American beans recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

Mixed Bean Soup with Andouille or Ham (A Gift in Jar Holiday Idea)

Make up your own dry bean and lentil variety or purchase ready-made. Aim…

Simple Chicken Stew

Easy and healthy chicken stew

Jumbo Lump "Crab-less" Cakes

Here is a nice cruelty-free alternative to crab cakes. Serve them hot with a great sauce, some potatoes and corn and you have a nice meal.

Burrito Pie

This month we are trying out our favorite “international” recipes. The Husband and I love Mexican food. I used to make a variation of this recipe…

Red Beans n Rice 400pp@ 1c beans 1/3c rice

Vegetarian Pinto Beans

A family crock-pot favorite. Simple, easy, and delicious.

Red Beans and Rice

16 Bean Soup

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

This is a great high protein snack or appetizer. Add other elements such as artichoke hearts, olives or mixed veggies to create diverse variations…

Vegetarian Black Bean Burger

Great food for you veggie-heads!

smoky refried beans

Green bean Bake

Beans, Greens and Sausage Soup

I found a mix of baby winter greens to use with this, but you can use whatever you like from spinach and chard to baby kale.

Green Bean Casserole

Crock pot lentil soup

I love lentil soup and I must not be alone in that love because when I used to buy canned soup I loved a particular brand’s lentil soup and it was…