Cannellini Beans

Popular in Tuscan and Italian cuisine, you’ll find kidney beans prominently featured in an array of soups and salads, including minestrone and Cannellini-and-Green Bean Salad. The bean packs healthy benefits as well – they are high in protein and fiber and low in fat!

These easy, delicious and spicy crostini comes together in just 25 minutes. Slideshow: More Crostini Recipes

To help make his white bean soup even more nourishing and delicious, F&W’s Justin Chapple adds plenty of escarole. Slideshow: More Tuna Recipes

This simple and fresh-tasting salad, enlivened by salty olives and fresh cilantro, is a nice way to showcase fresh porotos (beans), a staple in the Huneeus household. The salad can be made with dried cannellini beans or, in a pinch, canned white beans.    More Bean Recipes  

The Good News Soup preserves almost all of the water-soluble vitamins in beans like folic acid and niacin. Plus: More Soup Recipes and Tips

For a crunchy, summery salad, Chris Cosentino tosses yellow wax beans, radish slivers, red onion slices, cannellini beans and fresh basil in a simple vinaigrette. To save time, you can also substitute canned cannellinis for the dried ones here.    More Salad Recipes