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15 Minute Garlic Chickpeas
October 9, 2024
This dish is ready in 15 minutes. It’s great served with crusty bread and extra butter, or as a side to some protein.
High Protein Cheesy Leeks
October 5, 2024
You can use any bean here, I’ve used butter beans but most white beans or chickpeas would be delicious too. .
Creamy Chicken Feta Beans
September 29, 2024
This is a really comforting recipe that’s full of protein and fibre. Also it’s all made in one pot.
Creamy Garlic Beans
September 27, 2024
There’s 30g of protein in one portion of these beans. You can use any bean really here, I’ve used cannellini beans but butter beans or chickpeas would be delicious too.
Tuscan Butter Beans
September 23, 2024
This is a regular meal in my house, it’s great with some crusty bread and a side salad. Scotch bonnet is my preferred chilli, but you can use whatever variety you want, or if you could leave out the chilli entirely.
Roasted Tomato Beans
September 20, 2024
I like to think of this as similar to a tomato soup, but with beans. It’s great served with buttered bread but would be extra delicious with some cheese on toast or a grilled cheese.
High Protein Creamy Beans
September 18, 2024
This is a regular meal in my house. We either have it with beans or sometimes pasta.
High Protein Squash Beans
September 13, 2024
There’s about 30g of protein in one serving of this dish. I love this served with crusty bread and a side salad.
Caramelised Onion Butter Beans
September 10, 2024
This dish is very easily customisable. You can add some extra vegetables if you want, it’s great with some spinach stirred through at the end.
Queso Beans
June 27, 2024
These queso style beans mean you can get all the delicious flavours of queso but as an entire meal. Add as much or as little of the chopped jalapeños as you want, depending on how spicy you like it.
Tofu Beans
June 4, 2024
I love this recipe because it’s ready in 20 minutes and so easy. It's great served with a spring onion pancake (the ones from the freezer section in asian supermarkets), but it’s equally delicious without.
Buldak Beans
May 9, 2024
It’s no surprise that I love spicy food, so buldak noodles are one of my favourite things to eat. However, they’re obviously not the healthiest and contain little fibre, so this is what I eat when I want to satisfy the craving but still eat something nourishing.
High Protein Tomato Beans
April 23, 2024
These high protein tomato beans have just under 30g protein per portion. You can use any bean you want here, and it also makes a great sauce for pasta.
Creamy Boursin Chickpeas
March 25, 2024
These creamy boursin chickpeas are ready in 15 minutes, only have 4 ingredients and are so easy to make. It’s great served with a crusty baguette and a side salad.
Creamy Turmeric Coconut Beans
March 21, 2024
These creamy turmeric coconut beans are ready in 30 minutes and make the best leftovers. They’re perfect served with paratha or rice, or even just with a side of vegetables.
Creamy Courgette Onion Beans
March 11, 2024
These creamy courgette onion beans are ready in 30 minutes, they’re really easy and they make great leftovers. I’ve used butter beans but you can use any bean you want here.
Chilli Jam Beans
March 7, 2024
This recipe has a great balance between spicy and sweet. I love using scotch bonnet for the heat and aromatic flavour, but you can use any chilli you like.
Creamy Corn Beans
February 29, 2024
These creamy corn beans are ready in 20 minutes, really easy and they make great leftovers. You can top it with whatever you fancy, my favourites are: spring onion, chilli and yoghurt.
Cheesy Tomato Beans
February 27, 2024
This is another recipe that has minimal ingredients (5.) and is ready in 15 minutes.
Garlic Miso Beans
February 13, 2024
I’ve topped these miso garlic beans with aubergine, but really you can add whatever vegetable that you like. Some panfried tender stem broccoli or mushrooms would be equally delicious.
Feta Pepper Beans
February 6, 2024
This is their perfect thing to make if you’re low on time. It only takes 15 minutes and uses 4 ingredients.
Artichoke Spinach Beans
January 31, 2024
These artichoke, spinach and lemon beans come together in 20 minutes and only uses a handful of ingredients. You can either chop the artichokes very finely, or do as I do and use a blender.
Chilli Cheese Beans
January 24, 2024
This is a great thing to make if you want something warming, filling and quick. It also makes great leftovers.
Caribbean Vegetable Curry
January 17, 2024
This is the perfect thing to make if you’re looking for something that’s full of a variety of different vegetables. It has about 10 different plants in it.
Mexican Black Beans
January 11, 2024
This recipe has the great combination of being nourishing and easy. It’s ready in 30 minutes and has loads of vegetables and fibre in it.
Creamy Mushroom Beans
December 4, 2023
The flavours in this dish are similar to that of a mushroom risotto, but with beans. This is one of my favourite recipes because it has the great combination of being comforting and nutritious.
Tomato Pesto Beans
November 29, 2023
This is the perfect thing to make if you only have 15 minutes and want something with minimal ingredients. You can swap the butter bean for any bean really, or the sauce would be great with pasta too.
Coconut Bean Curry
November 23, 2023
The sauce of this curry is very versatile, you can use any bean - or protein - that you want. It’s really rich and luxurious from the coconut cream, spices and aromatics.
Slow Roasted Tomato Beans
November 8, 2023
This is the perfect, quick store cupboard recipe. It only uses 6 ingredients, and it's ready in about 15 minutes.
15 Minute Creamy Tomato Beans
November 3, 2023
I love a quick bean dish, and this is one I return to often. It really easy and filling, and as usual it’s packed with lots of fibre and nutrients from the beans.
Squash Black Beans
October 19, 2023
This Mexican style squash and black beans is the perfect thing to make if you’re looking for something warming but nutritious. If you don’t want to use squash then you can substitute it for anything that’s delicious roasted (e.
Cheesy Leek Beans
October 4, 2023
If you love macaroni and cheese, then you’re going to love this cheesy leek and bean dish. It’s made like a classic mac and cheese recipe, i.
Smoky Butternut Squash Beans
September 26, 2023
Butternut squash isn’t the easiest of vegetables to prep, but this is a very simple way to prepare it for roasting. It doesn’t involve any peeling, all you need to do is slice the squash in half, scoop out the seeds and then it’s ready to roast.
Curry Leaf Chickpea Dal
September 22, 2023
Dal is one of my favourite comfort foods and this chickpea curry leaf dal is ready in 20 minutes. The curry leaf adds a really delicious aromatic flavour to the dish which isn’t really like anything else, however I know sometimes curry leaf is a bit tricky to find… So if you’re unable to source it, this dish is equally delicious without the curry leaf.
Pesto Butter Beans
September 12, 2023
I love adding frozen spinach into pesto because it adds extra veg and bulks out the sauce. However because the spinach is frozen, I would recommend using a fairly high powered blender (I use a nutribullet).
Pepper Feta Beans
September 5, 2023
I went to Greece this summer, and one of the (many) delicious things that we ate involved this sweet pepper and feta dip. It tasted slightly reminiscent of a pizza, which might sound a bit odd, but trust me it was good.
Rosé Beans
August 31, 2023
Rosé tomato sauce is one of my favourite pasta dishes. Usually the ‘rosé-ness’ of the sauce comes from cream, but I’ve chosen a lighter more mid-week friendly alternative here, cream cheese.
Sun Dried Tomato Beans
August 10, 2023
I love dishes that turn out creamy with out having to add cream (but don’t get me wrong, I love cream too). And this recipe is exactly that, by blending (or mashing) the beans, what you get is a luxurious and creamy mouthfeel.
Quick Black Dal
August 6, 2023
This is by no means an authentic black dal recipe, but if you’re looking for a very easy recipe with minimal ingredients, and one that is reminiscent of black dal, then this is for you. Black dal typically uses urad dal sabut (whole black lentil), but here I’ve used precooked puy lentils to speed up the cooking time.
Green Thai Beans
August 3, 2023
Green thai curry is one of my favourite dishes. It’s creamy, aromatic, savoury and a tiny bit sweet.
Marry Me Beans
July 30, 2023
The ‘marry me’ dish is typically made with chicken and consists of a creamy, slightly cheesy sauce that has a base of sun dried tomatoes. Here I've replaced chicken with beans (because we love beans.
Alfredo Beans
July 25, 2023
Alfredo sauce is usually eaten with pasta (specifically fettuccine) and *typically* it’s a cream heavy dish (although traditionally the dish doesn't use cream). Here I’ve swapped pasta for beans (because, we love beans.
Tomato Curry
June 22, 2023
Tomato, coconut and chickpeas are a trilogy that were made for each other. I often use canned tomatoes in curries, but in summer I love to make fresh tomato curries.
Spinach Feta Beans
June 19, 2023
The vibrant green colour makes it feel perfect for spring or summer, and it’s a great sharing dish with some crusty bread. I’d definitely recommend topping this with crumbled feta, some chopped dill and extra virgin olive oil.
Cajun Chickpeas
June 6, 2023
Everyone has their own take on cajun seasoning, but in general it’s a blend of different spices and dried herbs such as smoked paprika, dried thyme, onion powder etc. We know that chickpeas go well with spice (hello delicious chickpea curries.
Aubergine Butter Beans
June 1, 2023
This is super easy and ready in about 20 minutes. Butter beans are one of my favourite pulses because they’re really creamy and soft, so they work very well with the heat of harissa.
Puttanesca (ish) Chickpeas
May 24, 2023
Apparently puttanesca means ‘in the style of prostitutes’, and if any food could evoke provocation then burrata is probably up there too..
Smoky Black Beans
May 4, 2023
These smoky black beans are super easy and quick to make. Charring the corn gives it a really deep flavour, so I definitely recommend not skipping this step.
Creamy Tuscan Chickpeas
April 6, 2023
I usually make this dish with salmon, but chickpeas make a great cost effective and quick alternative. However if you did want to add some pan fried salmon in, it wouldn’t go amiss.
Butter Bean Curry
March 27, 2023
This is an easy butter bean curry, similar to butter chicken. It’s very quick and can come together in about 20 minutes.
Chickpea Mushroom Stroganoff
March 13, 2023
Stroganoff is typically made with beef, but I’ve swapped it here for mushrooms and chickpeas. This by no means is an authentic stroganoff recipe, however I think you’ll love this vegetarian high fibre version.
Marry Me Chicken Soup
March 7, 2023
Caramalising the onions takes a little bit of time, but this dish is very low effort and all made in one pan. It’s a great balance of smoky, sweet and rich, with a little bit of lemon at the end to bring it all together.