Beans and Grain recipe collection

No-cook black bean and corn salad with bell pepper, celery, and onion dressed in cumin and rice vinegar. Vegan, flexible portions, ready in 20 minutes.

Bean and pasta soup with kidney beans, elbow macaroni, spinach, and stewed tomatoes in vegetable broth. A one-pot Italian-style soup with Parmesan on top in 30 minutes.

Bean and Salsa Dip layers spiced pinto bean puree, sweet chili sauce, green onions, fat-free sour cream, and chunky hot salsa on a platter. A no-cook layered party dip ready in 20 minutes.

Hearty, crispy-on-the-outside bean burgers made with refried beans, millet, whole wheat breadcrumbs, and oats. These plant-based patties come together in 30 minutes and hold their shape beautifully in the skillet.

Vegetarian bean burritos with from-scratch mashed pinto beans and fresh salsa Mexicana made with tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro. No refried beans from a can needed.

Creamy, cheesy, satisfying! This quick and easy bean dip is my family's favorite go-to comfort food.

Vegetarian bean pate purees a 7-bean and barley mix with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin into a thick Mediterranean-style spread. Serve chilled with whole wheat bread or crackers.

Bean salad with mustard-tahini-soy marinade, scallions, carrots, and parsley stuffed into pita with alfalfa sprouts. A protein-packed vegetarian lunch ready in 25 minutes.

Santa Maria-style bean soup made from soaked dried beans, onion, carrot, celery and tomato simmered in olive-oil-rich broth with cumin and bay. A rustic peasant soup that improves overnight.

One-skillet beans and rice with black beans, corn, red pepper, and salsa in tomato sauce. Low-fat vegetarian dinner ready in 30 minutes using instant rice.

Beans for burritos slow-cooks pink beans with onion, garlic, and chili powder in the crockpot, then mashes with green chiles and salsa for the perfect refried-style burrito filling.

Microwave green beans with a creamy curry-spiced sour cream and cream cheese sauce. The 6-minute side dish that turns plain steamed beans into something dinner-party worthy.

Kidney bean and brown rice veggie burgers pan-fried until crispy outside, tender inside. No eggs needed, just mashed beans, rice, bread crumbs, and simple spices.

Beau's notes: * There are no "jalapeno beans;" there are jalapeno peppers and pinto beans. I have two recipes, both of which are quite tref, but a Catholic should worry? But if you are hosting a Jewish person, smoked turkey will substitute most agreeably for the chazer called for in either recipe.]

Beef Carbonnade Soup with Spatzle: a Belgian-meets-German hybrid soup with beer-braised beef, vegetables, and homemade nutmeg-scented egg spatzle dumplings. Three-hour simmer.

Mock tuna salad mashes chickpeas with celery, carrot, scallion and a touch of mayo and relish for a vegan twist on the deli classic. 10 minutes, no can opener required for fish.