Beans/Legumes

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:16:33 +0000

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

This healthy spinach salad recipe uses one avocado two ways: half goes into a healthy creamy ranch dressing and the other half of the avocado gets chopped to top the spinach salad.

Moroccan Lentil Soup

Sarah Hoff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:53:35 +0000

Moroccan Lentil Soup

Like most soups, this healthy Moroccan lentil soup recipe gets better with time, so make it a day ahead if you can—or try our easy slow cooker/crock pot recipe variation.

Veggistrone

Erin McCormick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:26:08 +0000

Veggistrone

This vegetable-packed minestrone soup recipe is inspired by a popular Weight Watchers vegetable soup recipe. It makes a big pot of soup, so keep some in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and freeze the rest of the vegetable minestrone soup in single-serve portions. That way you always have an easy, delicious vegetable soup to start your meal or to eat for lunch. Think of this vegetable minestrone recipe as a starting point for other healthy soup variations, too: toss in leftover chopped cooked chicken or whole-wheat pasta or brown rice to make it more satisfying.

Slow-Cooker Moroccan Lentil Soup

Erin McCormick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:06:53 +0000

Slow-Cooker Moroccan Lentil Soup

Like most soups, this Moroccan lentil soup recipe gets better with time as the complex seasonings have time to develop. Make it a day ahead if you can—this easy slow cooker/crock pot recipe variation makes it a cinch to get the soup cooking while you do other things.

Butternut Squash & Tomato Posole

Erin McCormick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:34:58 +0000

Butternut Squash & Tomato Posole

Posole is a traditional Mexican stew most often made with pork and hominy (dried corn kernels that have been treated to soften the hull) cooked in a fragrant chile-based sauce. In this quick vegetarian recipe, we rely on the meatiness of pinto beans and butternut squash combined with hand-crushed whole tomatoes to make a satisfying stew.

Vegetarian Quinoa & Squash Casserole

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:00:45 +0000

Vegetarian Quinoa & Squash Casserole

An aromatic mixture of garlic, paprika, cumin, coriander, allspice and cayenne flavors this vegetarian quinoa and squash casserole recipe. Frozen squash is a super-easy topping.

Spaghetti Genovese

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Spaghetti Genovese

Traditionally, this Italian pasta recipe combines pasta and pesto with potatoes and green beans. In our recipe for Spaghetti Genovese we give pesto a nutritional boost by adding spinach and toss it all together with fiber-rich whole-wheat pasta for a warm, comforting weeknight meal. Serve with escarole and radicchio salad.

Curried Lentil Stuffed Squash

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:42:35 +0000

Curried Lentil Stuffed Squash

In this stuffed squash recipe, a spicy red lentil curry stew fills acorn squash. If you find them at your market use tasty jarred piquillo peppers in this.

Grilled Green Beans with Horseradish Ketchup

Erin McCormick — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:17:44 +0000

Grilled Green Beans with Horseradish Ketchup

Grilled green beans? Absolutely! Make this grilled green beans with horseradish ketchup recipe in a grill basket if you have one, otherwise improvise with a piece of heavy-duty foil. Cook a steak or pork chops on the grill at the same time and dinner is done.

Mushroom & String Bean Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:59:37 +0000

Mushroom & String Bean Salad

This green bean salad recipe is a versatile warm-weather side dish that is great made a few hours ahead. Serve it room temperature or cold.

Spicy Stir-Fried String Beans

Erin McCormick — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:09:15 +0000

Spicy Stir-Fried String Beans

Skip greasy takeout and try this easy stir-fried green beans recipe. If you don’t have a wok, you can make these stir-fried green beans just as well in a skillet.

String Beans & Summer Squash

Erin McCormick — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:42:56 +0000

String Beans & Summer Squash

In this summery recipe for summer squash and green beans, cooking the string beans and summer squash in a little seasoned broth adds flavor with minimal effort. Try any fresh herb you have on hand and swap yellow summer squash for zucchini if you prefer.

Zesty Shrimp & Black Bean Salad

Erin McCormick — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:23:35 +0000

Zesty Shrimp & Black Bean Salad

Loaded with fresh tomatoes, peppers and cilantro and seasoned with cumin and chile, this shrimp and black bean salad recipe has all the flavors of a great fresh salsa and is a quick and easy no-cook recipe. Serve with tortilla chips or fresh corn tortillas.

Zesty Shrimp & Black Bean Salad for Two

Erin McCormick — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:17:35 +0000

Zesty Shrimp & Black Bean Salad for Two

Chopped Tandoori Chicken Salad

Erin McCormick — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:31:27 +0000

Chopped Tandoori Chicken Salad

Tandoori chicken is a traditional Northern Indian dish of spiced yogurt-marinated chicken cooked in a clay oven. In this tandoori chicken salad recipe we grill chicken and toss it in a salad with grilled tomatoes and cucumber.