DollopWhat to make with white beans: 48 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on white beans, easiest first. The quickest is Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches, on the table in 10 minutes, and the cheapest is Serbian baked beans with caramelized onions (prebranac) at $1.43 a serving. 27 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches
$2.47 a serving
10 min
Tuna and white bean salad on toast
$3.23 a serving
15 min
White bean scampi
$2.58 a serving
15 min
Lemony white beans with artichokes and olives
$4.12 a serving
20 min
Proper beans on toast
$1.80 a serving
20 min
Italian turkey and white bean skillet
$3.14 a serving
25 min
Tuscan white beans with crusty bread
$2.72 a serving
25 min
Braised white beans with leeks and thyme
$3.90 a serving
30 min
Sheet pan white beans and broccoli with lemon and parmesan
$3.36 a serving
30 min
Tuscan sausage and white beans
$3.23 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot stuffed peppers
$3.43 a serving
40 min
Sheet pan white beans and peppers
$3.78 a serving
40 min
Creamy white beans and rice
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Italian farro salad with white beans
$2.48 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan balsamic Brussels sprouts and butternut squash with white beans
$3.77 a serving
45 min
White bean and cabbage soup
$2.38 a serving
45 min
White beans and ham
$2.19 a serving
45 min
Air fryer stuffed sweet potatoes with kale and white beans
$3.37 a serving
50 min
Chicken and white bean soup
$2.69 a serving
50 min
Greek white bean soup (fasolada)
$2.26 a serving
50 min
Ham and bean soup
$2.42 a serving
50 min
Roasted cabbage steaks with white beans and parmesan
$2.07 a serving
50 min
Pasta e fagioli
$2.14 a serving
55 min
Roasted vegetable soup
$3.95 a serving
60 min
Slow cooker spaghetti squash with marinara and white beans
$2.87 a serving
265 min
Slow cooker white chicken chili
$2.91 a serving
400 min
Slow cooker minestrone
$1.79 a serving
460 min
Garlicky white beans and spinach with fried eggs
$4.82 a serving
25 min
One-pan zucchini and white beans with parmesan
$4.28 a serving
25 min
Cod with white beans and spinach
$7.59 a serving
30 min
Garlicky white bean and spinach pasta
$1.81 a serving
30 min
Lemon garlic orzo with white beans and kale
$2.09 a serving
35 min
Thai green curry with white beans and zucchini
$2.63 a serving
35 min
Chicken thighs with white beans and kale
$3.01 a serving
40 min
Romanian white bean mash with caramelized onions (fasole bătută)
$1.82 a serving
40 min
Creamy white bean and spinach gratin
$2.70 a serving
45 min
White chicken chili
$3.01 a serving
45 min
Green chile white bean enchiladas
$3.66 a serving
50 min
Instant Pot Tuscan chicken soup
$3.67 a serving
50 min
Minestrone with white beans
$2.51 a serving
60 min
Mushroom ragu with creamy polenta
$3.82 a serving
60 min
Roasted salsa verde chicken soup
$3.53 a serving
60 min
Roasted garlic white bean soup
$2.13 a serving
65 min
Roasted red pepper and tomato soup
$3.24 a serving
65 min
Vegetarian white bean cassoulet
$1.79 a serving
70 min
Serbian baked beans with caramelized onions (prebranac)
$1.43 a serving
80 min
White bean pot pie
$1.70 a serving
80 min
White beans and greens over creamy polenta
$2.20 a serving
45 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
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