4,105 bran recipes

Buddhist mock chicken made from layered dried bean curd sheets soaked in seasoned stock, rolled into a loaf, steamed, then deep-fried until golden. A traditional Chinese vegetarian technique with a surprisingly meaty texture.

Easy Tijuana pie layers tortilla chips with browned ground meat, ranch beans, green chilies, cream soup, and grated cheese for a 10-minute Tex-Mex casserole. Pantry-stocked weeknight win.

Varicose Veins on a Leaf is a creepy Halloween appetizer with French-style green beans dyed red to look like veins, arranged on lettuce leaves with sliced almond bones. Spooky, edible, fun.

Mock chopped liver spread made with lima beans, hard-boiled eggs, sauteed onions, and ground nuts. A vegetarian Jewish deli classic that mimics the real thing without any liver at all.

Pinto bean bread, a soft yeast loaf made with mashed pinto beans for extra protein, fiber, and a dense, tender crumb. Rustic and surprisingly good for sandwiches.

Hearty Mexican chili with three beans, eggplant, ale, and poached chicken. Slow simmered with cumin, oregano, and red pepper flakes, then finished with goat cheese and fresh cilantro.

Thai lemongrass stir-fry with crispy fried tofu, long beans, broccoli, and a fresh-pounded chili-galangal paste. Vegetarian Thai vegetable dish with bright aromatics and real wok heat.

This hearty vegetarian three-bean chili is loaded with mushrooms, roma tomatoes, and earthy cumin. Chickpeas, kidney beans, and pinto beans simmer for hours in a rich, smoky broth.

Traditional Mexican epazote black beans soaked overnight, simmered with onion and epazote leaves, then mashed and refried in onion-scented oil. Authentic frijoles refritos negros from scratch.

Homemade vanilla custard ice cream topped with a deep morello cherry sauce simmered with lemon, vanilla bean, and the cracked cherry stones for almond-scented depth. Old-world Italian dessert work.

Excellent recipe to serve in place of a rich desert and lower in sugar for people who have to watch their sugar and calorie intake

A simple yet taste baked beans that only uses 4 ingredients.

Tender beef brisket simmered with green beans, potatoes, and marjoram. Cook it three ways: slow cooker, dutch oven, or pressure cooker for a hearty one-pot meal.

This savory dish made with pinto beans is easy to make and tastes great with homemade bread.

Four-ingredient thermos lunch with black beans, corn, brown rice, and salsa. No cooking, no microwave needed. Pack it hot in the morning and eat it warm at your desk.

Fat-free hummus with roasted eggplant blended into chickpeas, lemon juice, and six cloves of garlic. A creamy, smoky dip with zero added oil that combines the best of hummus and baba ganoush.