Beans grains recipes

Chili taco salad: spicy chicken chili with kidney beans and chickpeas piled on tortilla chips with lettuce, tomato, jack cheese, sour cream, olives, and jalapenos.

Ground beef and bean casserole with chickpeas, pork and beans, tomato paste, and bell pepper. Cook it on the stovetop in 10 minutes or bake it in the oven.

Chicken liver stroganoff: quickly seared livers, sauteed mushrooms, and sweet softened onions in a tangy soured cream and yogurt sauce. A rich, economical twist on stroganoff over rice or pasta.

Slow-simmered ground beef chili with a surprise twist: sliced pepperoni stirred in with kidney beans for smoky, spicy depth. Serve over rice with melted cheddar on top.

Salmagundi casserole with chili-spiced meatballs baked over a three-bean base of baked beans, kidney beans, and limas in a sweet molasses and brown sugar sauce.

Beef and bean burrito casserole stacked in a slow cooker with flour tortillas, enchilada sauce, ground beef, refried beans and cheddar. Sliced into wedges and served with all the fixings.

Three bean vinaigrette salad with rice, kidney beans, and marinated artichoke hearts. A no-cook vegetarian salad served chilled over lettuce leaves.

Fried okra soup with salt pork, lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and cabbage simmered into a thick Southern vegetable soup. Browning the okra in pork drippings adds smoky depth and keeps the okra from getting slimy.

Steamed broccoli, brussels sprouts, and snap beans topped with a creamy walnut-dill-sage sauce. A vibrant plant-based dish ready in 25 minutes.

This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

Easy 4-ingredient shepherd's pie with ground beef, tomato soup, canned green beans, and mashed potatoes topped with paprika. A budget-friendly family dinner ready in an hour.

Cowboy chili with ground beef, pinto beans, stewed tomatoes, beef stock, and a classic chili-cumin-oregano spice trio. A no-frills cattle drive bowl, cooked low and slow.

Lighthouse casserole packs ground beef, kidney beans, macaroni, creamed corn, mushrooms, and olives in a chili-tomato sauce. A big-batch freezer-friendly weeknight casserole.

Homemade cream of chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken, elbow macaroni, mixed vegetables, and a sage-and-thyme-scented cream base. A hearty one-pot soup that beats anything from a can.

Foil-packet chicken breast dinner with corn, green beans, and onions in a Parmesan-garlic seasoning. Easy grill or oven meal with minimal cleanup.

Hearty beef and cabbage soup loaded with ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, and celery. Simmers for one hour in a Dutch oven and makes 3 quarts to feed a hungry crowd.