Beans as a Meat Replacement.

[fatgirlgoinveg]

I have fallen in love with beans, specifically black and kidney. Over the last two weeks I have been on a mission to find out how well they work to replace meat, and I have been so surprised to see that they work wonders. Soups, stews, enchiladas and tacos...all great. I am actually considering throwing some into a pasta next time and seeing how

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[starofdawn2]

Ever since I've started to use beans as meat replacement, I've fallen in love with pinto beans. Also, your recipe sounds delicious!

[itsjustsomegirl]

Yum! That sounds really fantastic!
I'm about to muster up the courage to finally use my pressure cooker (that thing scares me!) to make beans on the stove top. I hear it only takes like 30-40 minutes to make them even without soaking! :) I'll let you know how it goes, haha :)

[bilbo42]

You might want to be a bit careful there - I'm sure you'll still have to rinse them thoroughly and discard the water you 'pressured' them in. But yes no more soaking overnight. Got to be a winner.

[itsjustsomegirl]

Yeah, thanks for the tips! I am planning on rinsing them a lot beforehand, and I only use organic beans (though I don't know if that's why that matters, just saying). I won't need the water they cooked in anyway :) so no problem there.

[bilbo42]

'I sauteed kidney beans in a pan with a little garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil'. Never occurred to me before. Will have to try this as I love beans.

I'll give the garlic a miss though - filthy, evil stuff ;-)

I'll chop a small green chilli in with them instead - and thinking about it. This will be very NOM stirred through some fresh cooked spaghetti. Add a couple of chopped small tomatoes. Extreme NOM!

[fatgirlgoinveg]

I have been meaning to try more with lentils. I LOVE their texture. Any recommendations for a good soup recipe?

[happytree923]

Yum. Mushrooms are also awesome as meat replacements in pasta dishes.