While you\u2019re easing your family back into routines in the new year, simple, wholesome meals can help you stretch your grocery dollars further and find your rhythm in the kitchen again.<\/p>\n
Satisfying and approachable recipes that come together quickly using a dependable base ingredient like beans are resonating with home cooks, helping take the pressure out of cooking. Grown, cooked and canned in America, Bush\u2019s Recipe Beans add plant-based protein and fiber to any dish, making it easy to achieve new year\u2019s goals while bringing flavorful meals with high-quality ingredients to the table.<\/p>\n
For a warm, colorful way to start your morning without spending extra time in the kitchen, consider this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl, which satisfies both eyes and stomachs through a combination of black beans, eggs and sauteed vegetables. Or put a Mediterranean twist on lunch and dinner with this Greek Dense Bean Salad, a bright, fresh dish that includes chick peas and cannellini beans.<\/p>\n
Visit bushbeans.com for more meal ideas that help you cook more, spend less and gather with loved ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl<\/strong> 2 \ttablespoons olive oil In large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onions and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are softened, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.<\/p>\n Add sweet potatoes, black beans and chili powder; stir to combine. Cook until potatoes and beans are warmed through, 4-5 minutes.<\/p>\n Divide bean mixture between two bowls. Top each bowl with fried egg, avocado slices and crumbled cotija cheese. Serve with lime wedges.<\/p>\n Greek Dense Bean Salad<\/strong> Dressing:<\/strong> Tzatziki Sauce:<\/strong> Salad:<\/strong> To make dressing: In food processor or blender, blend olive oil; red wine vinegar; lemon juice; Dijon mustard; garlic; oregano; and salt and pepper, to taste, until well combined. Set aside.<\/p>\n To make tzatziki sauce: In bowl, stir yogurt; cucumber; lemon juice; olive oil; garlic; dill; and salt and pepper, to taste, until well combined. Set aside.<\/p>\n To make salad: In large bowl, combine chick peas, cannellini beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olives, feta cheese and parsley; toss with dressing.<\/p>\n Top with tzatziki sauce and serve with chicken skewers, if desired.<\/p>\n Chef\u2019s tip: Store leftover tzatziki sauce separate from salad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While you\u2019re easing your family back into routines in the new year, simple, wholesome meals can help you stretch your grocery dollars further and find… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6,64,61,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-food","category-health","category-nutrition","category-recipes","category-slider"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2744,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions\/2744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPrep time: 5 minutes
\nCook time: 10 minutes
\nServings: 2<\/p>\n
\n1 \tsmall yellow onion, finely chopped
\n1 \tsmall red bell pepper, finely chopped
\nsalt, to taste
\npepper, to taste
\n2 \tcups cooked sweet potatoes
\n1 \tcan (15 ounces) Bush\u2019s Black Beans, drained
\n1 \tteaspoon chili powder
\n2 \tfried eggs
\n1\tavocado, sliced
\ncotija cheese, crumbled
\nlime wedges, for serving<\/p>\n
\nPrep time: 15 minutes
\nServings: 6-8<\/p>\n
\n1\/4 \tcup extra-virgin olive oil
\n2 \ttablespoons red wine vinegar
\n1 \ttablespoon lemon juice
\n1 \tteaspoon Dijon mustard
\n1 \tgarlic clove, minced
\n1 \tteaspoon dried oregano
\nsalt, to taste
\npepper, to taste<\/p>\n
\n1\/2 \tcup plain yogurt
\n1\/4 \tcucumber, grated, excess water drained
\n2 \tteaspoons lemon juice
\n2 \tteaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
\n1\/2 \tteaspoon garlic, minced
\n2 \tteaspoons fresh dill, chopped
\nsalt, to taste
\npepper, to taste<\/p>\n
\n1 \tcan (16 ounces) Bush\u2019s Chick Peas, drained and rinsed
\n1 \tcan (15 1\/2 ounces) Bush\u2019s Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
\n1 \tcup cherry tomatoes, halved
\n1\/2 \tcup red onion, diced
\n1 \tcucumber, seeded and diced
\n1\/2 \tcup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
\n1\/2 \tcup feta cheese, crumbled
\n1\/4\tcup fresh parsley, chopped
\n\tGreek dressing (directions below)
\n1\tcup tzatziki sauce (directions below)
\nchicken skewers (optional), for serving<\/p>\n