Bean Recipes

In our previous article last month, we discussed how we might want to make Ranch-Style Beans at home and introduced some interesting ideas related to these beans. This time we give you the recipes.

Have you ever had those wonderful canned Ranch-Style Beans? You can make something fairly similar (and perhaps even something better) at home. In this article, we explain the history of these beans and discuss how we might make them at home. (There's also a low-sodium angle to all this....)

I've gotta be kidding, right? Not really. You can make a surprisingly good pie with pinto beans. It tastes like pecan pie (especially if you add pecans) and is often called simply "Mock Pecan Pie." Come take a look at these simple and extremely interesting recipes for bean pie.

Here's a reasonably easy-to-prepare dish that uses bow-tie pasta, broccoli (that's the trees), kidney beans, and spaghetti sauce to create a hearty side dish or meatless main-dish casserole.

Here's a fun recipe with a Southern flavor: greens with beans. With garlic, tomatoes, a little red pepper, and your favorite greens, you can make a delicious pot of greens that includes terrific canned cannellini or white kidney beans. Check it out.

Bean Lovers has been here since November, 1999, and has brought you exactly 51 articles and recipes (counting this one). Which ones are the best? Which ones have generated the most interest and been read by the most people since the beginning? Which ones are the editor's favorites? And, by extension, ...

Here's a great bean soup made from dry great northern beans, a few vegetables, and an interesting sprinkle-on topping of crumbled bacon, parsley, brown sugar, and lemon rind. Give it a try next time you're in the mood for a warm, delicious soup.

Hold on there! Sweet potato burritos? Who are you kidding? And what do they have to do with beans? Well, let me tell you... These interesting burritos have both mashed sweet potatos and lots of kidney beans. Add some unexpected other ingredients and you've got something you've got to try to ...

Out of Louisiana comes this tasty mixture of red beans, ham, two kinds of sausage, and, of course, spices. Served with rice, this authentic Creole dish will brighten the day of just about anyone who enjoys spicy foods.

Want a cookbook that focuses on beans? We can help. Listed here, with brief comments, are the top five best-selling bean books on Amazon.com (the only place I could figure out how to get a list of best-selling bean books). Come take a look.