Beans grains recipes

Light minestrone soup with potatoes, zucchini, green beans, and broken spaghetti in a tomato-basil broth. Made entirely in the microwave for an easy low-calorie dinner.

Corn tortillas layered lasagna-style in a slow cooker with shredded turkey, kidney beans, enchilada sauce, and taco cheese. This set-it-and-forget-it Crock-Pot enchilada pie needs just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep.

Friendship Fiesta Cake hides mashed pinto beans in a spiced bundt cake with apples, raisins, nuts, and a vanilla glaze. Moist, dense, and nobody guesses the secret.

Crustless green bean pie with cheddar cheese, mushrooms, and a Bisquick batter that forms its own crust as it bakes. A savory vegetable main dish.

Pecan breaded oysters sauteed golden and served on the half shell with a vanilla bean, cucumber, and tomato cream sauce. A refined seafood appetizer with Southern elegance.

Engadine barley soup with ham, stewing beef, pearl barley, haricot beans, cabbage, and potatoes. A hearty Swiss alpine soup thickened with cream and simmered for three hours.

Muffin-topped chili casserole with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomatoes baked under cornmeal drop biscuits. A one-dish comfort meal that combines chili and cornbread.

If you like chowder then you will adore this hearty alternative that will have you licking your chops and maybe even your bowl!

Baked chickpeas slow-cook in an earthenware pot with sweet sauteed onions, fresh chile, garlic, and oregano in their own velvety cooking liquid. Greek-style vegan main or side that gets better the longer it bakes.

Santa Maria runner bean stew with garlic, tomatoes, basil, and a splash of olive oil. A simple Mediterranean-style vegetable stew that holds up hot or cold.

Have some fun making and enjoying this scrumptious crockpot dish.

Mexican style pizza trades marinara for a chili-spiked bean sauce, piled on homemade yeast crust with mozzarella and cheddar. Half pizza, half nachos, all flavor.

Santa Fe Trail beef casserole: ground beef, onion, green pepper, and green beans in tomato soup, blanketed with egg-enriched mashed potatoes. A shepherd's-pie style Southwestern classic.

Spiced ground beef with salsa, kidney beans, corn, and tomatoes baked inside a ring of golden cornbread and melted cheddar. A hearty one-dish chili casserole ready in about an hour.

West African vegetables with peanut sauce, fried plantains, sautéed carrots, and green beans. Scotch bonnet heat, allspice warmth, and creamy peanut richness in every bite.

Creamy white chicken chili with fresh jalapeños, ginger, corn, and great northern beans in a buttery roux-based sauce. Top with Monterey Jack and serve with cornbread.