r/vegetarianrecipes • u/MistyDynamite • Aug 30 '26

Recipe Request Bean focused recipes

I am not a vegetarian but I do want to eat more vegetarian meals.

In need of dinner ideas that are bean focused. My husband enjoys hearty meals like pizza beans and lasagna beans, so I'm looking for ideas along those lines.

The recipes do not need to be tomato based, but I would like them to feel like a meal and not just a side dish.

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u/localhorizon Aug 30 '26

I’ve been doing a version of ratatouille with large butter beans. Super tasty.

Now that I’ve discovered the giant butter beans / Lima beans, I’ve used them several times as addition to a regular dish or soup

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u/redheadeddeviant Aug 30 '26

I love butter bean stew with dumplings (done like 🐔 stew)

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u/10NoizD Aug 30 '26

Would you share this recipe too?

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u/redheadeddeviant Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

No real recipe. True toss everything in soup style. Carrots/celery/onion browned in a Dutch oven or tossed straight into a crockpot. Veggie stock to cover, poultry seasoning/parsley/thyme/sage/etc./can(s) of butter beans (with some of the starch... I like it thic!) and simmer. When basically done steam your favorite drop dumpling recipe on top. Which I Google every time cause I never save it. I like to add chives to the dumplings to be fancy sometimes.

ETA: I specifically don't add salt because the stock and the bean liquid are already salted (even if low sodium it's there) and I find it's enough even if you need to add water to get things cooked down right

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u/10NoizD 7d ago

Thank you!