Beans beans beans!!!!!!!

**purpleprincess**

I was doing a stocktake of what I had in my cupboards......... food bill has been slowly creeping up!!

And I am stuck as to what to do with these-
Mung beans
Aduki beans
Red lentils (use in soups sometimes)
Chickpeas (make houmous)
Red kidney beans (use in chillis)

They are all dried. Recipes and ideas other than what I have mentioned would be wonderful!!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks chaps!!

xx

MadCowMan

any spare sausages ? make some cassoulet

**purpleprincess**

MadCowMan wrote:

any spare sausages ? make some cassoulet

what's a cassoulet?

Don't have any sausages though!!

MadCowMan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassoulet

its a traditional french stew , orig made with various meats and beans - I tend to make mine with what ever beans I can find and what ever bit of forzen meat are in the freezer . Fry up a few onions , brown the meat , add some tomatoes and wine , then bung it in the SC. Its a good winter warmer !

Rikki

How about Mrbadexamples Chickpea Curry?

mcbiddy

chickpeas are great with a traditional couscous

natlie

You can make felafels with chickpeas, they taste like samosas really look on https://www.bbc.co.uk/food for recipe

The red kidney beans you cab blend from the tin (drained and rinsed) add a little softened onion, carrot, peppers, tabasco, garlic and make pate or add 2 slices of bread and whizz to make a bean burger mix coat with breadcrumbs and fry

Red lentils can do curry, lasagne, bolognaise, soup etc

Nat
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