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Traditional beef chow mein with crispy deep-fried egg noodles, soy-marinated round steak, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts. Topped with thin omelet strips for an authentic finish.

Moroccan chicken stew with acorn squash, chickpeas, raisins, and warm spices served over fluffy couscous. A microwave-friendly one-pot North African dinner with toasted almonds and fresh mint.

Layered black bean dip with a creamy cream cheese base, seasoned beans with lime and cumin, ripe olives, and chopped hard-boiled eggs. A no-cook Mexican-inspired appetizer.

Creamy lima bean soup blended smooth with carrots, mushrooms, and soy sauce. A hearty vegetarian soup with an earthy, savory depth from five cups of mushrooms.

Hot tamale pie with pinto beans, corn, and bell peppers in spiced tomato sauce topped with a cornmeal crust. A hearty vegetarian Southwestern casserole baked until golden.

Creamy kidney bean dip blended with cream cheese, picante sauce, green enchilada sauce, and chili powder. A no-cook Mexican-style dip for chips and vegetables.

Chicken chili with kidney beans, diced apples, and tomato juice simmered low and slow for two hours. A lighter chili with a surprising sweet-savory twist from fresh apples.

Loaded vegetable Italian minestrone soup with elbow macaroni, kidney beans, spinach, and Romano cheese. Hearty, fiber-rich, and built for chilly weeknights.

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.

Old-fashioned barbecued beans with kidney beans slow-baked for hours in a tangy sauce of ketchup, chili sauce, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and bacon drippings. Sticky, sweet, and deeply savory.

Sri Lankan mixed pickle (achcharu) with chiles, cauliflower, carrots, beans, and dates in a spiced malt vinegar brine. Sweet-hot relish that wakes up rice and curry plates.

Lobster dome with lobster meat, new potatoes, haricots verts, and Roma tomatoes in lobster American sauce, sealed under golden puff pastry and finished with truffle oil.

Tuscan skillet chicken with cannellini beans, fresh spinach, tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary. One pan, 30 minutes, healthy weeknight Italian dinner.

Poached shredded chicken and cumin-spiced black beans with jalapeño, tomato, and cilantro wrapped in warm flour tortillas. Finished with lime juice and a cool yogurt drizzle.

Three-meat chili loaded with ground beef, steak, pork, and linguica sausage, slow-simmered with black beans, green chilies, and beer for deep, layered heat that feeds a crowd.

This salad is pretty hardy, but to turn it into a main dish salad, just add pasta shells, bows, or tortellini.