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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.

    pork chili in a bowl marked ENJOY with a plate of tortilla chips.

    Spicy Pork Chili with Pumpkin (91 cents/serving)

    chili with toppings in white bowl.

    What to Serve with Chili: 20+ Toppings, Bases, & Sides

    close overhead shot of white bean salad in black bowl.

    White Bean Salad Recipe

    close up of corner of sheetpan filled with nachos topped with cilantro and jalapeno slices.

    Sheetpan Nachos with Chicken

    ladleful of quinoa chili in front of a black background.

    Quinoa Chili Recipe (93 cents/serving)

    brown pie plate holding taco layer dip.

    Taco Layer Dip Recipe (52 cents/serving)

    refried beans topped with cheese and cilantro in large flowered bowl.

    Instant Pot Refried Beans (17 cents/cup)

    pair of chimichangas in baking dish topped with sauce, cheese, and chopped scallions.

    Beef Chimichanga Recipe (61 cents each)

    halves of chili cheese burrito stacked on a plate with chips and guacamole.

    Easy Chili Cheese Burritos

    two bean and beef burritos on a white dinner plate topped with sauce, cheese, and cilantro.

    Bean and Beef Burritos (63 cents/each)

    ingredients for burrito bar

    Burrito Bar: How to Build Your Own

    bean tostada on a white plate

    Homemade Mexican Bean Tostadas (56 cents each!)

    wrapped burritos in bag and on table

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

    white bowl of chili with spoon and cloth nearby

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

    side view of turkey and black bean taco

    Baked Ground Turkey & Black Bean Tacos

    cut open black bean pot pie

    Try Black Bean Pot Pie for Your Next Meatless Monday

    pepper belly in gratin dish on plaid cloth

    Enjoy Pepper Bellies for a Quick & Easy Supper

    bowl of chili with toppings and fritos

    Chihuahua Beer Chili Recipe

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