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Bean recipes
Can someone give me a really really good bean recipe? I'm trying to branch out my eating habits and spend less at the grocery store. In the past I haven't liked too many beans, but I'm going to give it one last try and see how it goes.
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Updated 9-2-12
Re: Bean recipes
How have you made beans before that you didn't like? What kind were they, and what didn't you like?
I wouldn't say I'm crazy for beans, but I love black bean soup or chili, black-eyed peas with smoked meat or bacon and greens (and cornbread, of course!), or white beans in a brothy soup. Oh or 'refried' black beans!
This is one way i like beans:
Heat 1 small tortilla
Meanwhile:
In a pan heat a tiny bit of oil, add black beans (canned or pre-cooked), already cooked brown rice and emerald valley salsa (other salsas don't taste as good, but if you have a favorite, it might work). Sprinkle with shredded cheese (colby jack is good). Pile onto tortilla and serve (with plain yogurt or sour cream, if desired). If you eat corn, it tastes even better with a little bit of frozen corn added at the beginning.
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I love mulligatawny, but I don't think I've ever had one with pureed lentils! Mine were always still in the soup. Anyways, lentils are legumes, and I wouldn't really categorize them like a bean.
There really isn't a set bean one has to use in chili, you can make it with any beans. Maybe they were canned beans, or overcooked.
I love this - http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/favorite-tortilla-and-black-bean-pie
They've been my obsession lately, too. Have you tried this recipe for mock tuna salad sandwiches? I follow it pretty loosely and don't think it tastes quite like tuna but it's reallly good!
You could try falafel and hummus. They use garbanzo beans but they're so mashed up that you don't get the bean texture.
Black bean veggie burgers are good without the bean texture. This recipe is pretty good, although I have a different one from a cookbook that's even better. let me know if you end up trying veggie burgers and I'll type it out for you.
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If you cook your own beans instead of adding canned you'll be able to control the doneness and texture of them.
Jeff has texture issues with food, and used to hate beans. Now that he's realized we can cook dried ones he's happier. As for recipes, I really love Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Stew.
We're also fans of Quinoa, Chicken & Lentil Stew. No beans, just lentils. : )
I also like roasting chickpeas in the oven and just eating them as a snack. You can roast them until they're crispy, you can do it until they're kind of chewy. I like them both ways.
Here's a recipe for that chickpea salad. I make variations of it depending on the ingredients I have.
Smashed Chickpea Salad
Inspired by ?wichcraft
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons pitted, halved and very thinly sliced black olives
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Zest and juice from half a lemon (if you?ve got one of those sad, juiceless lemons, use both sides for juice)
Couple good pinches of salt
A few grinds of black pepper
A few glugs of olive oil (the original is quite oily, like bread-soaking oily, I went a little lighter. Both ways are delicious)
Mix everything but the olive oil in a small to midsize bowl. Very lightly smash the chickpea mixture with the back of a fork or a potato masher. You?re not looking for a hummus-like puree but something closer to a coarse chop with a few smaller bits to hold it together. Add the glugs of olive oil, mix it lightly and enjoy.
This is also awesome as a sandwich on toasted bread, and it needs nothing else on it. But, if you want to doll it up, here are some ideas: A slice of roasted red pepper (as they do at ?wichcraft), watercress (ditto), a slice of pickled garlicky red pepper (our way). We schmeared the bread with a tahini dressing, which was just tahini, lemon juice and a minced garlic clove thinned with water, but if you?ve got some harissa, I bet that would also be delicious.
My newest obsession: Crunchy Garbanzos.
1 can chickpeas, rinsed & drained. Coat w/ some olive oil, spread on a baking sheet. Sprinkle on some chili powder & a little sea salt. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
AMAZING. Be careful. You will easily be able to eat the entire can & GI distress will occur.
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DH and I have black bean chimichangas fairly often. Saute chopped peppers & onions (we include some jalapenos for kick), add a can of black beans until heated through. Combine that with shredded cheddar in a bowl, spoon into warmed tortillas. Fold bottom of tortilla up and fold in sides to make a packet. Place in pan used for the veggies and cook on both sides until brown & crispy. We have it with guac and sweet corn. Yummy!
I looove lentils. We eat lots of Indian meals with lentils, like Dal. This Curried Red Lentil Soup is AWESOME. DH's favorite meal is Channa Masala, which is chickpeas in a brown gravy-live sauce made of diced tomatoes and a bunch of spices.