Main Ingredient: Beans/Legumes
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Lentil Walnut Burgers
Walnuts add a little crunch and brown rice takes the place of bread crumbs making these savory vegetarian burgers a great gluten-free meal. Serve with a green salad or cooked greens.
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Summer Baked Beans
For a shortcut, use 4 1/2 cups no-salt-added canned beans instead of soaking and boiling dried beans; be sure to rinse and drain canned beans thoroughly before using.
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Zesty Adzuki Bean Salad
Bring this adzuki bean salad to a picnic as a new and nutritious alternative to potato or pasta salads.
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Learn to Cook: White Beans
Cooking beans at home is renowned as a simple way to save money and provide the base for many a healthy meal. It requires little effort and they're easy to keep on hand in the fridge or freezer. And then you can quickly put together everything from basic beans and rice (seasoned differently in different cultures) to soups, salads, dips and spreads.
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Sunny Hummus with Dippers
A simple tasty tactic uses toasted sunflower seeds sprinkled on top of hummus to give it additional richness and crunch when served with raw vegetable and pretzel dippers. For a boost of color and flavor, stir some paprika into the hummus along with the sunflower seeds.
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Hoppin' John
A steaming bowl of this thick soup is said to bring good luck for the coming year, but you don't have to serve it only on your New Year's menu. Smoky ham and vegetables add depth of flavor to simple black-eyed peas and rice. Note that the black-eyed peas need to be soaked for at least 6 hours ahead of time.
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Creamy Black Bean Soup
Garnish this thick, velvety soup with an extra dollop of sour cream and pinch of chopped fresh thyme, if you like.
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Flourless Brownies
No one will ever guess the secret ingredient in this recipe: black beans!
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Red Lentil Burgers
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the Renegade Lunch Lady Chef Ann Cooper and her book Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed our Children. These lentil patties are delicious as well as healthful, and can be served as a burger on a whole grain bun, or as an entree with rice and some grilled veggies.
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Homemade Black Bean Burgers
These easy-to-assemble burgers can be shaped ahead of time and cooked off when you’re ready to eat.
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