This month at Spend Smart. Eat Smart., we have been talking a lot about beans. We love beans because they are packed with nutrition and they are inexpensive. Today I am going to share with you some of my favorite bean recipes from our website. Try one out this week, I am sure you will enjoy it!

Many of these recipes call for canned beans that have been drained and rinsed. You can substitute 1-2 cups cooked, dried beans. It is easy to cook an entire bag of dried beans and then freeze them in one or two cup serving sizes to use when you need them.

• After School Hummus
• Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Bake
• Make Ahead Mexican Rollups
• Peanut Butter Balls
• Rice and Red Beans
• Vegetable Soup with Kale and Lentils
• Vegetarian Chili
• Winter Black Bean Soup