Ontario Bean Growers
60 Elora Street South N0G 1Z0 Harriston, ON, Canada

How easy is it to incorporate beans into your diet? This easy! An hour ago, I didn’t know what I was going to make for supper. I had a pepper and spinach that needed to be used up so a stir fry seemed like a good option. No meat thawed? No problem! Open up a can of your favourite beans, drain rinse and voila - there’s your protein. Season the veg and beans with your favourite Asian stir fry seasoning/top with your favourite sauce and serve over rice.... I used Romano beans for this particular creation.

It's #NationalChocolateChipDay and yes, we have a recipe for that! Chocolate Chip Bean Cookies. As we always always say, everything is #betterwithbeans! Get the recipe: https://bit.ly/2FgSf7A

We're celebrating #InternationalHummusDay with our White Bean & Chickpea Hummus with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto. A flavourful hummus with an extra boost of protein. White pea beans (navy beans) and chickpeas are blended together and topped with a roasted red pepper pesto. Serve with whole wheat pita crisps, crackers or your favourite veggies. Get the recipe: https://bit.ly/3pdLAxa #betterwithbeans #navybeans #ontariobeans #hummus

Thank you to The Yum Yum Factor for this great new recipe - White Bean Bomba Crostini. "If you have a can of white cannellini beans and a jar of the spicy, Italian condiment Bomba, you have found a match made in heaven. The creamy sweetness of the beans is balanced by the bite of chilis and the mint adds a hit of freshness. Perfection in under 20 minutes. You can make the bean mixture ahead of time, as it keeps well in the fridge for a few days, and then just slice up as many... baguette slices as you need for the serving. You can also mix it with cold pasta or serve it on polenta or, do what I do, and just eat it straight out of the bowl!" Get the recipe here: https://bit.ly/2PTETTZ and be sure to check out The Yum Yum Factor blog here: https://bit.ly/3eYFIU3

Here's our latest article in the National Post!

There is one week remaining in our bean smoothie recipe contest! Deadline is January 29! The rules are simple: You must live in Ontario to enter.... Smoothies must contain at least 1/2 cup of a bean variety grown in Ontario. See list here: https://bit.ly/354GZF4 Send us a picture of your smoothie and the recipe along with the completed entry form here: https://bit.ly/smoothiecontest All entries will receive a Better with Beans smoothie shaker cup. The top five will receive a bean prize pack. And the winner will have their recipe professionally styled, photographed and featured on our website. For more details see our contest page: http://bit.ly/38Yhtm5 #betterwithbeans #beansmoothie

Lots of great bean recipes surfacing today! We love parsnips at the Ontario beans home office...so we'll definitely be giving this recipe a try!

We're excited to share this new recipe from The Yum Yum Factor - Braised Romano Beans with Polenta! Romano beans are grown in Ontario and Manitoba under the moniker of Cranberry Beans or Speckled Sugar Beans and are soft with a sweet, almost nutty flavour, making them perfect for this type of braised dish. This looks like the perfect dish to warm you up on this chilly January day! Get the recipe here: http://bit.ly/35XeMQO... #betterwithbeans #romanobeans #cranberrybeans #ontariogrown #ontariobeans #comfortfood

Chef Devan Rajkumar makes the most beautiful food!

The next issue of The Bean Scene (our consumer newsletter) comes out tomorrow! Sign up here to get added to the mailing list: http://eepurl.com/g_oHI5

Day 11 of our Count Down to Christmas - Our Gluten Free Banana Bean muffins use white bean flour, which you can usually find at the bulk barn and some larger grocery stores. One of the great things about beans is that they are gluten free, and make a great ingredient in gluten free baking. Plus they add protein and fibre to any recipe! Recipe link: https://bit.ly/3lWWEvK #betterwithbeans #glutenfree #muffins #christmasbaking

Count down to Christmas Day 10! Our Snackin' Bean Cake is pretty much a Christmas cake, but without the dried fruit. So for anyone who doesn't like the fruit part of Christmas cake...this cake is for you! Christmas cake is #betterwithbeans. Recipe link: https://bit.ly/3m3VfUj

Day 9 of our Count Down to Christmas brings us another bean and maple syrup recipe. Our Bean & Maple Syrup Bars are a sweet treat that are sure to become a family favourite. Recipe link: https://bit.ly/2Kb8TaY #betterwithbeans #maplesyrup #christmasbaking #christmasrecipes #desserts #sweets

Day 8 of our Count Down to Christmas and we have more cookie options for Santa. Our Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies are very Canadian as they include ingredients from several Canadian crops - navy beans (of course), oats, Canola oil, and whole wheat flour. Recipe link: https://bit.ly/3goOU4s #betterwithbeans #eatwellcanola #canadianoats #canadianwheat #christmascookies

And here is the finished product, and the much coveted thumbs up. Bean Mac & Cheese - bit.ly/beanmacandcheese I mostly followed the recipe, with a few (ok lots of) substitutions. I had no nutmeg (that I could find), cayenne pepper, or Dijon mustard so I used, instead, pumpkin pie spice, Chili powder, and regular mustard. And I just used marble cheese because that’s all I had. Finally, I had no navy beans so I used white kidney beans instead. Keep in mind, I decided very l...ast minute to make this. Violet wanted Mac & Cheese for supper (you know the kind I mean)...but I didn’t have any. This meal came together in about 40 minutes (it would have been faster if I had actually been prepared and had been able to go about things in an organized fashion. Re: the thumbs up. This was achieved until she found out about the beans. Then she changed her mind and said it was just ok. She’d already eaten about half her bowl at that point. Then she realized she had not put ketchup on it (as she usually does with Mac & Cheese). We returned to the thumbs up position with the addition of ketchup. #betterwithbeans