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All things Beans related recipes. Bean dishes range from classic soul food dishes to modern soul food dishes. Beans are the star in sides or as features in main entree items. Beans include red beans, kidney, white (navy, cannellini), butter and lima beans, as well as any heirloom varieties. A few standout recipes include Southern Lima Beans, New Orleans Style Red Beans and Rice, Homemade Pork and Beans, and old school Pinto Beans with Ground Beef

Christmas always brings in new toys, and I'm happy to have this Instapot to break in and make you the beneficiary. So let's just say this will be the gift that keeps on giving. Seeing I'm late to the Instapot craze, I'm in catch-up mode and hope to be as prolific as Quincy Jones once I get the hang of it. For my first foray into things, I decided to convert an older traditional stove-top recipe for white bean stew. Plus, I had leftover ham hocks I was trying to get rid of from the pork nachos recipe for tonight's bowl games. Feel free to use this recipe to make black-eyed peas for New Year's as the peas are easily substitutable for white beans in this recipe.

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Vegan Cranberry Beans Slow-Simmered to Creamy, Herb-Laced Perfection Now listen here, my flavor-seekin' brothers and sisters - this cranberry beans recipe ain’t just simmerin’, it’s struttin’ like Showbiz and AG on a “Next Level” loop, smooth and steady with soul-soaked bass. Cranberry beans simmer down into something downright luxurious - creamy centers wrapped in a …

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Instant Pot New Orleans red beans and rice delivers all the smoky, creamy comfort of the classic Louisiana dish in a fraction of the time. Tender red beans, savory sausage, and the holy trinity pressure cook into a rich, velvety pot full of deep Cajun flavor while still keeping that slow-simmered soul food feel. Using …

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