4,105 bran recipes

Crispy baked filo parcels filled with curried vegetables, bean sprouts, and fresh coriander. A lighter, oven-baked alternative to deep-fried samosas with a golden, flaky shell.

Short-cut chili con carne made in a slow cooker with lean ground beef, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire. A simple set-it-and-forget-it weeknight chili.

Slow-simmered black bean soup with ham hocks, cumin, jalapeno, and dry sherry, pureed thick and finished with fresh lime juice. A from-scratch Sunday soup worth the wait.

French country potato salad with turkey strips, green beans, and fresh herbs, drizzled with Italian dressing. A warm, lighter take on potato salad.

Steamed salmon with fermented black beans, ginger, sherry, and sesame oil. A classic Chinese-style steamed fish that cooks in about 10 minutes for a light, clean-flavored dinner.

Hearty pasta bean potage with cannellini beans, ham, pasta spirals, fresh tomatoes, and herbs in chicken broth. An Italian-style bean and pasta soup that eats like a meal.

Individual chili pots layer beef, beans, tomatoes and peppers simmered with garlic and oregano, stirred with rice and topped with melted cheese and sliced olives for a one-bowl weeknight dinner.

Light minestrone soup with potatoes, zucchini, green beans, and broken spaghetti in a tomato-basil broth. Made entirely in the microwave for an easy low-calorie dinner.

Homemade hummus made from scratch with dried chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Cooked from soaked beans for a smoother, more flavorful dip than canned versions.

Vegetarian bean soup with chili powder, lime juice, and soy sauce simmered until thick and served with yogurt. Simple, savory, and ready in 20 minutes.

Meatless chili pasta with kidney beans, corn, green pepper, and tomatoes over elbow macaroni, topped with melted cheddar. A microwave-friendly vegetarian one-dish dinner.

Two crisp meringue discs sandwiched with dark chocolate-coffee cream and served on a pool of raspberry sauce. A showstopping make-ahead dessert for special occasions.

Unadulterated black bean soup with dried beans, ham hocks, red and yellow onion, pureed silky smooth and finished with dry sherry. A purist's approach with no spices masking the beans.

Orecchiette dell'ortolano: Italian gardener's-style pasta with broiled eggplant, fire-roasted peppers, asparagus, and fresh fava beans tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Hot cowboy beans: pinto beans simmered low and slow with salt pork, ham hock, onion, jalapeños, and chili powder. A Texas chuckwagon classic that gets better every day.

Sizzling rice soup combines velveted shrimp and chicken with mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots in a sherry-laced broth, finished tableside with crackling fried rice that hisses on contact. Cantonese restaurant classic at home.