Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari) by John Spottiswood

Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried potatoes, and cumin seed. You can change out the other vegetables (spinach is a nice addition as it adds to the creaminess of the dish). Make sure you fry the cumin seed and potatoes over sufficiently high heat that the cumin…

Good Luck Black-Eyed Pea Crockpot Chili by Salad Foodie

Ensuring good luck for the New Year means including black-eyed peas on your menu. This chili makes for a hearty crockpot dish with "attitude" for New Year's Eve. I based it on a recipe from Phyllis Good's Fix-it and Forget It Christmas Cookbook, and liked the results so much I won't limit making this just at New Year's. Add corn…

Pork and Hominy Chili by Nancy Miyasaki

Rosemary-scented lentils and sausage by Kimberly Lindstrom

Best. lentils. Ever.

William's Texas Beans by Joe Schmelzer

Awesome baked beans.

Vermont Baked Beans by Micheline

These are my favourite baked beans because they remain white when cooked and just sweet enough. I always double the recipe. Freezes well.

Chickpeas Veggie Burger Patties by Gourmandelle LifestyleBlog

This recipe is perfect for camping trips because it doesn’t spoil fast and it is also very filling. I don’t normally fry veggies but I had to finish this dish super-fast and I chose the easy but not-so-healthy path. Anyway, even though I fried the burgers I used a small amount of oil and I also fried them for a very short time. The…

Tofu Patty by IwashitaAi

Delicious flavor of ginger and green onion patty use small amount of meat without using flour

Spanish Style Beans and Rice by Rich H

This vegan adaptation of traditional Spanish Style Beans and Rice is a nice light dish. Plate it with some fresh fruit slices for added color and flavor and you have a lovely, healthy dinner. If you choose to go more traditional, simply hard boil, peel and dice 2 eggs as a topping garnish and add it prior to serving.

Bean Soup, a Simple One by Dave McFarland

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the faster method, here. You can also do the slow method, and let it cook the whole time on low for 8 hours. This is the kind of soup the I like to make a little different, each time I make it.…

Country Style Beans by Beth Roan

These beans were so good!! My picky daughter even had seconds.

Falafel Salad by Food Wine Thyme

Egyptian Edamame Stew by RecipeKing

Egyptian Edamame Stew is a spicy take on the traditional Egyptian classic "ful medames". This recipe uses Edamame which is fresh green soybeans. It is found in the frozen section of most large supermarkets. It comes packaged both (in the shell) and shelled. You will need the shelled variety for this recipe. Total recipe time is just…

BLACK & NAVY BEAN VEGGIE BURGERS by Lillie Ann Passwaiter

PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES F. AND BAKE ON GREASED COOKIE SHEET WITH PARCHMENT PAPER TO KEEP FROM STICKING. Note: PATTIES CAN BE MADE LARGER TO LOOK LIKE BURGERS BY DOUBLING. ORGANIC BEANS CAN BE FRESH COOKED, DIVIDED INTO 1 CUP AND PUT INTO GLASS JARS FOR THE FREEZER.

Southern Style Rice and Beans by Rich H

We wanted to add a few ingredients to make this Southern style rice and bean dish a complete, balanced one-dish meal! Adding green bell pepper, peas and kale did the trick. And it's delicious too!