4,047 grain recipes

Fettuccine with a thick black bean and roasted garlic sauce made from 12 cloves of garlic, pureed beans, and V8 juice. A hearty, vegan-friendly pasta with bold garlic punch.

Copycat Popeye's red beans and rice with canned kidney beans mashed into a creamy, buttery, peppery base seasoned with white pepper and garlic, served over garlic butter rice.

Old-fashioned oven baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and brown sugar. Slow-baked in a covered casserole for hours until thick, sticky, and deeply sweet-savory.

Corn muffins made with yellow cornmeal, dry milk powder, and a splash of lemon juice served with whipped honey butter. A big-batch recipe that makes two dozen tender muffins.

Black bean soup built on a foundation of salt pork, ham hock, and aromatics, slow-simmered until the beans collapse, then pureed smooth and finished with sherry and wine vinegar. A Cuban-style classic that makes 16 generous servings.

Classic Boston baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, and molasses, slow-baked for six hours until thick and bronzed. The traditional New England Saturday-night supper.

Beef and tequila stew with browned chuck, crispy bacon, chickpeas, tomatoes, and a tequila splash. Mexican-style braise with cilantro and a long, savory simmer.

Lentils Ole is a Tex-Mex inspired vegan one-pot: brown lentils simmered with cumin, chili powder, garlic, and tomato sauce, then sweetened with molasses for a smoky, fiber-packed bowl over rice or with corn.

Whole chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic, ginger, and sesame oil, then roasted in a clay pot. Just 5 ingredients for juicy, aromatic Chinese-style roast chicken.

Homestead salad with mixed vegetables and kidney beans in a cooked sweet vinegar dressing with mustard. Make a day ahead for the best flavor.

Cold quinoa olive salad with green and black olives, pine nuts, red bell pepper, and umeboshi plum vinegar. A protein-packed vegetarian side with Mediterranean-Japanese flavors.

New Orleans-style red beans and rice slow-simmered with salt pork, the holy trinity, hot sauce, and Worcestershire. A Cajun Monday tradition from dried beans.

Spanish-style quinoa cooked in tomato-chili juice with garlic, onions, green peppers, and cumin. A protein-packed, gluten-free, vegan swap for traditional Spanish rice.

Vegan navy bean soup with balsamic-caramelized onions, miso paste, tomato sauce, and warming spices. Oil-free, long-simmered for deep flavor, serves 8. Worth every minute of the 4-hour cook.

Big-batch Southern chili with 4 pounds of ground beef, kidney beans, ground dried chiles, and cumin simmered up to 8 hours. Feeds 8 and gets better the longer it cooks.

Antipasto pasta salad with rotini, roasted red peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, Muenster cheese, mushrooms, red onion, and fresh basil in a low-fat Italian dressing. A cold make-ahead side for potlucks and picnics.