Disclaimer: I am not a chef...these are just basic meals that are fast!
I just wanted to post some of my super quick legume based dinners.
I wanted to incorporate some very fast, inexpensive recipes into my life because I wanted to stop ordering out during the week.
Bean and legume dinners are easy for me.
I just open a can of beans, rinse, drain and pour them into a pot in which I have sauteed olive oil and other easy to find ingredients.
Plus, I am a terrible cook and I find I can't mess these super simple dinners up!
I tend to leave the more extensive dinners to hubby, restaurants and pizza places on the weekends...
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I am not a vegetarian/vegan but these are vegan friendly for the vegan posters out there.
You can also add chopped veggies if you have them on hand if you like (peppers, zucchini, eggplant....). They are very easy to personalize.
Also, the choice of side is up to you...we tend to use white rice. I swear, my husband can eat rice every day! Well, I can too...
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Also, hubby likes to eat bread with his meals so you can supplement the sides as you like.
white beans with sauteed chopped green olives with pimentos, minced garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, olive oil and sea salt
side of tomatoes and drained green beans drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice, and sea salt
black beans topped with chopped red onion
arugala (or spinach or romaine) and tomato salad drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice, and sea salt
red beans sauteed in olive oil, white onion, red pepper flakes, a splash of white vinegar and sea salt
side of tomatoes and drained green beans drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice, and sea salt
lentil soup drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice
arugala (or spinach or romaine) and tomato salad drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice, and sea salt
cold white bean salad made cannellini beans, chopped red onion, green olives, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, drained canned grean beans and sea salt (make sure to leave out at room temperature for about 15 minutes before serving if you had it in the fridge...the olive oil tends to coagulate in the fridge and leaving it out returns it to a normal consistency.)