Main Dish

This a great dish to save for a lazy, winter day when you have the time to make this hearty stew. Braising it long and low in the oven always results in a melt in your mouth bowl of beefy comfort. I love it with kidney beans but it would good with cranberry beans for a nice change as well. It’s great for Sunday supper but the recipe makes enough that you can freeze half for another day!

These white bean and spinach burgers are an easy weeknight meal and a great alternative to traditional meat-burgers if you are craving something a bit lighter or different. Top the burgers with pesto aioli for the perfect accompaniment.

This satisfying one pan meal has creamy white beans, juicy, roasted cherry tomatoes and golden halloumi cheese. When broiled, this toothsome cheese becomes crispy on the outside while remaining soft and chewy on the inside. This vibrant vegetarian dish of roasted tomatoes and white beans is laced with honey, herbs, olive oil and a splash of white wine and is perfect for a quick weeknight meal that feels effortless and yet quite special. Serve with plenty of crusty bread for mopping up that lovely sauce!

Its time to get ready for fall! This hearty pork and bean stew is packed with comforting spices, rich flavours and will be perfect for those crisp autumn evenings.

This 20-minute skillet dinner will become a weeknight star! With shrimp, creamy white beans, cherry tomatoes and spinach it’s the perfect dish to serve over rice or pasta.

This Tex-Mex quinoa skillet is a budget-friendly, flavourful, and hearty meatless meal perfect for any night of the week. It comes together in one pot and the whole family will love it.

This easy skillet meal is comforting, satisfying, and nutritious. Best of all, it comes together in under 30 minutes and makes a great meatless weeknight meal. Serve it with a crusty baguette to soak up all the delicious sauce.

Most people think that Indian food uses mainly chickpeas and a ton of lentil varieties, but this Northern Indian dal uses red kidney beans simmered with tomato, onion and spices. Its quite hot, due to the Kashmiri red chili powder and tastes even better the next day. This is my quick, weeknight version using canned red kidney beans with a couple of shortcuts in method but no shortcuts in flavour.

The whole family will love these easy black bean quesadillas with bell peppers, onions, corn and garlic for a simple, vegetarian dinner where beans are the star. Bake in a sheet pan in the oven for easy, hands-free cooking.