Healthy bean recipes
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Saucy bean baked eggs
Make these five-ingredient baked eggs with tomatoes and beans using storecupboard staples. It's a quick, easy, tasty and healthy dish
Spanish pork shoulder steaks with beans
Providing all five of your 5-a-day, this flavour-packed butterbean stew pairs perfectly with lean pork shoulder steaks – perfect to enjoy after a workout
Black bean tortilla with salsa
Make this frittata for a quick, easy and healthy lunch option, making the most of storecupboard ingredients and packing in three of your 5-a-day
Double bean & roasted pepper chilli
This warming vegetarian chilli is a low-fat, healthy option that packs in the veggies and flavour. Serve with Tabasco sauce, soured cream or yoghurt.
Spicy meatballs with chilli black beans
Give your favourite meatballs a healthy makeover with this low fat, low calorie, low GI recipe with turkey mince, black beans and avocado
Tuna, asparagus & white bean salad
A nourishing spring salad, ready in minutes
Mango salad with avocado and black beans
Get four of your five-a-day with this healthy salad of mango, avocado and beans. It's a nutritional powerhouse that's also vegan and gluten free
Prosciutto, kale & butter bean stew
Whip up this healthy stew in just 25 minutes with prosciutto, kale and butter beans. It's a low-calorie, low-fat dinner with three of your 5-a-day
Smashed cannellini bean tartine
A mix of garlic, chilli, parsley and smashed cannellini beans top these no-cook tartines along with feta and tomatoes. They're quick and easy, and healthy, too
Cannellini bean, cherry tomato & red onion salad
A superhealthy salad that counts as 3 of your 5-a-day and is low fat - great for al fresco eating
Pan-cooked feta with beetroot salsa & bean mash
Whip up this budget vegetarian dinner in minutes - pile slices of light feta onto cannellini bean mash and top with tangy beetroot salsa
Warm winter bean salad with chicken
Banish the winter blues with our warm winter bean salad with chicken. Try to get butter beans from a jar as they’re generally softer and more flavourful
Easy vegetarian chilli
Rustle up our easy veggie chilli. It's a great recipe for batch-cooking – you can easily double it if you have a pan big enough, and freeze the rest
Refried beans
Try this recipe for homemade refried beans. They work equally well as a party dip served with nachos, or as an accompaniment to a larger Tex-Mex-style meal.
Three bean salad with mozzarella
This substantial salad features a delicious mix of cannellini, kidney and green beans, and is ideal for a summer picnic
Black bean soup with chunky raita
Rustle up this spice-rich soup and hearty raita for a tasty and speedy lunch. It's also healthy, delivering four of your 5-a-day
