American beans recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

Pork and Hominy Chili

Lentils with Rice

Black Bean Burger

In an effort to eat healthier in the New Year, I decided to try my hand at making a black bean burger. Not too bad. I liked it a lot and this…

Southwestern Rice and Beans

A Tex-Mex favorite, cooked in a microwave.

Easy Crock Pot Chili Beans

These require no real work, no soaking, no defrosting, just dump it into a crock pot go to bed and by morning you have dinner or plug in the pot…

Red Beans & Rice

Simple, delicious, & healthy

Sweet Potato Black Bean Tostadas

This is an easy weeknight supper that can be partially prepared ahead of time. I love the ying and yang of the…

Red Beans & Rice

I had to find a use for my leftover ham bone from Easter.

Country Style Beans

These beans were so good!! My picky daughter even had seconds.

Apricot Pork and Beans

Pork and beans – an “All American” side dish that I gave a little tweak to recently. We love the white Great Northern beans and I used them in this…

William's Texas Beans

Awesome baked beans.

Rice and Beans Southwest Style

This recipe is adapted from one I found along time ago in a Richard Simmons diet cookbook.

Pumpkin, Barley, Lentil & Turkey Stew (w/ Vegetarian Alternative)

This dish is so easy to make and it does not take too long either. You can…

Chickpeas with Chorizo

I absolutely loved this! I'm a huge fan of chorizo and this was great. I cheated though and used canned chickpeas, so I altered the recipe slightly…

Baked Pot of Beans w/Rice