Posts Tagged “beans”

Creamy Spinach Dip

Creamy Spinach Dip

Rich avocado and puréed white beans give this crowd-pleasing, healthy Spinach Dip its creamy texture. Serve with carrots, celery and red bell pepper for dipping. Our Health Starts Here® recipes celebrate naturally flavorful whole foods by limiting added sodium and containing no extracted oils or refined sweeteners. From Whole Foods Market   Serves 8 Ingredients…

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Celery Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Cream

Celery Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Cream

Celery Bites from Whole Foods Market   Makes 24   Cool crunchy celery is the perfect carrier for delicious, dairy-free roasted red pepper topping.   Ingredients 4 ounces extra-firm silken tofu 2 green onions, chopped 1 roasted red pepper (water packed), drained and chopped 1 cup cooked no-salt-added white beans, rinsed and drained 2 teaspoons…

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Mexican-style pork with chilli, kidney beans and tomatoes

Mexican-style pork with chilli, kidney beans and tomatoes

From Sainsbury’s Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking time: 30 Minutes   Ingredients 2 tablespoons organic sunflower oil 1 organic onion, chopped 3 cloves organic garlic, crushed 1 organic green pepper, chopped 450g organic minced pork 1 organic red chilli, deseeded and chopped 1 tablespoon organic tomato puree 240g can organic chopped tomatoes 250ml…

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Slow Cooker White Chili

Slow Cooker White Chili

From Whole Foods Market   Serves 10 to 12   In a modern twist on a game-day classic, cauliflower turns into the surprisingly creamy base for this white bean and chicken chili with mild poblano peppers. Serve sprinkled with sliced green onions and shredded mild cheddar .   Ingredients 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1…

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Beef and Beans Tacos

Beef and Beans Tacos

From Stop and Shop   Adding spices to no-salt added tomato sauce creates a flavorful, spicy taco and keeps sodium to a low 210 mg per serving; and swapping beans for some of the traditional meat adds fiber and reduces fat and calories!   Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 1/2 lb 90% lean ground beef 1/2…

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Bean by Bean – a cookbook by Crescent Dragonwagon – review

Bean by Bean – a cookbook by Crescent Dragonwagon – review

Bean by Bean, it sounds like a wholesome and perhaps hippie subject and when one notices the name of the author, Crescent Dragonwagon, then one will be convinced that one will have incense burning and tie-dye dishcloths as kitchen companions to this book. Take the trouble to actually open the cover and you will appreciate…

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Beans – A History by Ken Albala – review

Beans – A History by Ken Albala – review

I was expecting a pamphlet. What is there to say about beans? Well, lots and it’s much more interesting than I had supposed. The author, Ken Albala, already has a good track record for writing food-related books. His others include Eating Right in the Renaissance and The Banquet: Dining in the Great Courts of Late…

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