Beans grains recipes

A big-batch chili built on chopped sirloin and sausage, simmered with dried pinto beans, mushrooms, olives, and green chilis. Four hours from start to bowl, this freezer-friendly recipe feeds a crowd.

Plain Italian minestrone with potatoes, celery, green beans, peas, and ditalini pasta in a simple broth, finished with Parmesan and parsley. No tomatoes needed.

A tender and succulent pork roast that will add a kick to your dinner! Leftovers taste great in sandwiches!

A quick one-pot soup with crispy bacon, shredded cabbage, pasta, and vegetables simmered in beef broth. Warm, filling comfort food ready in 30 minutes.

A scrumptious and tasty vegetarian dish made out of a variety of vegetables you can get from your garden or the grocery store.

Thick, high-fiber black bean chili simmered with dry sherry, honey, cilantro, and fresh vegetables. Topped with Monterey Jack and yogurt. Feeds 6 to 8 hungry folks.

A hearty and savory chili that tastes wonderful with a crusty bread or those old-fashioned bread bowls.

Italian bulgur soup with summer squash, lima beans, tomatoes, basil, garlic, and Parmesan. A hearty, low-fat vegetable soup with whole grain texture, ready in 45 minutes.

Pressure cooker minestrone loaded with navy beans, fresh vegetables, orzo pasta, and a full cup of fresh basil. Cooks in 20 minutes under pressure with zucchini, cabbage, and green beans stirred in at the end for crisp-tender texture.

Hearty steak and bean chowder with cubed sirloin, spicy chili beans, russet potatoes, and tomato. One-pot meal somewhere between chili and beef stew, ready in 45 minutes.

30-minute Tex-Mex ground turkey chili with pinto beans, bell pepper, picante sauce, chili powder, and cumin. A leaner weeknight chili that doesn't skimp on smoky, warming flavor.

Slow cooker Mexican beef with round steak strips, kidney beans, tomatoes, chili powder, and mustard. A hands-off Tex-Mex dinner served over rice, ready after a low 8-hour simmer.

Mash-up casserole layering chili beans, green chiles, pimento olives, and roasted red peppers under a fluffy egg-and-cheese custard. New Orleans muffaletta meets Tex-Mex chiles rellenos.

Baked rotini casserole with hot Italian sausage, chickpeas, spinach, fresh herbs, and bubbly Parmesan crust. A hearty, fiber-packed weeknight pasta bake.

Nuevo frijoles puts a briny Mediterranean spin on Mexican pinto beans, simmered with green and black olives, pimentos, cumin and oregano. A vegan, big-flavored bean side with a twist.

Green beans with fermented black beans and pork: classic Sichuan-style stir-fry with salty-funky fermented black beans, ground pork, garlic, and ginger. Weeknight wok dinner, 15 minutes start to finish.