Name: Recipe for Simple but Simply Delicious Beans
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: 7 (1/2 cup) servings
Cuisine: Entrees
Ingredients: 1 15.5-oz. can navy, garbanzo, Great Northern, or other light-colored beans OR 3 1/2 cups cooked beans, drained; 3/4 water; 1 1/2 nutritional yeast flakes; 1 1/2 onion powder; 1 garlic powder; 3/4 basil; 1/8 scant teaspoon turmeric, optional

Bowl of Northern beans with green garnish and decorative herbs

Entrees A Staple of Plant-Based Eating

The United States is the global leader in dry bean production. Each year, U.S. farmers plant 1.5–1.7 million acres of edible dry beans. There are hundreds of varieties. Once considered a poor man’s food, beans are now rising to the top for those seeking optimal health. This recipe is super easy and delicious and will add strength and vitality to your life.

Simple but Simply Delicious Beans

Recipe courtesy of

JoAnn Rachor

Prep Instructions

Yield: 7 (1/2 cup) servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Recipe Ingredients

1 15.5-oz. can navy, garbanzo, Great Northern, or other light-colored beans OR 3 1/2 cups cooked beans, drained
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon basil
1/8 scant teaspoon turmeric, optional