Quick and easy beans & lentils recipes with 500 or fewer calories

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Creole Style Butter Beans

Creole Style Butter Beans

Butter beans (another name for Lima beans) are super healthy and flavorful. I've been looking for a simple and flavorful way to cook these, and…

John Spottiswood
Apr 2011
Advanced
12 votes
10514 views
Homemade Refried Beans

Homemade Refried Beans

I'm ashamed to say that though I LOVE refried beans, this is the first time I've ever made them myself. It's just so easy to buy them in a can, or…

John Spottiswood
May 2012
Advanced
7 votes
8467 views
Caramelized Onions and Pecan Green Beans

Caramelized Onions and Pecan Green Beans

Sweet and Nutty Green Beans that everyone loves!

Tracy Rapp
Oct 2008
Intermediate
3 votes
6924 views
Beans with Burnt Ends

Beans with Burnt Ends

Burnt ends are the blackened parts of a brisket that has been smoked. Some people like to cut the ends off, pour on bbq sauce, and cook them another…

myra byanka
Mar 2013
Professional
2 votes
3848 views
Succotash with Fresh Herbs & Smoked Meat

Succotash with Fresh Herbs & Smoked Meat

To a great extent, succotash was another of the many gifts to the table from Native Americans. Corn, beans and…

Amos Miller
Dec 2012
Professional
2 votes
6489 views
Ranch Style Baked Beans

Ranch Style Baked Beans

Shannon Sweezy
Sep 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
4844 views
Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Jennifer Bass
Dec 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
2465 views
Four Bean Casserole

Four Bean Casserole

michelle
Nov 2010
Beginner
1 vote
1809 views
Skinny Classic Baked Beans

Skinny Classic Baked Beans

Your search might just be over…These classic baked beans are simply wonderful. You’ll love the ease of this recipe, too. Made with such a rich…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Sep 2012
Professional
1 vote
5348 views
Crockpot Pinto Beans

Crockpot Pinto Beans

Make these in the slow cooker, or stovetop, and bake some cornbread. Yum! Usually, I make pintos with tomato sauce, but chile sauce adds a nice…

myra byanka
Mar 2013
Professional
1 vote
3175 views
Coach's Favorite Baby Lima Beans

Coach's Favorite Baby Lima Beans

I have a dog park buddy (former basketball coach) I cook for, and he brought me this recipe a lady in his…

myra byanka
Apr 2013
Professional
1 vote
2239 views
Lentil Salad with Warm Spices

Lentil Salad with Warm Spices

Lentils are perfect for cold or room temperature salads. This salad features the warm flavors of cumin, coriander, ginger and turmeric. Red onion…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Jun 2013
Advanced
1 vote
3876 views
Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Baked Beans is a super easy recipe to prepare in the slow cooker. Made with canned beans and a blend of ketchup, molasses and spices!…

Eileen Kelly
Jul 2016
Advanced
1 vote
2439 views
Quick Baked Beans

Quick Baked Beans

This is a baked bean dish that is sweetened with maple syrup only. No ketchup or processed sugar.

Orph
Sep 2016
Intermediate
1 vote
3637 views
Black-Eyed Peas with Cumin

Black-Eyed Peas with Cumin

I had a craving for Black-Eyed peas this week so threw this together on the fly. It worked out really well. The chilli gives a kick but the small…

Mihir Shah
Jan 2009
Advanced
1 vote
4509 views