Recipes

Recipes

5 Ways to Use and Cook a Variety of Foods 

Looking for quick, yet healthy snacks for your family to enjoy? These budget-friendly and easy-to-make snacks will soon be family favorites. Check out our "5 Ways to Use and Cook" series of recipes below and learn how to properly cut up an entire chicken through a photo step-by-step.  

Beans, Lentils, & Grains

Lentils
Discover how to cook with lentils and five different fabulous recipes to prepare with it.
Yellow Split Peas
Learn how to cook yellow split peas and how to use and swap them into recipes.
Chickpeas-Garbanzo Beans
Find out how to make crunchy chickpea snacks and five other delicious options.
Dry Beans
Find out how to overnight and quick soak beans.

Protein & Grains

Whole Chicken
Learn how to cut up an entire chicken and make spice-rubbed chicken pieces.
Chicken Broth
Make chicken broth in a slow cooker, then five ways to use it!
Brown Rice
Find out how to make Texas Hash and Brown Rice along with five other delicious options for rice.

Fruits & Vegetables

Bananas
Find out a quick way to freeze ripe bananas and five different ways to use them.
Dried Fruit
Use dried fruits like figs, plums, cranberries, cherries, and raisins in easy to prepare recipes.
Canned Pumpkin
Incorporate pumpkin into unique recipes such as chili and more!
Sweet Potatoes
Learn simple ways to prepare sweet potatoes and five ways to add them to your next meal.
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