Beans and Grain recipe collection

Mushroom salad tosses crisp iceberg and Boston lettuce with cucumbers, green beans, and raw sliced mushrooms in French dressing. Light, vegetarian, diabetic-friendly side.

Mushrooms Montreal is a no-cook appetizer of raw sliced mushrooms in a lemon cream dressing with scallions and parsley. Served immediately or marinated for deeper flavor.

New Orleans red beans and rice cooked low and slow in a crockpot with smoked turkey legs, onion, celery, bay leaves, and hot sauce. Makes enough to freeze multiple family meals.

Quick whole wheat muffins using Nora Mill muffin mix, buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter. Just four ingredients and 20 minutes in a hot oven for hearty, rustic muffins.

Not so meaty bean soup uses a dried bean mix simmered with seasoning packet, then partially blended for a creamy-yet-chunky texture. Plant-based and pantry-friendly, no meat needed.

Indonesian-style crispy fried tempeh tossed with caramelized onions, garlic, chili pepper, sweet soy sauce, and brown sugar. Crunchy, sweet, spicy, and ready in 25 minutes.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

Panelle are Sicilian chickpea fritters: simmered chickpea-flour dough chilled, cut into rounds, deep-fried golden, and dusted with lemon-zest-peppered almonds. Street food from Palermo.

Microwave Parmesan croutons made from whole wheat bread dried in the microwave, drizzled with melted butter, and topped with grated Parmesan. Ready in under 7 minutes.

Paska: the traditional Russian Easter cheese dessert pyramid, loaded with raisins, candied fruit, almonds, and real vanilla bean. A centerpiece served with kulich bread.

Simple pasta fagioli with red kidney beans, elbow macaroni, olive oil, garlic, onion, and celery. A no-frills Italian bean and pasta dish ready in 30 minutes.

Chicken cacciatore baked in a crushed Roma tomato sauce with white wine, fennel seed, cinnamon, coriander, and red pepper flakes. A lighter, oven-baked Italian hunter's chicken.

Creamy pinto bean soup pureed smooth with chile, onion, and light cream, garnished with toasted pine nuts, cilantro, and chives. From-scratch beans cooked until velvety.

Pita pizzas with a fresh spinach-parsley pesto, sweet red bell pepper, and melted mozzarella. Ready in 20 minutes. Lighter and brighter than classic basil pesto pizza.

Pita pizzas: individual chicken and vegetable pizzas on pita bread with spinach, mushrooms, red bell pepper, and mozzarella. A fast weeknight dinner for six in 40 minutes.

Poached eggs with smoky chipotle cream sauce over cornbread. A Mexican brunch plate that swaps hollandaise for rehydrated chipotle chiles simmered in sage and thyme cream.