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lima/butter – Plump, pale green and kidney- shaped. Named for the city in Peru (though pronounced diff erently), lima beans are known as lovely butter beans in the South, where they often are the primary ingredient in succotash. Flavorful, fi ber-rich beans (members of the plant family called legumes) are great northern – Kidney-shaped white . Great economical, packed with protein and rich in nutrients. Beans are low in and Northerns add substance and a mild nutty fl avor to may help lower your cholesterol as well. Served as a main dish, on the side, in casseroles, soups, stews and baked bean dishes. If salads or in soups, beans are sure to add fl avor and texture to any meal. the recipe calls for white beans, great Northerns are the all-purpose, go-to bean. Lima beans, navy, pinto, great Northern and black-eyed peas are all available cannellini/white kidney – Larger than the great dried in our grocery department. Keep in mind that dried beans should be Northern, but similar in taste and texture. These soaked in water for several hours or overnight to shorten cooking time. To beans shine in Italian ragus made with sausage quick-soak beans, place rinsed and sorted beans into a pot. Cover with at and chard, hold their shape well in soups and add least one inch cold water; cover pot and heat to boiling. Remove from heat creamy fl avor to salads. and let stand one to two hours. Cook beans according to package directions. red kidney – Kidney-shaped, ranging from light (Note that robust boiling causes beans to break apart.) Avoid cooking beans rusty brown to glossy brick. Chili afi cionados rely with acidic foods such as tomatoes or wine, as these ingredients will lengthen on red kidney beans, as do fans of red beans and cooking time. rice. Red kidneys also play an important role in traditional three-bean salad. We also off er many varieties of canned beans as well as frozen baby lima beans pinto – Speckled light brown bean often used and black-eyed peas. Regardless of which variety of bean you start with, you’re interchangeably with red kidney beans. Pinto sure to end up with a tasty, nutritious dish. beans star in many Mexican dishes including refried beans, and bean dips. In Texas, Barbecue Baked Beans 2 teaspoon salt the pinto is known as the cowboy bean. 2 teaspoon ground black pepper Prep: 25 minutes ½ teaspoon Schnucks chili powder navy – Small oval white bean also known as Yankee Bake: 1 hour • Serves: 10 ½ teaspoon Schnucks ground cumin bean. Named for their popularity in the Navy in the early 20th century, navy beans enhance baked Schnucks nonstick cooking spray 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray bean dishes and soups, including the famous 6 slices Schnucks hickory smoked 2½- to 3-quart baking dish with Senate Bean Soup. These beans readily absorb bacon, cut into ½-inch pieces nonstick cooking spray. fl avors from other ingredients. ½ medium onion, chopped (½ cup) 1 can (16 ounces) Schnucks pork and 2. In heavy 4- to 5-quart saucepot or Dutch black/frijol negro – Small ebony bean. Also known beans, undrained oven, cook bacon and onion over medium as the black turtle bean, black beans are a staple in 1 can (15 to 16 ounces) lima beans, heat 15 minutes or until bacon browns and the cuisines of Central and South America and the rinsed and drained onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in Caribbean. They augment rice dishes and add color 1 can (15 ounces) Schnucks dark red remaining ingredients. to traditional red-bean chili. kidney beans, rinsed and drained 3. Spoon bean mixture into prepared ¾ cup Sweet Baby Ray’s black-eyed peas – Small beige bean with a distinctive baking dish. Bake 1 hour, stirring once barbecue sauce black “eye.” Hoppin’ John (black-eyed peas, sausage, e halfway through baking. cup packed Schnucks brown ham or pork fatback, rice and tomato sauce) is 2 tablespoons molasses Each Serving: About 229 calories, 3 g total fat served on New Year’s Eve in the South, a tradition 2 teaspoons Schnucks Dijon mustard (1 g saturated), 6 mg cholesterol, 894 mg sodium, said to bring wealth in the coming year. 42 g , 8 g fi ber, 8 g protein. garbanzo/chick peas – Golden pearl-shaped bean. Of all canned beans, chick peas hold their shape the best. Garbanzo beans are used in many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes such as minestrone and hummus.

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