The Lazy Vegetarian

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I've found beans in general to be pretty interchangable in recipes. Just use the ones you like. Cannellini beans make a great hummus-style spread, for example.

By  Jul, at 7:01 AM  

As mentioned above. White beans.

Specifically I like the ones that are simply labelled "small white beans"... there may be a more fancy term but I don't know what it is.

By  Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts), at 12:29 PM  

I have also found that beans tend to try pretty interchangeable. I don't know of any off hand that have quite the same texture as garbanzo beans, but I use pinto, kidney, and cannellini all the time to make hummus.

By  Eating Consciously, at 4:44 PM  

I find that lentils make a pretty good sub... I use lentils to make hummus sometimes. The brown/green ones are better for this purpose than the red ones, they're not quite fibrous enough...

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Cheers!

By  VeggedOut, at 1:17 PM  

Cannellini or Black Beans. I love chickpeas/garbanzo beans too.

By  Anonymous, at 6:39 PM  

I just found your site and am sad that it seems as though you don't update it anymore :( I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to online (google!). Is it safe/recommended to use meat substitute products such as the Worthington, Loma Linda, Morningstar Farms, etc into a crockpot? I just got one for Christmas. I am a vegetarian and eat a lot of the meat substitutes. There are so many recipes calling for chicken and other meats and I would love to be able to use substitutes. But I am afraid they may "melt" or whatever else. Forgive me for not reading all your posts carefully to find the answer before asking this question.

Happy New Year!

By  Jen, at 10:18 AM  

I make a lot of dishes with black beans. If you're in a hurry, I ahve found Morning Star to have the best veggie foods. Their Black Bean burgers are out of this world. I had a BBQ with friends, fed them the Morning Star burgers and they still to this day do no know they ate veggie burgers, they all complimented how delicious they were though.

I went vegetarian about a year and a half ago, gave up seafood altogether 5 months ago and take in minimal dairy/egg products, but dont consider myself vegan. I try though.
I made awesome veggie quesadillas the other night with refried beans, my first attempt at making them from scratch, with homemade guacamole. My friend, who I kinda got into going vegetarian without even nudging him, said they were the best quesadillas hes ever had.
I am an excellent cook, but havent really gotten too creative since I went vegetarian.

By  Anonymous, at 12:23 PM  

I would recommend you try lentils. they have a great flavor and are rich in protein.

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By  Anonymous, at 8:48 AM  

My faves are either kidney beans or Small Mexican Red Beans... lots of iron! I feel you on the chickpeas, though.

By  Sarah R, at 9:05 PM  

Hey let's not forget the humble lentil or the majestic great northern bean. These guys are bursting with flavor, subtle nuttiness that balances out grains or veggies. MMMMMM Lentils.

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By  Anonymous, at 9:19 AM  

I find that many stores carry white navy beans, and white beans. The white color is similar to garbanzos so the taste is a little similar. I enjoy white beans because they are smaller and rounder, so they cook like chickpeas.

By  Anonymous, at 9:19 AM  

To avoid trouble with chickpeas, throw in the tiniest pinch of Hing (asafoetida). It has a very strong taste but is great a neutralising the bean-y unpleasantness. Hing is used regularly in Indian cooking and you'll find it in any Indian store.

By  Anonymous, at 5:24 PM  

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