Looking for new recipes you can make with food you already have in your pantry? We got you.
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Now that we've all been cooking meals in our kitchens on a daily basis, you may find that you're looking for a new recipe to help break up the monotony. Or maybe you stocked up on cans of beans and are looking to jazz them up. Perhaps you don't fit into either category but are in the market for some plant-based meals you can make at home. Whatever your needs, the following recipes will hopefully cause you to never look at beans the same way again!
Eating Bird Food / Via eatingbirdfood.com
This recipe calls for 2½ cups of black beans (roughly 1 pound) that blend together with carrots, onions, and other goodness for a hearty and filling soup.
Ela Vegan / Via elavegan.com
Two cups of cannellini beans combine with tomato sauce, garlic, onions, and peppers for a delicious plant-based sloppy joe recipe.
Simply Quinoa / Via simplyquinoa.com
Layers of warm refried beans, queso, guacamole, and pico de gallo in this recipe will look impressively made and will leave you dreaming about it for days afterward.
Rabbit and Wolves / Via rabbitandwolves.com
Yep, the "chicken" patties in this tasty recipe are made from cannellini beans! Absolute wizardry, I say.
Vegan Huggs / Via veganhuggs.com
Easy for beginner chefs to prepare, this chickpea curry recipe truly lives up to its name.
Rebel Recipes / Via rebelrecipes.com
Red kidney beans and chickpeas are the featured legumes in this recipe, which blends lots of veggies together for a yummy warm meal.
The Curious Chickpea / Via thecuriouschickpea.com
This meatball recipe requires only 10 ingredients — 3 cups of chickpeas and 2 cups of rice being two of them — and will wow meat eaters and vegetarians alike.
The Wanderlust Kitchen / Via thewanderlustkitchen.com
This recipe for a white bean skillet comes together in under half an hour. Serve with bread, over rice, or with whatever you have in your pantry!
Delish Knowledge / Via delishknowledge.com
Layers of black bean–and–zucchini chili and cornmeal crust in this recipe officially have me drooling.
Yumsome / Via yumsome.com
This tasty recipe can be made in just one pan — not that you'd ever notice it by the taste!
Pasta Based / Via pastabased.com
If you're looking at these photos and wondering where the white beans are, you won't find them easily! In this recipe, they're blended together to make the Alfredo sauce itself!
A Virtual Vegan / Via avirtualvegan.com
Black bean burgers are a familiar dish to vegetarians and vegans everywhere. Learn how to make your own with this zesty recipe.
I Love Vegan / Via ilovevegan.com
Need a recipe that uses pantry staples and comes together within 45 minutes? Look no further.
14. Vegan Burritos
Vegan Heaven / Via veganheaven.org
Black beans are the star of this delicious burrito recipe that you can make with canned black beans and canned corn. Make a bunch and save them for a full week of lunches!
The Simple Veganista / Via simple-veganista.com
If you have amassed a lot of crackers in your quarantine kitchen, use them up with this classic recipe for spinach and artichoke dip.
Vegan Huggs / Via veganhuggs.com
If you're looking for a tomato soup recipe that is really filling, try this one!
Delish Knowledge / Via delishknowledge.com
One can of chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) can morph into these meatless "chicken" nuggets if you have a food processor or blender at home!
Veggies Don't Bite / Via veggiesdontbite.com
This recipe is so good, you'll forget that you're eating a can of beans.
Rebel Recipes / Via rebelrecipes.com
If you have white beans, you're already well on your way to this delicious-looking soup recipe.
From My Bowl / Via frommybowl.com
This "dump and bake" recipe is simple to put together: Toss rice, chickpeas, broth, milk, and veggies and you're on your way to a filling meal.
The Simple Veganista / Via simple-veganista.com
If you aren't stocked up with canned baked beans in your home, try making your own with this recipe for dried beans.
Vegan Blueberry / Via veganblueberry.com
If you've never made a chickpea salad, you must try this recipe! You can use it in sandwiches, salads, or anything else you'd use chicken or tuna salad in.
Two Spoons / Via twospoons.ca
I don't know about you, but nachos are one of my comfort foods. Learn how to make a spread like you see here with this recipe.
24. The Best Hummus
From My Bowl / Via frommybowl.com
Have chickpeas, will make hummus. Get the recipe here.
25. Vegan Red Beans and Rice
Thyme and Joy / Via thymeandjoy.com
This recipe can be used with dried beans or canned beans or made with an Instant Pot.
Ela Vegan / Via elavegan.com
Cooked white beans are the star of this simple recipe for a savory and satisfying soup.
Bites of Wellness / Via bitesofwellness.com
Black beans, salsa, and cumin spice are all you need to make this quick and easy recipe.
The Simple Veganista / Via simple-veganista.com
Give your regular pasta salad some oomph by using this recipe and adding a can of chickpeas.
Healthy Living James / Via healthylivingjames.co.uk
There's not much better than a stew to cook in these trying times — try this recipe, which features beans and sweet potatoes!
Vegan Bell / Via veganbell.com
Need a breakfast dish that uses beans? You're all set with this recipe for a chickpea scramble that's filling and full of veggies.
Bakerita / Via bakerita.com
This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and a total crowd-pleaser.
Cozy Peach Kitchen / Via cozypeachkitchen.com
If you have an Instant Pot, this recipe comes together quicker than you can say, "I'm hungry."
Healthy Midwestern Girl / Via healthymidwesterngirl.com
Another recipe where you can't exactly *see* where the beans are...but they are actually used in this sauce for a scrumptious mac 'n' cheese!
The Vegan 8 / Via thevegan8.com
This recipe will show you how to make a hearty and chunky tomato sauce to spread on top of the pasta of your choice.
35. Cowboy Beans
Contentedness Cooking / Via contentednesscooking.com
Yeehaw! This recipe requires *6* cups of beans to make a stewlike meal that anyone would love.
Lazy Cat Kitchen / Via lazycatkitchen.com
The fennel in this particular stew gives a unique flavor that's bound to excite whoever's sitting at your dinner table. Get the recipe here.
Build Your Bite / Via buildyourbite.com
You can use up so many canned goodies in this stir-fry recipe: canned corn, canned water chestnuts, and canned chickpeas!
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Another meatball recipe? You bet. This recipe also uses chickpeas but is extra spicy — taste buds, beware!
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