7 Types Of Beans & How To Cook With Them

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Here are 7 common types of beans and how to cook with them.

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00:00Here are seven staple beans and how to cook with them.

00:03Let's start with chickpeas.

00:04These are one of my absolute favorites.

00:06Six grams of protein per half cup.

00:08And they are incredibly versatile.

00:11You can marinate them, you can fry them.

00:13You can also use the dried ones when soaked

00:17and make them into a fritter, like a falafel.

00:21You can buzz the canned ones into hummus.

00:24Next, let's talk about white beans.

00:26With seven grams of protein per half cup serving,

00:29these are the Cadillac of the bean world, in my opinion.

00:33They're great buzzed into dips.

00:36They're great marinated.

00:37They're also great as the base of a skillet dinner,

00:39like my creamy Tuscan white bean skillet.

00:42Of all of the smaller white beans, they are the best.

00:47Next up, black beans.

00:49Often seen as a side with rice or in chilies,

00:53these black beans are the fastest to cook from scratch.

00:57They have 18 grams of protein per half cup serving.

01:01Let's chat pinto.

01:03They have seven grams of protein per half cup serving.

01:06And they are most often seen in chili

01:09or as the base of refried beans.

01:13But that's not all you can use pinto beans for.

01:15They could also be great marinated,

01:17great as a topper for salad, great with rice.

01:20Basically, anywhere that a red kidney bean would go

01:23or a black bean would go, you could probably sub in pinto.

01:28Next up, red kidney beans.

01:30These are most often seen maybe served with rice,

01:33maybe in chili.

01:35Sometimes they are doctored with chili seasonings

01:37and sold as chili beans.

01:40That's how I was introduced as a child.

01:42They have eight grams of protein per half cup serving.

01:46And they are a very mild, slightly earthy bean.

01:50Let's chat black eyed peas.

01:52They might not at first seem like a bean,

01:55but they definitely are.

01:58These babies are often seen, especially at New Year's Eve.

02:00They're very popular stewed with greens and pork product,

02:05but they're also just delicious in any soup and stew.

02:09With eight grams of protein per serving,

02:11they're a great alt choice

02:12if you're looking to mix up your bean regimen.

02:15Last up, the biggest of the bunch, butter beans.

02:19Remember those lima beans

02:20that you hated when you were a kid?

02:22Well, butter bean is their grownup sibling.

02:26These babies have six grams of protein per serving,

02:30so they're not quite as hefty,

02:31but they are so creamy and delicious.

02:35I like them in creamy sauces,

02:38like a creamy lemon garlic kind of situation.

02:41They're also good in thicker sauces

02:43because their size means they can hold up.

02:56So, I hope you enjoyed this video.

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03:03I'll see you in the next one.

03:04Bye.

03:26Bye.

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