11 kidney bean recipes

Kidney bean recipes

Chilli con carne

This is our most popular chilli con carne recipe ever! Made Tex-Mex style with aged minced beef, chipotle powder, red wine, 70% dark chocolate and semi-dried tomatoes.

Serve alongside our ultimate guacamole.

Meatball chilli con carne

Take the classic chilli up a notch with beef meatballs for a comforting family meal packed with plenty of spices and peppers. It's loaded with kidney beans to make it extra filling.

Meatballs are always a winner, see our slow cooker meatballs next.

Jerk cauliflower steaks with rice and peas

Check out our vegan cauliflower steak recipe with punchy jerk spice and soft red kidney beans. This easy dish serves two for a simple low-calorie meal.

See our cauliflower recipes for more surprising dishes like this.

Healthy bean salad

Ready in just 20 minutes, this colourful salad is packed with green beans, kidney beans and cannellini beans, and comes finished with a green tahini dressing to boost the flavour.

Nourish yourself with our best healthy salads.

Vegan chilli

Try this sweet and smoky chilli 'non carne' recipe with vegan mince, two types of beans and plenty of spices for added kick. The kidney beans pair perfectly with black beans for extra heartiness.

We've also got a great vegan lasagne.

Sausage chilli traybake

A delicious medley of juicy sausages, cherry tomatoes, smoked paprika, green peppers and kidney beans. Mop up all those lovely juices with crusty bread.

You've got to try our sausage pasta bake.

Chilli con carne cottage pie

Make cottage pie so much more exciting with paprika, chilli and cumin. This low-calorie, high-fibre midweek dinner is topped with mashed sweet potatoes.

Or go for classic cottage pie.

Five-bean chilli

Make the most of storecupboard tins in this easy vegan bean chilli. Serve this comforting one-pot with brown rice, avocado, coriander and dairy-free yogurt for a nourishing dinner.

We've got lots more healthy vegan ideas.

Caribbean chicken stew

Shivi Ramoutar's Caribbean chicken stew comes flavoured with thyme, ginger, lime, Angoustura bitters and scotch bonnet sauce. Serve with coconut rice and peas.

We also have a fabulous Caribbean fish curry.

Aubergine chilli

Charred aubergine gives this vegan chilli a delicious, smoky depth, making it a great family midweek meat alternative.

If you like aubergine, you'll love our fragrant aubergine curry.

Venison chilli

The deep game flavour of the venison works really well with the spices and chocolate in this chilli recipe. Serve with rice and soured cream for a crowdpleasing winter dinner.

Check out our venison pie.