Beans and Grain recipe collection

Traditional Polish holiday side dishes: golden fried cabbage with split peas, pearl barley, buckwheat, baked rice, breadcrumb-coated potatoes, and seasoned beans. A complete Wigilia spread.

DIY dry veggie burger mix from blended chickpeas, soybeans, lentils, split peas, rice, and oats. Just add water to form patties. The pantry-staple shortcut.

Creamy cheese spread with toasted walnuts, lemon, and green onion. A 5-minute appetizer perfect with pumpernickel or whole wheat crackers for effortless entertaining.

Also like this mincemeat pastry squares recipe, and the pastry gives the lovely flakey texture.

Wholesome whole wheat and oat scones made with oil instead of butter, studded with raisins or currants. Ready in 30 minutes with endless flavor variations.

Pappardelle smothered in a chunky red sauce with artichokes, roasted peppers, cannellini beans, and sun-dried tomato pesto. Hearty, rustic Italian comfort in 40 minutes.

Green beans, carrots, and potatoes simmered in a spicy berbere and niter kebbeh sauce with tomatoes. This hearty Ethiopian vegetable w'et is vegetarian comfort food meant for scooping with injera.

Lighter zucchini bread made with whole-wheat flour, egg whites, and applesauce instead of oil, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and studded with walnuts. Low-fat, kid-approved, and bakes into two adorable mini loaves.

Whole wheat herb bread with cottage cheese, scallions, dill, and V8 juice: soft yeast loaves enriched with eggs, kneaded until elastic, and baked until golden hollow-sounding.

A spicy vegetable stew - easy to make. Some find that the flavors of the vegetables don't stand out unless you put in a lot of tabasco. But not everyone likes it hot. Just add enough to make the stew seem spicy to you.

Quick and easy biscuits that use up leftover ham after the holiday season.

Amaranth flour, whole wheat flour, dates and honey make a delicious and nutritious loaf of bread. Great for breakfast or a healthy snack during the day.

Earthy anasazi beans simmered with cumin, coriander, and jalapeño heat for a hearty Southwestern soup that warms you from the inside out.

Armenian stew layers dried apricots, chickpeas, and lentils with sliced onions and molasses for a rustic vegetarian one-pot. Naturally vegan, fiber-rich, and served over brown rice.

Pearl barley and green lentils simmer with onions and mint in this traditional Iranian soup where turmeric and gentle spices create warming, earthy comfort in every spoonful.

Pearl barley simmers in chicken stock with carrots, turmeric, and lime juice, then gets finished with sour cream in this Persian-inspired soup that's both hearty and surprisingly bright.