#UMaineCooperativeExtension - 6 Fast Recipes for That Can of #Beans in Your Pantry

by Alex Gayton, January 8, 2026

"Many of us have had it happen—you buy a can of beans that you think you will use eventually, but alas, it has been in the pantry for months. It’s easy for me to say use your can of beans to make your own hummus, but something tells me that if you have a can of beans not used, this will be too much effort compared to buying a store-bought hummus – confession, I hardly ever make homemade hummus, it’s just too much work for me. Here are 6 quick, low-effort recipes you can make with those pantry beans right now."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/food-health/2026/01/08/6-fast-recipes-for-that-can-of-beans-in-your-pantry/

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6 Fast Recipes for That Can of Beans in Your Pantry - Cooperative Extension: Food & Health - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Stop letting that forgotten can of beans sit in your pantry! Get 6 fast, low-effort recipes perfect for any meal. Discover delicious recipes like black bean brownies, banana bread, bean burgers, and chickpea pot pie.

Cooperative Extension: Food & Health

I Asked 5 Food Pros To Name the Best Canned Beans—They All Said the Same Thing

Credit: Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe Key Takeaways Food editors recommend 365 by Whole Foods Market for high-quality canned beans.…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2546740/i-asked-5-food-pros-to-name-the-best-canned-beans-they-all-said-the-same-thing/

🚢 Oh no, the world is ending! #Retailers are down to a mere 7 weeks of #inventory because of a trade war! 😱 Better start #hoarding toilet paper and canned beans again, folks—this is not a drill! 😂
https://fortune.com/article/retailers-weeks-of-inventory-left-trump-china-trade-war/ #worldending #tradewar #cannedbeans #HackerNews #ngated
Port of L.A. executive director says retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left amid U.S.-China trade war 

“Nobody wins,” Gene Seroka said. “China is America’s factory.”

Fortune
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Canned beans, so handy
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Here’s Yet Another Reason to Worship Canned Beans

Canned cannellini beans quickly braised with olive oil, rosemary, tomato and golden fried onions make the best of your pantry.