Beans and pulses recipes
Pulses, such as lentils, peas and beans, are a great way to reshape your plate. They’re a good source of fibre, count towards your 5 A DAY and can help you cut down on red meat, too.
Featured recipes
Jazzy beans on toast
Red Thai curry lentils
Baked sweet potato with smoky chickpeas
More beans, peas and pulses
Whether it’s red or green lentils, chickpeas, butter beans, kidney beans or baked beans, we’ve got a recipe for you. The only hard thing is to decide which one to make first
Baked beans and cheese toastie
Who says beans and cheese should be reserved for a jacket potato? They work brilliantly in this toastie – and the beans are 1 of your 5 A DAY
Baked sweet potato with smoky chickpeas
Pulses, such as the chickpeas in this recipe, are a great source of fibre and count towards your 5 A DAY, too
Black bean soup
Our bean soup recipe is a healthier twist on Tex-Mex refried beans
Broccoli, chickpea and pesto bowl
Nutritionist and cookery writer Madeleine Shaw shares one of her favourite recipes
Butternut squash, carrot and red lentil soup
Treat yourself to this deliciously hearty winter warmer
Butternut squash, chickpea & spinach curry
This comforting butternut squash and chickpea curry is ready in half an hour and makes a great mid-week meal.