Beans and Grain recipe collection

Couscous with red peppers, onion, garlic, and cumin finished with lemon juice, olive oil, and fresh parsley. A quick side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Couscous with sun-dried tomatoes, onion flakes, and garlic powder cooked in vegetable broth. A five-ingredient side dish ready in 15 minutes with concentrated tomato flavor in every bite.

A tasty side dish that can go with any meal you enjoy this summer!

Who needs meat? The cuminscented black bean filling is hearty, satisfying, and incredibly easy to prepare.

Chinese-style crispy string beans flash-fried in a wok then tossed with soy sauce, sherry, garlic, minced pork, and sesame oil. A savory, blistered side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Slow cooker baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and brown sugar. Cooked low and slow for up to 14 hours, these old-fashioned crockpot beans are thick, smoky, and deeply sweet.

Whole wheat buttermilk waffles with chopped pecans pressed into the top for crunch, served with a warm strawberry-banana maple sauce and plain yogurt. A hearty weekend breakfast.

Cucumber dip with pita crisps is a light yogurt and sour cream dip with shredded cucumber, garlic, mint, and cilantro. Served with homemade whole wheat pita chips. Ready in 25 minutes.

Curried chickpeas with steamed broccoli, turnips, and pearl barley tossed in curry powder, lemon juice, and fresh chives. A quick vegan bowl that comes together in minutes.

Curried turkey pasta salad tosses leftover turkey with whole wheat shells, mango chutney, toasted almonds, and a yogurt-mayo dressing bloomed in warm curry powder. A bright, crunchy use for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Curried tuna salad stuffs a hollowed-out red bell pepper with tuna, chickpeas, currants, almonds, and a yogurt-curry dressing. A bright Indian-spiced lunch that uses the pepper as both bowl and ingredient.

A 30-minute curry rice bowl with spinach, black beans, and tomatoes. Naturally vegetarian, high-fiber, and built almost entirely from pantry staples and the freezer.

Homemade falafel made from cooked chickpeas mashed with tahini, garlic, cumin, turmeric and cayenne, then deep-fried into golden balls. Stuff into pita with cucumber, tomato, sprouts and your favourite sauce.

Microwave chili with lean ground beef, kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, and a clever fat-draining colander trick. Weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Dairy-free pasta cheese sauce uses nutritional yeast, tahini, white miso, and soy milk to mimic the savory richness of a traditional cheese sauce. Vegan, ready in 25 minutes.

Dak's Sherry-Poppy Seed Wheat Bread (Bread Machine) recipe