The great thing about beans are the endless variations. After years of experimenting, I've settled on this recipe, which is loaded with flavor. I like to put mine in the refrigerator overnight, then scrape...
Author: Rick Douthit
An easy to assemble dish of chickpeas in a curry tomato sauce that is cooked in the microwave. Serve with plain rice or noodles. If you're using canned chickpeas (like we do here at college) make sure...
Author: YummySmells
A baked bean in tomato sauce with a spicy twist. Delicious as a snack or a side. An asset to any meal. Serve with toast, pita bread, chapatis, etc.
Author: Anonymous
This soup has gained rave reviews from my non-veggie friends and family! It's bursting with healthy goodness, never mind that it tastes so wonderfully yummy! The soup loves to change, if you're cleaning...
Author: Beezie
The best black bean soup! If you are looking for a recipe for a hearty, low-fat soup using a leftover ham bone, this is for you! Key is discarding thick fat from the soup and you must use green chiles....
Author: kawailani
I know it sounds weird. . . apples and lentils? But it's a delicious, light, and healthy soup. Serve this with some homemade bread, a salad, and it's a meal. This is a regular at our family table; I hope...
Author: Mikey's Kitchen
This is a very easy and flavorful lentil soup that is perfect for a cold winter day!
Author: PATTON0626
Easy, healthy, cheap, environmentally friendly, and delicious, this recipe will feed a hungry family or bachelor for days. After much experimentation, this simple recipe is still the best. These beans...
Author: ellakosmo
One quest that never ends for a cook is the search for ways to make common side dishes seem a little more special. Here we're coating the beans with a crispy, cheesy, pleasantly-gritty bread crumb mixture....
Author: Chef John
This is a quick, easy Mexican dinner. Serve with warm tortillas.
Author: Sherbear1
This is a fantastic and healthy protein-packed snack. Replace potato chips with this fast and delicious recipe! Serve warm.
Author: MommaBexx
This is a typical Punjabi recipe that is enjoyed with rice by all!
Author: SavitaJ
When you don't have all day to make refried beans and you can't stand the canned ones, these are easy and delicious.
Author: MarasFlourpower
Ribollita is a traditional thick Tuscan bread soup, almost a stew, made with cabbage, cannellini beans, and stale bread. Each family has its own recipe with many variations, but always the distinctive...
Author: Karene
Wholesome and heartwarming! Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and some good fresh bread.
Author: sadiebea
I love lentils and always am looking for new ways to have them. With a garden full of zucchinis, this recipe was a no-brainer; one of our favorite staples. It is even good served cold on hot days.
Author: Eric Poston
Come home at the end of the day to a richly spiced broth filled with lentils, ham and veggies. Pair it up with cornmeal muffins and you have a great meal!
Author: queendiva1
Includes chicken broth, carrot, onion, some spices, and a splash of lemon. Flexible and very delicious!!
Author: Jodi
These Chinese crab rangoons are better than the takeout kind! Bok choy is a Chinese cabbage that can be found in most grocery stores.
Author: cabs616
This soup is the perfect comfort food!!! Warms to the toes! It is a thick soup with frankfurter chunks for that extra flavor. You can substitute chopped ham for the frankfurters.
Author: DOWNSEY
This is my creation of a Lima/Navy bean soup. After years of practice and trying many variations, I like this one the best. It's a dinner by itself and so good.
Author: Marilyn G.
This hearty, savory soup was born when I threw together a bunch of ingredients I had lying around. It makes a perfect dinner on a rainy or snowy day.
Author: Paul C. Glenn
This is a great side dish for barbeque suppers. You can bake it in the oven or use the slow cooker like I do!
Author: BECCA CARLSON
Prepared in a pressure cooker, kidney beans are cooked with fennel seed and cayenne pepper. This is very good mixed with cubed ham, or in red beans and rice.
Author: FURB
Another soul food recipe I experimented with until I had just the right ingredients. This has more flavor and spice than other recipes I have tried.
Author: Magicalviolets
Kidney beans, baked beans and butter beans are combined with ground beef, bacon and onion and baked. It's thick, hearty, and pretty tasty too! This can also be done in a slow cooker.
Author: Dee Dee
Great for cold weather; this soup is substantial and delicious! All the beans together add great texture and they all compliment one another. Serve with garlic bread sticks.
Author: Wanda
All you need is a couple cans of beans, an onion, some bacon, and spices to whip up this simple but delicious soup.
Author: Chef John
Mexican Pizzas are delicious corn tortillas topped with beans, beef and all the delicious taco toppings you can imagine! They can be cut into wedges and served as an appetizer or left whole and served...
Author: suesue
Delicious black beans pureed and combined with chorizo, onions, and a hint of garlic. Perfect as an enchilada filler or as a side dish.
Author: Adriana
Pongal is a classic pooja dish in south India. You can think of it as south Indian khichdi. When I was a child, I always waited for Temple prasadam and when it was pongal, I was delighted.
Author: SUSMITA
This is a great, healthy snack or finger food that pairs well with a cold beer, if desired. I came up with this recipe and needed to share.
Author: bpuckett87
A good, homemade recipe for baked beans. Serve with your favorite entree, or as a meal in itself.
Author: Laura
Years ago a friend gave me her black-eyed pea recipe that was not your usual black-eyed peas. She called them Cottoneyed Peas. It was a spicy and warm welcome into the New Year. I now get requests for...
Author: LREYNAL
High energy snack, a no-bake cookie-candy! Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Author: sueb
This is a delicious and healthy Turkish soup that can be cooked with basic ingredients found in any kitchen. This recipe is also vegan. You can serve it with bread crumbs and lemon wedges.
Author: Beyza Özüdogru
This soup is one of those last minute things I tossed together one night. It's very simple and it takes about 5 minutes to put together.
Author: Maryanne
A delicious, hot Asian appetizer, great for dinner parties on a budget or a way above-average party dish. Pour edamame onto a platter and serve - it's nice to give each person a small dish to discard the...
Author: sandyg77
This simple black bean side dish works well with Mexican or Cuban meals.
Author: Cameron
This recipe was handed down from my dad. I adjusted it to go into the slow cooker. It's a lot easier. Just set it and forget it.
Author: Sandy Lafleur
One of the most simple and quick dishes I learned to make while in Korea. Doenjang is a fermented soybean paste that can be found in Asian grocers.
Author: Chicken_Livers_Stink
This recipe is a tasty, easy, and filling meal. One pot cooking! Man Approved!
Author: MNester
I serve this traditionally on New Year's Day with a pork roast, but we also enjoy it anytime we want a pot of peas! It is also delicious served over rice.
Author: cbjc
Fresh green beans blanched, then deep-fried to a golden crispness that nobody could resist. Best served with ranch dressing.
Author: Tonya1982



