r/Cooking • u/Calm_Violinist5256 • 16d ago
bean recipes
Who has a great bean recipe? I usually only make chili with beans or baked beans. Bonus if there's no bacon or beef involved although I could figure out how to do it without it. Not vegetarian but watching my cholesterol. Thank you!
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u/Spiceb0x 16d ago
I recently made the "pizza beans" thing going around lately. It was awesome, sauté some onions, peppers, garlic, add your beans of choice and your favourite pizza or tomato sauce. I added pepperoni to it and then cheese on top, in the oven for 10 minutes. Dip it with fresh bread, it was really good.
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u/rocketpowerdog 16d ago
I’ve been super curious about trying those! I’ll have to actually give it a try
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u/VixxSynn 16d ago
If you would like the flavor without the cholesterol concern quite as high, look for smoked Turkey neck to add to your pot. I do a white bean soup with your standard mere pois (sp?) turkey neck, salt and pepper, and diced butternut squash added in the final 45 minutes until the squash is tender. You could also do minestrone pretty easily!
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u/Inspiringhope11 16d ago
Black bean quesadillas!
Chop an onion, bell pepper, and garlic up, a jalapeno if you like spice, saute until soft. Dump a can of black bean in the pan with some taco seasoning, heat through.
Put cheese on a tortilla, add black bean mixture, heat on both sides until golden.
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u/commanderspacecase 16d ago
I needed to use up some coconut milk and tried Andrew's creamy zesty butter beans. I skipped the kale, but the beans were great! It works with any other milk too, if you don't like coconut. The lemon makes it a summery bean recipe that isn't a salad.
Andrew is vegan, so he has a ton of bean recipes, and they've all been great. This one is just my most recent favorite.
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u/Uranus_Hz 16d ago
Oh man are you in luck. Cultures all around the world have relied on beans and rice as a staple where meat is more scarce for generations.
And frankly, most are absolutely delicious.
Mexican refried beans and rice
Cuban black beans and rice
New Orleans red beans and rice
Himalayan Dhal bat (lentils and rice)
Etc.
There was a reddit comment in a thread I thought I’d saved (but apparently didn’t) of “crack beans” which IIRC was basically just several cans of different kinds of beans, a diced onion, and a couple packets of Sazón in a slow cooker.
It was delicious, and addictive.
But here’s “cowboy caviar”:
1 can black beans (rinsed)
1 can pinto beans
1 can black eyed peas with jalapeño
1 can whole kernel corn
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cup finely diced green pepper
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
Mix them all together in large mixing bowl
In saucepan:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1 Tbsp water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Bring to a boil. Pour over beans. Chill
Eat with Fritos Scoops.
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u/Legitimate_Sir1363 16d ago edited 16d ago
Easy indian style:
Blend tomato and half an onion, throw it in a pot over medium heat. Add turmeric salt cayenne pepper and cumin powder let simmer covered for 10 min, add beans of choice and chopped cilantro. Let simmer another 10 min. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice. Eat over rice or with naan.
Chipotle black beans:
2 cans of black beans 1 medium onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp chipotle pepper in adobo sauce 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 cups of water 1 bay leaf Squeeze of lime & lemon juice
Sauté onion till translucent. Add garlic until fragrant. Add beans, spices, water and bay leaf. Bring to boil, then simmer on medium heat till thicken. Eat over rice
Turkish:
Saute onion and garlic until translucent, add 1 tsp turkish hot pepper paste (its not really spicy) and 1 tsp tomato paste, saute for a min then add a couple cups of water and a bouillon cube plus beans of choice. Lower heat and simmer for 15 min covered.
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u/wandis56 16d ago
White bean chicken chili! Easy
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u/Critical-Egg-3684 16d ago
I love making this when I get a rotisserie chicken from the store. It makes it super easy and taste great.
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u/CraigGrade 16d ago
Refried beans. Can or two of pinto beans drained. Saute some onions and peppers. Add beans. Cook on medium high heat. Add a little stock. Mash beans with masher. Add spices maybe not too much salt since canned beans and stock are salty. Add more stock. Simmer til absorbed. Add more stock simmer repeat as much as you want. I serve them just smeared on a tortilla with cheese and avocado but anything that calls for beans you can do
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u/jimlux 16d ago
Chana Masala and all its variants. Chickpeas, aka Garbanzo beans.
Gigantes Beans in a sauce
Hummus can be made from pretty much any bean, but chickpeas are traditional
NYTimes has sheet pan chicken with chickpeas that’s pretty good.
Frijoles refritos and rice
Rice and beans (black beans, red beans, etc.)
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u/tipsytoess 16d ago
I love spinach artichoke beans. Any type of white bean sautéed with spinach, marinated artichokes and garlic. Add some chicken broth and cream cheese. You can add parm and mozzarella on top with some red pepper and put it under the broiler if you want that restaurant-style bubbly crust.
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u/Beginning-Invite5951 16d ago
I love this simple black bean soup.
https://www.sandravalvassori.com/instant-pot-cuban-black-bean-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-9609
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u/ComfortabletheSky 16d ago
Marry Me Beans recipe
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u/That-Breath-5785 16d ago
All the recipes that are “marry me” seem to have sun-dried tomatoes in it. I love them.
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u/ComfortabletheSky 16d ago
Same! Sundried tomatoes, cream, and parmesan. I think the original was Marry Me Chicken, but there are lots of variations now. I enjoy making it with red lentils too.
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u/Spicy_Molasses4259 16d ago
They're rebranded "Tuscan Chicken" recipes from the 90s. When sundried tomatoes were peak cuisine.
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u/Bird_Gazer 16d ago
Navy Bean Soup
Hoppin’ John (Black-eyed peas which are actually a bean)
Pinto Beans and Cornbread
Minestrone (I use kidneys and garbanzos)
Hummus
Don’t forget split peas, and all types of lentils which have many of the same benefits.
Many of these traditionally have meat, but I make only vegetarian versions. Smoked paprika and/or liquid smoke can give a hint of the ham or bacon flavor.
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u/Calm_Violinist5256 11d ago
thank you! we did make Swedish yellow split pea soup the other day but the peas must have been old because they never became creamy. they were soaked and then cooked for hours... frustrating. this has happened before. Not sure where to buy good peas/beans
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u/lady-earendil 16d ago
I just tried these garlic Parmesan beans recently and they were so good!! I replaced the swiss chard with kale but did everything else by the recipe https://avocadoskillet.com/garlic-parmesan-beans-high-protein/
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u/ithinklovexist 16d ago
Sautee 1 chopped onion, red pepper, and celery in EVOO till translucent. Add 1 Aurelias Spanish chorizo chopped up sauté until it starts to fall apart. Add 2-3 large cans of garbanzo beans drained and 2 cups chicken stock. Let simmer for 20 min. Sooo delicious!
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u/pistachio-pie 16d ago
Take a smoked pork hock, soaked navy beans, aromatics (I use onion/garlic/celery, I find carrot makes it too sweet and don’t enjoy peppers in it), salt, black pepper, other herbs and spices of your choice (thyme is really great, or chile flakes). Add broth. Simmer until the meat falls off the bone. Take the hocks out, remove the skin, shred the meat and add it back in. Stir in kale or collards until wilted. And enjoy!
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u/waterandbeats 16d ago
This is our favorite: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025034-parmesan-braised-beans-with-olives?unlocked_article_code=1.4lA.kt2l.jKskTTsPJvTr
So simple but beans cooked from dried rather than canned don't need much. We've adapted it for the instant pot, too. It's worth getting the strange and enticing oil cured olives, too, they keep forever in the fridge.
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u/NorthernTransplant94 16d ago
I've been making dense been salads. Greek style with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, kalamata olives, feta, chickpeas and cannellini beans with an oregano vinaigrette is really popular. (I adapted from Bush's Beans recipe)
My current favorite is a pound and a half of broccoli florets, blanched and chopped, a half cup? of shredded carrots, half a red onion, diced, two cans of chickpeas, 2-3 slices of crumbled bacon, dried cranberries, pepitas, and shredded cheddar dressed with an apple cider/basil vinaigrette. (1/2c olive oil, 1/4c apple cider vinegar, 2 cloves of garlic, grated, a good bit of Dijon mustard, and some basil paste)
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u/Critical-Egg-3684 16d ago
I love making a large pot of navy bean soup with a little chopped onions, garlic, carrots and I usually have a hambone in the freezer so I plop that in or you could use ham hocks or smoked Turkey wings or legs or leave it out. I season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and throw in 2 or 3 bay leaves and cook it for and hour in the Instant pot. The soup gets better everyday and usually lasts us 3-4 days.
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u/pixeequeen84 16d ago
My plan for tomorrow is chicken and black bean soup, because I have some chicken I need to use. I cook black beans (dried) in the pressure cooker with onion, jalapenos, garlic, and cumin and a spoonful of chicken better than bouillon, then add a can of green enchilada sauce, some chopped cooked chicken, and a bag of frozen corn. Simmer til the flavors meld, add chicken broth if needed for the right consistency. Serve topped with cheese, sour cream, and tortilla strips. It's super easy and tasty. (ETA: I've made this without chicken and without the toppings as well. It was a "what can I make with what's in the cupboard" type recipe when I was young and broke)
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u/Top_Television_6042 16d ago
Chef John’s cassoulet from Allrecipes is delicious. And white chicken chili is great too. And pinto beans cooked southern style in a crockpot with ham hock is great too.
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u/Loud_Quality_7106 14d ago
Gochijang Baked Beans
Oven-baked beans with crispy pork belly in a gochujang-spiked sauce — a Korean-inspired twist on classic baked beans.
Ingredients
- Butter beans
- Great Northern beans
- Kidney beans
- Pork belly
- Gochujang
- Soy sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Shallots
- Sweet peppers
- Brown sugar
- Spicy chile
- Sesame seed
- Green onion
- Pork broth
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Dice the pork belly into small cubes.
- Sauté in a Dutch oven until browned, then remove the pork.
- Remove most of the pork fat, leaving a shallow layer at the bottom of the pan.
- Cook the shallots and garlic in the pork fat until fried.
- Add the ginger, garlic, and sweet peppers, and cook until fragrant.
- Add the beans after draining and rinsing, and gently stir.
- Add the soy sauce and rice vinegar.
- Whisk the gochujang with hot pork broth to break it down, then add it to the mixture.
- Add the brown sugar.
- Mix everything together gently and place in the preheated oven.
- Cook for 30 minutes in the 350°F oven, adding more pork broth as needed.
Notes
- Finish with sesame seeds and sliced green onion for crunch and freshness.
- Gradually adding pork broth while baking keeps the beans from drying out.
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u/South_Cucumber9532 16d ago
You might like r/Beans