Cool Dishes Using Canned Beans

WIC recently announced that canned beans will be added as a choice on your WIC vouchers. With the weather warming up so quickly around here, chilli and soups do not sound so great anymore!

Check out some of these recipes for warm weather dishes using canned beans. Remember that you can use cooked, dried beans as well (about 2 cups of beans equals 1 can in these recipes).

Easy Corn and Black Bean Salsa

 

1 can corn

1 can black beans

1 jar of salsa (16 oz, chunky style)

Drain corn and beans (rinse with water to decrease sodium if desired) and combine with salsa. Serve with tortilla chips.

Tuna and Bean Salad

1 can tuna, drained

1 can white beans (navy or cannellini), drained

½ pint chopped grape or cherry tomatoes

1 T capers (omit if you like)

Italian salad dressing or balsamic vinaigrette

Combine first four ingredients gently to avoid mashing the beans. Serve over lettuce mix or cold, cooked pasta. Top with salad dressing.

Canned Bean Salad

1 can each kidney beans, black beans and chick peas, rinsed and drained

1 cup corn, canned or frozen

1 red pepper, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 jalepeno pepper, finely minced

½ cup vinegar

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup sugar (add less or more depending on your desired amount of sweetness)

Mix all ingredients and chill. Add salt and pepper as desired.

- Allison Leonard RD