Recipes with tinned beans
Got a tin of beans? Then you’ve got a meal in the making. This collection has all sorts of ideas for canned haricots, cannellini, butter, kidney, borlotti and mixed beans in it – and you might be surprised at what you can create, and it’s not just stews and casseroles.
Most of these recipes use at least one if not two large tins of beans.
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Chilli recipes
Leftover beef and bean chilli
Using leftover slow cooked brisket in this chilli fast-tracks the flavour, which is then amped up with chipotle and cumin.
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Casserole recipes
Chicken sausage casserole
A deeply satisfying one-pot, this chicken sausage casserole combines light chicken sausages, chorizo and creamy beans in a rich sauce.
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Easy vegan recipes
Prebranac (caramelised-onion baked beans)
Georgina Hayden's prebranac recipe - slow-cooked butter beans with caramelised onions - takes homemade baked beans to the next level.
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Clam recipes
Mussels and clams with beans and sobrasada
For dinner with a difference, try this impressive mussels recipe. Simmer mussels and clams with sherry, white beans and sobrasada sausage.
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Delicious recipes for one person
Scotch egg toast
The pub classic is reworked with a healthy twist in our scotch egg toast recipe. Pile eggs, butter beans and chicken onto wholegrain toast.
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Chilli recipes
Smoky vegan chilli
Serve up a smoky vegan chilli with our easy recipe. This plant-based chilli is packed with aubergine and black beans plus a hint of chipotle.
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Slow cook recipes
Beef cheek and bean ragù
Perfect with pasta or crusty bread, this rich beef cheek and cannellini bean ragu can be cooked in the oven or simmer in the slow cooker.
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Brunch recipes
Easy huevos rancheros
When it comes to breakfast, huevos rancheros is the full Mexican and a weekend-treat that deserves to become your classic – plus it comes in at just £2.50 a portion.
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Recipes with tinned beans
Veggie bean casserole with pesto garlic croûtes
This hearty veggie bean casserole makes a great option for lunch or a Christmas buffet. Serve with crisp pesto toasts.
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Recipes with tinned beans
Sausage, fennel and flageolet bean traybake
Sausages slow-cooked with lemon, fennel and flagelot beans is one low-effort, maxmium flavour dinner. Batch cook and freeze extra portions.
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Healthy fish recipes
Spiced fish cakes with rice and bean salad
For a quick, healthy fish supper with a difference, try our jerk-spiced fish cakes served with a filling rice and kidney bean salad.
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Healthy makeover recipes
Smoked fish pie with butterbean mash
Our easy smoked fish pie is topped with butterbean mash for a nutritious, lower-carb take on the family favourite. You can make it ahead, too.
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Budget recipes
Sausage and butter bean bake
This garlicky sausage and butter bean bake only needs one-pan and can be on the table in just over 30 minutes. A midweek winner.
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Summer roast recipes
Ibérico pork loin with sherry roasted tomatoes, peppers and butter beans
Serve Iberico pork loin with roasted tomatoes, peppers and butter beans. A fuss-free twist on a classic pork roast with summery flavours.
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Midweek meal recipes
Baked rainbow trout and butter bean gratin
This easy dinner will be on the table in just 30 minutes. Butter bean and leek gratin with sourdough breadcrumbs and baked rainbow trout.
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Butter bean recipes
Crisp and sticky kale and butter beans with balsamic vinegar
This hearty, textured winter side dish combines sticky balsamic kale with fluffy butter beans. Enjoy as a side or simply as a healthy vegan lunch!
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