13 Recipes That Prove That Where There's a Bean, There's Dinner
Relatively inexpensive, long-lasting, versatile, and nutritious, beans check all the boxes. Beans win every award. Beans are like that annoying kid in high school who had a 4.3 GPA (like, how?). And lentils, which share all of beans' best qualities and are quick-cooking to boot—well, don't get us started. Is it...bad to eat legumes for every meal? (If it is, maybe we don't want to know.)
Whether you're working with canned beans, learning to cook 'em from dry, or making your way through a big bag of split red lentils, this list of easy, straightforward recipes is here for you.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Pearl Jones2/13Smashed Chickpea Salad
Smashed chickpea salad is the sole reason why I keep an extra can of chickpeas on the top shelf of my pantry. It’s my fallback plan when it’s 11 p.m. and I’m overcome with the urge to break my bad habits and pack my own damn lunch. It comes together in minutes, uses whatever I have on hand, and makes a seriously tasty lunch. Here's how to make it.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro3/13Just-Keeps-Getting-Better Lentil Salad
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Yekatarina Boytsova4/13Chicken Tinga Tostadas With Bacony Black Beans
Everything you could possibly want in a tostada (and then some): shredded chicken smothered with a smoky, spicy tomato salsa, bacony refried black beans, and a smattering of cilantro and cheese.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir12/13Kielbasa and Lentil Soup with Lots of Basil
