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    Home » Main Dishes

    Easy Bean Recipes

    Beans are a super frugal food and can help you balance your food budget quite beautifully. These easy bean recipes are sure to please everyone at your table, meat eater or not.

    Whether you make a build your own burrito bar or tuck into a black bean pot pie, beans can play a supporting role in helping you eat well and spend less.

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    Easy Freezer Burrito Recipe with Chicken, Beans, & Cheese

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    Easy Bean Burritos with Green Chiles

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    Rice and Bean Soup (A Recipe for Leftovers)

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    Easy Veggie Curry Recipe (Vegetarian Recipe)

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    Burrito Pizza Recipe – Try this Easy Black Bean Pizza

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    Easy Black Bean and Rice Salad with Lime Dressing

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    Easy Instant Pot Bean Soup (Vegan Recipe)

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    Chicken Taco Soup

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    Split Pea Soup with Bacon

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    Nacho Bar

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    Homemade Chili Cheese Fries

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    Spicy Pork Chili with Pumpkin (91 cents/serving)

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    White Bean Salad Recipe

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    Sheetpan Nachos with Chicken

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    Quinoa Chili Recipe (93 cents/serving)

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