484 beans rice recipes

Gallo pinto: Costa Rican black beans and rice pan-fried with onions, bell peppers, spinach, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. A humble national dish made hearty and green. Vegan, one-skillet.

Indian vegetable pullao with sprouted mung beans, long grain rice, green beans, and mushrooms seasoned with garam masala and popping mustard seeds. Oven-finished for fluffy, separate grains.

Roast garlic, broad bean and saffron soup pureed smooth with brown rice, chicken stock and slow-roasted whole garlic cloves. A golden, velvety bowl with deep mellow sweetness and Mediterranean color.

Harvest medley: a rice cooker one-pot meal with eggplant, tomatoes, chickpeas, and herbed rice. A vegan weeknight dinner that cooks hands-free in 30 minutes.

Vegetarian stuffed peppers filled with brown rice, red kidney beans, sauteed vegetables, and Italian herbs, topped with diced tomatoes and roasted until tender.

Kangaroo strips wok-tossed with baby bok choy in a chilli black bean sauce made with rice wine, soy sauce, ginger, and fish sauce. A fast Australian-Asian fusion stir-fry ready in 35 minutes.

Hearty crockpot vegetable soup with TVP, pinto beans, okra, rice, and tomatoes. Dump everything in, cook for 6 hours, and get a thick, protein-rich soup that tastes anything but meatless.

A zesty chili rice salad loaded with kidney beans, green peppers, and onions tossed in a tangy chili-vinegar dressing with a kick of hot sauce. Serve it cold for potlucks, cookouts, or easy meal prep.

A hearty meatless chili with kidney beans, zucchini, green chiles, and brown rice simmered in a tomato base with cloves and vinegar. Even better the next day. Freezes like a dream.

Grilled skirt steak fajitas marinated overnight in Worcestershire, soy sauce, cumin, and lime. Served with sauteed peppers, guacamole, and warm flour tortillas.

Red dragon pie is a vegetarian British-style shepherd's pie with adzuki beans and brown rice braised in tomato and herbs, blanketed with mashed potatoes and baked until the top browns. Hearty, meatless, freezer-friendly comfort food.

Southwest ham and black bean rice salad with crunchy jicama, bell peppers, olives, and a cumin-chili vinaigrette. A sturdy one-bowl lunch or picnic-ready side.

Hearty Latin stew with brown rice, bulgur, chickpeas, corn, green beans, stewed tomatoes, and red chiles. A vegan one-pot meal loaded with grains, beans, and vegetables.

Hearty lima bean and leek soup with lentils, wild rice, and a meaty broth built from disintegrated lentils. Easily made vegan and packed with plant protein.

Polo havidge loobia is a Persian layered rice pilau with sweet carrots, kidney beans, cinnamon, and a crisp potato tahdig crust. Aromatic, vegetarian, and deeply comforting.

Chinese red bean pudding, a silky steamed dessert thickened with rice flour and cornstarch, lightly sweetened with raw slab sugar, and studded with soft adzuki beans. Dairy-free and delicately sweet.