Low fat dried bean dishes with no tomato/citrus/vinegar?

[Laura Corin]

Husband has been put on a diet by his doctor that has to avoid excessive fat and also acidic foods.  Beans sound like a good thing - I am currently cooking pinto beans with herbs and a little leftover gammon.  All my other bean recipes have tomato in them or are salads dressed with a fair bit of oil or citrus.

 

Any ideas?  Thanks.

 

L

 

 

[indigomama]

White beans and hamhock? I don't have a recipe, I just kind of wing it, but there are probably a lot online, plus ham is on sale for the holidays.

[celticmom]

Red beans and rice is a common dish in this area that might suit you. It is often made with sausage but does not have to be. It can be made spicy but I generally add onions and herbs instead since one person in my family won't eat spicy foods and another shouldn't eat spicy foods(but does anyway).

 

[trulycrabby]

I am making succotash right now with butternut squash, lima beans, corn, and red potatoes. Onion and parmesan cheese are optional but tasty.

 

You could substitute the lima beans for any other kind of bean really. It's a complete protein, and very tasty.

[Laura Corin]

I am making succotash right now with butternut squash, lima beans, corn, and red potatoes. Onion and parmesan cheese are optional but tasty.

 

Ooh... heading off to find out what succotash is.

 

L

[Rosie_0801]

I often cook urad dal and/or split mung beans in veggie stock, flavoured with turmeric, cumin seeds, hing powder and perhaps ginger. Wish I had some right now.  :drool5:

[Amira]

I like garbanzo beans with onions and garlic. I add Indian or Midde East spices depending on what I'm feeling like and often top them with yogurt. Or I add some paneer, but I don't know if that would work for you.

[dbmamaz]

I make baked beans with smoke turkey legs instead of pork, and no tomatoes.  also white bean, kale and (turkey) sausage soup, yum!  

[trulycrabby]

Ooh... heading off to find out what succotash is.

 

L

 

Sufferin' succotash! Actually, a lot of folks don't know what it is. It's a Native American dish with corn, squash, and beans. I made mine tonight with sundried tomatoes, butternut squash, baby lima beans, onions, carrots, red potatoes, and parmesan cheese.  :001_wub:

[NotSoObvious]

Lentil soup! I put lentils and some chicken broth in my crockpot. You can also add a slice of bacon or a few pieces of sausage to give it more flavor. It's delicious and so simple.

[Ripley]

Mujadara? 

 

You can use a small amount of oil to carmelize the onions and/or broth instead of oil.

[Delighted3]

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/refried-beans-without-the-refry/

 

This is a very flavorful recipe.

[Audrey]

I love the combination of beans and greens.  I will flavour with onion and/or garlic and herbs.  If I have a bit of ham or sausage to add, I will, but I don't think it's necessary. Some favourites are:

 

Cannellini with swiss chard (seasoned with parsley and savoury)

Flageolets with kale (seasoned with marjoram, parsley and a pinch of sage)

Any red bean with spinach (seasoned with cumin, oregano and fresh cilantro, aka coriander)

 

I also like plainly cooked beans served alongside a well seasoned polenta or rice pilaf and lots of veggies.

[Laurie4b]

Burritos: you can use either black beans or mashed pinto beans (I don't like the texture of whole pinto beans in a burrito but YMMV.) Add ingredients that you like: chili powder, cumin, onions, garlic ,sauteed peppers. Guacamole (is monosaturated fat okay?) without tomato is an excellent substitute for cheese--you still get that creamy flavor.

 

Lentil and brown rice soup: I use Jane Brody's recipe (I think you can find it online). It does have diced tomatoes in it, but they aren't necessary.

 

Hummus is garbanzo-bean based. You can make it without the tahini to reduce fat.

[soufflegirl]

Maybe split pea soup, without ham or bacon?

 

Also, not sure if it would help, but sometimes you can get away with just using fennel seeds instead of sausage in recipes, if you want to keep that sort of flavor but cut the grease.