard and white beans as a meal or side dish. Read more about Aube Giroux's time with Karen Kitchen Vignettes.
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Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad
Make ahead this asparagus garbanzo bean salad that keeps well in the fridge for several days. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh…
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Breakfast and Brunch
Breakfast Tostadas
Make a breakfast tostadas bar for your next brunch. Fry corn tortillas and offer a myriad of toppings. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of…
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Kimchi Baked Beans
The Kimchi Baked Beans are the perfect blend of sweet and savory, a Korean twist on a classic dish. (Recipe Credit: Marc Matsumoto of Fresh…
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White Bean Salad
This White Bean Salad is a simple, go-to summer side dish with garlic, parsely and onions. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes).
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Pasta and Fagioli
"This is a traditional Italian soup made of pasta and beans -- it warms up your heart on cold winter days and provides adequate amounts of…
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Samp and Beans
Samp and beans is a traditional South African dish, and was a favorite of Nelson Mandela. This recipe is courtesy of Stephen O'Keefe.
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Slow-Cooker Boston Baked Beans
Made in a crock-pot, this baked beans recipe uses sauteed onions, bacon, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, and molasses to give it…
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Dal Makhani (Buttered Black Lentils)
View all FOODPHILES recipes Recipe courtesy of Anupy Singla via WTTW Chicago
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Lima Bean Stew with Olives, Tomatoes, and Kale
Serve this warming stew recipe with crusty sourdough bread. (Recipe Credit: Aube Giroux of Kitchen Vignettes).
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Cucumber Lentil Salad
This cucumber lentil salad recipe has a flavor similar to tzatiki. (Recipe Courtesy of Adrianne Adarme of the Fresh Tastes Blog).
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Lentils Stewed in Tomatoes and Red Wine
From Aube Giroux of the Kitchen Vignettes blog: This hearty lentil stew is a great use of tomatoes for a flavorful meal.