EASY, ready in 15 minutes, and amps up rice and beans with an abundance of vegetables!! Healthy, Mexican-inspired food that tastes like comfort food and keeps you satisfied for hours!!
Brothy Beans with Garlic Toast ~ yes beans and toast can be dinner, and a darned delicious one, at that, this is a healthy Mediterranean inspired meal!
Canned beans are cheap, easy, fuss-free, and filling, and their versatility makes them an awesome standby for tacos, salads, soups, enchiladas, and more.
Savory, nourishing sautéed white beans and greens. A quick and easy weeknight meal perfect with grains or toast. Just 8 ingredients, 30 minutes, and 1 pan required.
”This is a hearty Greek baked-bean dish that I often make in big batches for work. I love the earthy herbs and greens, and the sweetness from the honey and cinnamon brings a soothing, homely element to the meal. Eating it the next day lets the flavours mingle and develop even more.” – Rupy Aujla This recipe is from The Doctor’s Kitchen: Eat to Beat Illness by Rupy Aujla (RRP £16.99 Harper Collins). See our recipes for classic baked beans, a Mexican-spiced version and these smoky Boston baked beans too.
These butter beans are cooked on the stovetop until very tender. Then finished off in the oven together with a hearty and thick tomato sauce!
Simple, easy, and delicious, this lentil casserole is a vegetarian casserole recipe perfect for meatless dinners. It also has a lot of vegetables which make it even more nutritious and tasty. This comforting casserole will leave you feeling warm and satisfied.
Now that Spring has sprung, lighten up some of your meals with this quick, tasty, wholegrain salad, perfect for brighter and longer days.
These Adzuki Bean & Bulgur Wheat Balls are simple to make and are packed with flavor and protein and make a delicious dinner.
Super simple cannellini bean recipe! Make these white beans in under 10 minutes (you can try for 5), when you have nothing to eat at home. Or in those situations you actually crave a can of white beans. Serve with some salad and vegan tzatziki for a full vegan dinner!
A recipe for quick, garlicky marinated white beans that can be enjoyed on toast, tossed with grains, or eaten on their own as a side dish.
I have to confess that when I hear the word millet, my mind immediately jumps to birdseed. Turns out the birds may be onto something delicious — a cereal grass that is gluten-free and rich with a good amount of protein. Here’s a tasty way to turn this under-the-radar grain into an easy vegan dinner. The texture of millet reminds me a bit of a cross between quinoa and couscous, and you cook it much the same way as quinoa.
Bean recipes are budget friendly, healthy pantry meals. Enjoy bean salads at lunch, bean dips for gatherings, and bean soup for dinner!
Low-cost, high-protein.
Packing in the protein is easier than you think.
Cook the farro ahead of time and store in refrigerator until ready to reheat and serve. You can serve this on a large platter plain, or with a side of salsa.
Vegetarian piccata with cannellini beans makes a quick, easy, super-satisfying meal. These smooth, creamy white beans pair beautifully with silky, savory piccata sauce.
Lentil and vegetable kefta that are vegan, grain-free and nut-free! High in protein and low in calories (9 grams protein &156 calories per 3 generous kefta), they make a great meal, snack or appetizer.
Instant Pot Greek Style Butter Beans - Gigantes Plaki
Combine herbs, cheese and jovial pantry items to create Italian Baked Cannellini Beans, a delicious one-dish vegetarian meal in under 30 minutes.
This Quinoa Chickpea Salad is made with an abundance of herbs, colorful vegetables, beans, and quinoa. It’s a must at any summer picnic, barbecue, or potluck, and is even delicious on its own for Mediterranean-inspired meal prep. A quick and healthy 30-minute recipe!
My favorite lentil salad recipe is made with cucumber, sun-dried tomatoes, onion, fresh mint and a zippy lemon dressing. Super simple to make, and so light and refreshing!
Sure, you can crack the can and just eat them drizzled with olive oil and doused with salt and pepper. But these creamy beans can do so much more.
Serves 2-4
Here are 29 of my favorite bean inexpensive bean recipes using common pantry items to help get you through these tough times.
it is important for vegetarians to have good sources of essential amino acids. Rice and beans are one of the best ways to get amino acids into your diet.
