7 best quick bean Recipes

ladyfingers, good strong coffee, freshly brewed, sugar, mascarpone, vanilla beans, vin santo or sweet sherry, zest and juice of 1 orange, best-quality bittersweet chocolate (70 % cocoa solids)

chickpeas or 1 (15 oz) can garbanzo beans, drained, onion, chopped, tomato, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, jalapeno pepper, sliced or minced (if you can tsp handle the heat, then use a half diced bell pepper), olive oil , plus, olive oil (extra virgin is best), salt, pepper, tabasco sauce (or you fav hot sauce) (optional)

onion, ground chuck, chili powder, seasoning salt, pepper, condensed tomato soup, diced tomatoes with sweet onions (undrained), mild diced tomatoes and green chilies (undrained), best beans in chili sauce (undrained ), best black beans (drained )

spaghetti, vegetable oil, ground beef (pref. buffalo), onion, green bell pepper, tomato sauce, bottled minced garlic, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, allspice, cayenne pepper, salt, kidney beans, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, fresh diced tomato, sour cream

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)