Beans and Grain Recipes

Ground turkey one-pot meal with green beans, diced potatoes, stewed tomatoes, and tomato soup. A budget-friendly dump-and-heat dinner ready in 20 minutes flat.

Marinated onion and kidney bean salad with Vidalia onions, bell peppers, jalapeno, cilantro, and a chili-vinegar dressing. Needs overnight marinating for the best flavor.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

Orecchiette dell'ortolano: Italian gardener's-style pasta with broiled eggplant, fire-roasted peppers, asparagus, and fresh fava beans tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Slow cooker baked beans with bacon, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, ketchup, and mustard. A dump-and-go crockpot side dish that simmers all day for a sticky, smoky-sweet cookout classic.

Crispy pan-fried catfish with a silky fermented black bean cream sauce made with sherry, ginger, and garlic. A refined fusion dish that bridges Southern fried fish and Chinese flavors.

Panelle are Sicilian chickpea fritters: simmered chickpea-flour dough chilled, cut into rounds, deep-fried golden, and dusted with lemon-zest-peppered almonds. Street food from Palermo.

Paska: the traditional Russian Easter cheese dessert pyramid, loaded with raisins, candied fruit, almonds, and real vanilla bean. A centerpiece served with kulich bread.

Pasta e fagioli with cannellini beans, fresh tomatoes, rotelle pasta, and Italian herbs finished with balsamic vinegar and Parmesan. A classic Italian bean and pasta dish that's hearty, healthy, and quick.

Pasta bean salad with navy beans, snow peas, red pepper, toasted sesame oil, and tangy ume vinegar. A protein-packed Japanese-leaning lunch that holds up in the fridge.

Pasta e fagioli with pinto beans, pork chops, elbow macaroni, and tomatoes in beef broth. Half the beans get pureed to thicken the broth into a hearty Italian soup.

Pasta Mexicali is a cold penne salad loaded with black beans, cannellini, corn, red pepper, and cilantro in a cumin-cayenne vinaigrette. Vegetarian, protein-packed potluck stunner.

Pasta primavera verde with steamed broccoli, asparagus, green beans, and sugar snap peas tossed with linguine, fresh dill, and garlic. A light, veggie-packed spring pasta.

Sacramento-style black bean soup with smoked ham, New Mexico chile, chipotle peppers, cumin, and oregano. Pureed smooth and topped with homemade creme fraiche and red bell pepper.

Penny's Beans simmers cooked beans with brown rice, canned mushrooms, vegetable broth, garlic, and lemon juice. A one-pot vegetarian beans and rice ready in an hour.

Pan-seared perch fillets with savory Chinese black bean sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, and sake. Restaurant-style Asian fish dinner in under 30 minutes.