Pinto bean stew

A hearty stew to feed a family with just four ingredients. A mixture of red kidney and black beans, chorizo and smoked bacon come together to pinto bean stew a hearty and mildly spicy bean stew.

A star rating of 5 out of 5. A cross between a soup and a stew, this healthy French dish is packed with vegetables and beans – perfect as a light lunch. If making ahead it will keep in the fridge for a couple of days. Use a can of mixed beans to make this tomato-based veggie stew with halloumi.

This flavoursome, low-fat chicken casserole is easy to make and freezes really well, so why not make double and freeze for speedy midweek meals? A star rating of 0 out of 5. A saucy, warming casserole with Cumberland sausages, chilli gravy and kidney beans. This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. It is named after its traditional cooking vessel, the casserole, a deep, round, earthenware pot with slanting sides. The dish is said to have originated in the town of Castelnaudary, and is particularly popular in the neighboring towns of Toulouse and Carcassonne. It is associated with the region once known as the province of Languedoc.

In the cassoulet of Toulouse, the meats are pork and mutton, the latter frequently a cold roast shoulder. In France, cassoulets of varying price and quality are also sold in cans and jars in supermarkets, grocery stores, and delicatessens. The cheapest ones contain only beans, tomato sauce, sausages, and bacon. More expensive versions are likely to be cooked with goose fat and to include Toulouse sausages, lamb, goose, or duck confit. Haute cuisine versions require mixing pre-cooked roasted meats with beans that have been simmered separately with aromatic vegetables, but this runs counter to cassoulet’s peasant origins.