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Curried Mustard Greens with Kidney Beans

Submitted by: Always Cooking Up Something Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
This is a tasty and satisfying dish that is quicker than the usual preparation of greens with bacon. Serve on its own or over rice. 

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Beans, Greens and Garlic Soup

Submitted by: Lisa Stinger 
Home Town: Linden, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Hamilton, New Jersey, USA
Inspired by the traditional Italian pairing of pasta and beans, this hearty soup with cannelini beans, ditalini pasta, baby spinach, and an infusion of garlic is especially wholesome. 

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Penne with Spicy Chicken Sausage, Beans, and Greens

Submitted by: AMANDA1432 
Home Town: Hopewell Junction, New York, USA
Living In: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sweet grape tomatoes, peppery arugula, and creamy goat cheese get tossed with spicy chicken sausage, pasta, and cannellini beans for a flavor packed treat. 

Collard Greens and Beans

Submitted by: Melanie E. 
Home Town: Amsterdam, New York, USA
Caramelized onions, garlic, bacon, and cannellini beans add depths of flavor to collard greens. 

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Greens with Cannellini Beans and Pancetta

Submitted by: Diana Moutsopoulos Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Home Town: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
This is a forgiving recipe, and a great way to get your greens! Kale is cooked with onions and garlic, a small amount of pancetta or bacon, and cannellini beans to make a great main dish for two or side dish for 4 or more.  

Pasta with Greens N Beans

Submitted by: Kathleen Majewski 
In East Rochester, New York, it takes Kathleen Majewski just minutes to get this fast and flavorful pasta combination on the table. 'It's a snap to prepare when you brown the sausage while the noodles are cooking,' she reports. 

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Beans 'n' Greens

Submitted by: Dorothy Pritchett 
Tasty and a snap to make, this side dish is a guaranteed salad bar star. The tangy marinade dresses up the green beans, spinach and lettuce nicely. I keep the recipe at the front of my easy-to-make file. -Dorothy Pritchett, Wills Point, Texas 

Vegan Refried Beans

Submitted by: Emma Maher 
Pinto beans are simmered with onions, tomato paste, chili powder and vegetable broth, then mashed. It's a quick and easy way to make your own refried beans for burritos, tostados or dips! 

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Barley and Mushrooms with Beans

Submitted by: Niki Plourde 
Grains, legumes, and vegetables - this dish has it all! 

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Italian Vegetable Soup with Beans, Spinach & Pesto

Submitted by: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson 
Cannellini beans and a plethora of vegetables - bell peppers, carrots, celery, potatoes, peas, and spinach - make this healthy soup hearty and satisfying. 
 
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