This spooky black bean hummus, complete with edible spider web and spider, will be the healthiest thing on your Halloween menu, but you'll be drawn to it. Come into my web....
A recipe for a homemade gluten-free vegetarian burger made from quinoa, black beans, corn, and (un)cheese with pepper pico de gallo and avocado dressing.
This soup is loud. Beefy, spicy, smoky, textured and complex, ten times better than I even knew pumpkin soup could be. It has no cream. It is thickened by coarsely-pureed black beans.
Looking for a hearty dinner using Progresso chicken broth and beans? Then try this flavorful chili that's garnished with cheese, yogurt and onion. 5 servings (1 1/3 cups each)
These are salty, sweet, fragrant, finger-licking good. You can either make them in the pods, slurping the sauce clinging to the outside while stripping out the beans with your teeth or use shelled beans in a saucy side dish. We often serve a version of this for guests to snack on while we tend the grill or finish in the kitchen.
Arugula pesto is peppery and bright. The trick is to blanch the arugula and squeeze it dry, so when you blend it with the pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and cheese, the resulting pesto isn't too wet.