Beans grains recipes

Simplified Cincinnati-style chili with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomato sauce in 50 minutes. No exotic spices needed, just classic chili flavor for busy weeknights.

French country potato salad with turkey strips, green beans, and fresh herbs, drizzled with Italian dressing. A warm, lighter take on potato salad.

Hearty black bean soup with cubed ham, cumin, oregano, tomatoes, and a splash of dry sherry. Simmers in 30 minutes and freezes beautifully for meal prep.

Quick minestrone soup ready in 35 minutes with potatoes, kidney beans, and mixed vegetables in herb-seasoned vegetable broth. Topped with Parmesan.

Pasta e ceci, a classic Italian chickpea and pasta soup with garlic, olive oil, Parmesan, and parsley. Simple, rustic, and deeply satisfying.

Herbed beef and vegetable stew braises chunks of beef in tomato, white wine, and Italian herbs, then finishes with carrots, mushrooms, green beans, and celery. A classic Sunday Dutch oven dinner.

Habichuelas guisadas: Puerto Rican stewed beans with potatoes, sofrito, sazón, and tomato sauce served over white rice. A quick, soul-warming one-pot meal ready in 25 minutes.

Vegan black bean soup with bay leaves, whole cloves, onion, garlic, mustard, and chili powder. Pure pantry cooking. Just simmer, puree, season. Naturally gluten-free.

Sangre del Diablo vegetarian chili with TVP, pinto beans, sun-dried tomatoes, and bold spices. A massive batch recipe that feeds 30 with serious heat from cayenne.

Chole (Indian chickpea curry) with potatoes, mustard seeds, cardamom, and garam masala. A vegan, one-skillet dish with warm spices and hearty texture from canned chickpeas.

Tuscan-style white beans simmered with sage, garlic, plum tomatoes, and chicken broth. Dried beans cooked from scratch for a creamy, rustic Italian side or pasta topping.

Koorma vegetable curry with potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and green beans in a spiced tomato sauce finished with yogurt. A mild, creamy Indian-style vegetarian curry.

Greek-inspired beef stew slow-cooked with eggplant, chickpeas, cinnamon, and tomato wedges. Ten hours in the crockpot turns tough beef into spoon-tender, warmly spiced comfort.

Peanut buttered grain skillet with kasha or brown rice, sauteed onions, soy sauce, and peanut butter blended into a savory, nutty side dish.

Pasta e fagioli with cranberry beans, tubetti pasta, white wine, and Parmesan. Half the beans are pureed for a thick, creamy broth with no cream needed.

Pasta with beans, the Italian-American take on pasta e fagioli, with elbow macaroni tossed into a brothy tomato base loaded with cannellini beans, garlic, and Parmesan. Rustic one-pot comfort food.