Making delicious and nutritious recipes using cannellini beans is easier than you think! Here’s some delicious cannellini bean recipes to make with this yummy legume.
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Cannellini beans are both nutritious and delicious.
Whether you’re having a casual lunch or dinner with family and friends, or preparing a special dish for a special occasion, there is something here for everyone.
Northern White Bean Recipes
These Italian White Beans are cooked low and slow with a bit of sage and garlic, resulting in plump, yet firm beans that are delicious dressed with a bit of olive oil or served on top of crostini.
This easy Kielbasa Soup recipe is filled with savory sausage, hearty potatoes, and healthy vegetables. It’s a warm and comforting soup that’s perfect for a cold winter day.
This is the BEST White Chicken Chili and it can be made in under 30-minutes. Spicy and smoky it's made with chicken, white beans, jalapenos, mild green chilis and plenty of monterey jack cheese. It's a delicious, creamy white chicken chili that perfect for cozy nights at home.
Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup is the perfect comfort food for a cold day. Richly flavored with a ham bone and beans, this soup makes for an easy dinner that takes less than 10 minutes of hands-on time.
This Boneless Leg of Lamb with White Beans & Gremolata is packed with flavor, juicy and delicious. Cooked in the oven to a perfect medium-rare and served with tender white beans and a zesty Italian gremolata.
This Buffalo Chicken Chili features all the flavors of your favorite finger food in a spicy chili. It’s a healthy, hearty way to enjoy buffalo wings in a new way!
This easy Mediterranean white bean salad recipe is ready in just 15 minutes for a bright and fresh salad that’s packed with protein! It has all your favorite Greek salad flavors.
Crispy seared chicken thighs get a slow braise alongside kale and creamy white beans. The whole healthy mess is finished with briny capers and fresh tarragon in this easy one-pot chicken dinner.
Brightened with fresh dill, a squeeze of lemon juice and a little jalapeño, this garlicky white bean chicken soup recipe is a fresh, modern take on classic chicken soup.
Garlicky Beans with Lemon, Dill and Trout…The name says it all. Smoked trout (no, seriously, it’s so good) makes regular old canned white beans into the easiest dinner ever.
These creamy one-pot sundried tomato white beans are a high-protein version of gnocchi and come together in just 20 minutes. Buttery soft white beans are swimming in a super garlicky, parmesan-loaded creamy sauce, laced with sundried tomatoes and topped with spicy chili oil.
Dried white beans simmer in a flavorful Italian-inspired broth until tender, and the resulting brothy beans are served with peas, asparagus, and lemon.
These Marinated White Bean Salad Jars are a light and fresh lunch to get you through the work week. Layers of marinated beans, tomatoes, onion and arugula.
Minestrone primavera is a wonderful bowlful of spring flavors, with plenty green vegetables, white beans and a light stock base. Easy to make, adaptable & perfect on cooler spring days.
Creamy, garlicky pasta — what’s not to love? This quick and easy pasta is the ultimate satisfying, nourishing meal with tomatoes, arugula, and fiber-rich beans. YUM!
Many of these recipes using cannellini beans can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.
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Here's 25+ delicious cannellini bean recipes that you can make for an everyday lunch or dinner, and for special occasions. Try these Italian White Beans. They're cooked low and slow with a bit of sage and garlic, resulting in plump, yet firm beans that are delicious dressed with a bit of olive oil or served on top of crostini.
Rinse beans then place in large pot and cover with cold water. Set aside to soak for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Place beans, water, garlic, sage, bay leaf and 2 Tbsp. oil in a heavy saucepan. Cover and slowly bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, about 1 hour. Gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender but not mushy, about 1-2 hours more.
Remove from heat, set aside, and allow beans to cool in the cooking liquid for 15 minutes. Season well with salt and pepper.
To serve, drain the beans and drizzle with remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil. You can also serve the beans on crostini as an appetizer.
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oh wow, have been adding Cannellinis to my diet (legumes are 1 of 3 food groups to it) and definitely need some recipe inspiration, I like their unique taste, but definitely need a change and really like all of these options, so thank you
oh wow, have been adding Cannellinis to my diet (legumes are 1 of 3 food groups to it) and definitely need some recipe inspiration, I like their unique taste, but definitely need a change and really like all of these options, so thank you