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Beans & Lentils

A pot of soup containing chunks of squash, white beans, spinach, tomatoes, and ground meat, with a wooden spoon scooping some out.

Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup

A bowl of mixed bean salad with kidney beans, black beans, corn, green bell peppers, and onions being served with wooden utensils.

Easy 5 Bean Salad

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad - This chicken pasta salad is loaded with flavor, ready in minutes, and showcases Mediterranean-inspired ingredients! It’s perfect for summer potlucks and barbecues (no mayo!) and feeds a crowd. Or make it as an EASY family dinner with planned leftovers!

Mediterranean Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad

A bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts salad.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Quinoa Chickpea Salad

Green Thai Chicken Coconut Curry - An EASY, one-skillet curry that’s ready in 20 minutes and tastes BETTER than from a Thai restaurant!! It's healthy comfort food that tastes AMAZING!!

Green Thai Chicken Coconut Curry

Texas Caviar - You don't need to buy this FAST and EASY crave-worthy appetizer or snack recipe made with Tex-Mex inspired ingredients including black eyed peas, tomatoes, corn, avocado, and a seasoned lime-cumin dressing! Serve it as a dip with tortilla chips at your next backyard barbecue, picnic, game day party, or for a holiday party. It's good luck to eat black eyed peas in the new year!

Texas Caviar

Black Bean Burgers - This will be your new FAVORITE black bean burger recipe! EASY, full of great texture, flavor, and tastes just like a great burger - minus the meat! Can be GRILLED or BAKED!

Black Bean Burgers

Dr Pepper Baked Beans - Not just any baked beans, these EASY baked beans with bacon, onions and peppers, also have Dr Pepper to give them FANTASTIC depth of flavor! Sweet-and-tangy, savory, hearty, and your NEW favorite baked beans recipe! Great side dish to serve at backyard barbecues, summer holidays, tailgating and game day parties, or anytime you need a comfort food recipe!

Dr Pepper Baked Beans

Taco Spaghetti - Tender spaghetti noodles are tossed in a creamy cheese sauce along with seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, green chiles, black beans, and cilantro! The PERFECT family-friendly weeknight dinner recipe that's super EASY and ready in 30 minutes!

Taco Spaghetti

Red Beans and Rice - Louisiana style red beans and rice is a Southern comfort food classic that's EASY to make! Complete with Andouille sausage, ham, Creole seasoning, tender red beans, and plenty of fluffy rice, this dish packs some spiciness but it'll leave you coming back for more!

Red Beans and Rice

Cowboy Stew - All the cowboys, cowgirls, and meat lovers are going to LOVE this EASY stew recipe with ground beef, bacon, and sausage! There are also beans, potatoes, and corn simmered in a flavorful chili powder, smoked paprika, and cumin broth. Ready in 45 minutes, this is pure hearty comfort food that the whole family will enjoy! 

Cowboy Stew

A bowl of crock pot pasta e fagioli soup.

Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli Soup

A bowl filled with roasted vegetables and chickpeas, with a spoon drizzling sauce over the top.

Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Buddha Bowl

A bowl of chicken and chickpea salad.

Chicken and Chickpea Soup with Vegetables

Pasta e Fagioli al Forno - Learn how to make this classic, Italian, comfort-food pasta recipe at home in just one hour! Chock full of juicy Italian sausage, tender penne pasta and cannellini beans, and a rich homemade red sauce with fabulous depth of flavor! Plus there are three types of cheeses used in this family-favorite recipe everyone will be begging you to make again! 

Pasta e Fagioli al Forno

Instant Pot Black Beans – Learn how to EASILY make PERFECT black beans in an Instant Pot in just ONE hour! Substitute these superior tasting homemade black beans in any recipe that calls for canned black beans including soups, chili, casseroles, burritos, tacos, or your favorite Mexican recipes!

Instant Pot Black Beans

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