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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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    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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    Taco Layer Dip Recipe (52 cents/serving)

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    Instant Pot Refried Beans (17 cents/cup)

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    Beef Chimichanga Recipe (61 cents each)

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    Easy Chili Cheese Burritos

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    Bean and Beef Burritos (63 cents/each)

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    Homemade Mexican Bean Tostadas (56 cents each!)

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    Freezer Burritos with Chicken, Beans, & Cheese (49 cents each!)

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    Best Ever White Bean Chicken Chili (82 cents/serving)

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