36 wedding cookie recipes

It's a delicious recipe to cook up your leftover cooked rice with some fresh vegetables and Indian spices. Quick, easy and tasty.

Red pepper hummus blends chickpeas with sweet sauteed red peppers, tahini, lemon, and cumin into a smooth, smoky dip, served with crisp homemade garlic-salt pita chips. A fast, vegan appetizer.

Chunky California beef and bean chili made with cubed round steak, scratch-cooked beans and fresh-toasted cumin. Three peppers and a jalapeño build layered heat in this lean, hearty bowl.

Copycat Popeye's red beans and rice with canned kidney beans mashed into a creamy, buttery, peppery base seasoned with white pepper and garlic, served over garlic butter rice.

Tex-Mex baked beans with a trio of navy, kidney, and pinto beans, bell peppers, stewed tomatoes, and a warm kick of cumin and cayenne. Vegetarian, high-fiber, and built for a backyard barbecue.

Vegan golden lentil soup pureed from red lentils, onion and vegetable stock with a finishing lemon zip. A 35-minute oil-free meal with 17g fiber per bowl.

Grilled red snapper fillets over a warm avocado-tomatillo salsa. Oregano-rubbed fish meets a blender sauce built on simmered tomatillos, jalapeños, garlic, and buttery avocado. Weeknight-friendly Mexican grill.

Broiled cod tossed with black beans, fresh orange segments, and a cumin-lime dressing over romaine. A bright, protein-packed Cuban-inspired salad that chills beautifully overnight.

Smoky broiled chicken meets black beans, fresh cilantro, red peppers, and crunchy greens in this Tex-Mex fajita salad. Tossed in a tangy red wine vinegar dressing and ready in 30 minutes flat.

Spicy black beans and tomatoes simmer into a quick vegan skillet dinner. Garlic, the kick of red pepper flakes and fresh cilantro over rice, ready in about 15 minutes and naturally low-fat.

Grilled black bean and tofu burgers with Thai-inspired flavors like ginger, garlic, and soy, topped with a tangy peanut cilantro sauce and cucumber slices.

Grilled fruit kabobs brushed with maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, bitters, and red pepper flakes. Sweet, smoky, and spicy summer dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Crispy pinto bean cakes with jalapeno, cumin, cilantro, and liquid smoke, coated in cornmeal and pan-fried golden. A vegetarian main or appetizer served with fresh salsa.

Pasta & Garbanzo Beans with Roasted Vegetables recipe

Blackened portobello mushroom salad sears Cajun-spiced caps until deeply browned, then slices them over greens with white beans, tomato, red onion, and blue cheese. A hearty vegetarian steak-salad swap.

Crispy baked rice cups filled with creamy guacamole and salsa, a vegetarian Mexican appetizer with edible cheddar-cumin shells. Bite-size party food made in a mini muffin tin.