Beans and Grain Recipes

Garbanzo bean pizza with a gluten-free chickpea puree crust topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Italian herbs. High-protein, grain-free, and surprisingly crispy.

A colorful five-bean salad with green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, wax beans, and chickpeas tossed in a tangy sweet vinegar dressing with green pepper, celery, and green onions. Best made overnight.

Creamy garden vegetable soup made entirely in the microwave with cabbage, carrots, zucchini, corn, green beans, and fresh basil in a milk-based broth. Ready in 30 minutes, no stovetop needed.

Slow-simmered beef chuck chili with dried red chiles, tomato paste, and kidney beans that rests 24 hours before serving for deep, concentrated flavor.

Sticky rice steamed in foil with sweet bananas and red adzuki beans in coconut milk. A traditional Southeast Asian sweet snack.

British-style lemon meringue pie with orange-scented shortcrust pastry, a cornstarch-thickened lemon curd filling, and a soft, lightly browned meringue crown. Old-fashioned and unmistakably citrusy.

Loaded baked beans built from two cans of beans simmered with peppered bacon, anaheim and hot chiles, garlic and a trio of fresh herbs. A smoky, sweet-and-spicy side that turns canned beans into the star of the cookout.

Golden couscous cooked in carrot juice and vegetable broth, finished with fresh dill and lemon juice. A vibrant, naturally colored side dish ready in 10 minutes.

Hearty bean soup simmered with ham, tomatoes, and herbs in chicken stock. A slow-cooked mixed bean soup that doubles as a thoughtful mason jar gift for the holidays.

Gourmet chili: a deeply spiced, meaty beef chili with a secret spoonful of unsweetened cocoa for mole-like richness, plus cumin, paprika, cayenne and green chilies. Beans simmer separately so you can keep them in or on the side.

Cuban-style black beans cooked from dried with garlic, onion, olive oil, and optional hot chilies. Slow-simmered overnight then finished in a sofrito and served over rice.

Grandma's Ohio farm chili made with ground beef, hot Italian sausage, kidney beans, and condensed tomato soup. Served the Midwest way: ladled over mashed potatoes in a big bowl.

Grape tartlets with almond crust, fresh seedless grape halves in shortcrust tartlet shells, glazed with apricot-sherry jam and toasted almonds. An elegant French patisserie-style dessert.

Grecian green beans marinated in Coca-Cola, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, and mustard with shallots and garlic. A sweet-tangy refrigerator side dish, served chilled or warm alongside grilled meats.

Herb sauce is very nice, with the green beans, they taste very great!

Green vegetable pasta soup loaded with leeks, cabbage, green beans, zucchini, peas, and orzo simmered in chicken broth. A bright, spring-forward one-pot soup finished with fresh herbs for a quick weeknight dinner.