Beans and Grain recipe collection

Vegetarian Mexican stuffed peppers filled with brown rice, black beans, cumin, and chili powder, baked in a tomato sauce. A hearty plant-based main dish with warm Southwestern spices.

Mexican style pizza trades marinara for a chili-spiked bean sauce, piled on homemade yeast crust with mozzarella and cheddar. Half pizza, half nachos, all flavor.

Microwave black bean burritos done in minutes, no stove required. Spiced black beans, partly pureed for a creamy texture, wrapped in tortillas with a fresh avocado-tomato salsa. An easy vegetarian dinner.

Microwave grains blend brown rice, pearl barley, and millet cooked together in 10 minutes on high. A simple, nutty whole grain base for chili, beans, or sauce.

Classic Italian minestrone soup with kidney beans, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, and elbow pasta in a tomato-rich beef broth. A garden-vegetable soup built for cold nights.

Quick minestrone soup ready in 35 minutes with potatoes, kidney beans, and mixed vegetables in herb-seasoned vegetable broth. Topped with Parmesan.

Light minestrone soup with potatoes, zucchini, green beans, and broken spaghetti in a tomato-basil broth. Made entirely in the microwave for an easy low-calorie dinner.

Minestrone pasta salad with kidney beans, chickpeas, carrots, bell pepper, and Parmesan tossed in Italian dressing. Served warm or cold in 25 minutes.

My take on this classic Italian belly warming soup.

Hearty minestrone soup slow-simmered with kidney beans, cabbage, zucchini, leeks, and crushed tomatoes in vegetable broth. A big-batch Italian vegetable soup with macaroni.

Mixed bean soup with kidney beans, lima beans, chickpeas, lean ham, tomatoes, and a finishing splash of lemon juice. Hearty enough for a full meal in a bowl.

A delicious ginger bread is made with whole wheat flour, several spices, brown sugar and molasses. It's moist, tasty and packed with flavor. A great snack or a lighter dessert with a cup of coffee.

Molasses wheat bread for the bread machine with whole wheat flour, powdered buttermilk, Grape-Nuts cereal, and vital wheat gluten. A tall, soft loaf with deep, earthy sweetness.

Four-bean salad marinated for two days in a sweet wine vinegar and cider vinegar dressing with tarragon and basil. Green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, and chickpeas layered with sliced onion rings.

Mom's baked beans dump canned pork and beans together with ham chunks, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, liquid smoke, and pearl onions, then bake until thick. Easy potluck side from a no-fuss family recipe.

Stuffed tomatoes filled with anchovy-spiked toasted bread cubes, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and the reserved tomato flesh. Classic Italian-Mediterranean side dish baked in a shallow water bath.