Great northern beans
About the ingredient great northern beans. Including 58 recipes with great northern beans, nutrition data, and where to find it.
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What are great northern beans?
Great Northern Beans are a delicately flavored white bean related to the kidney bean and the pinto bean. They are typically grown in the Midwestern US, though some people may grow and harvest them elsewhere.
Depending upon where you live, you may find them available canned or dried. Though called a white bean, the color of Great Northern Beans tends toward cream and some say they look similar in shape, albeit smaller, to lima beans.
Beans are certainly one of the best foods available. A cup of Great Northern Beans contains 14.7 grams of protein, and 12.4 grams of dietary fiber. These beans are also excellent sources of iron,magnesium and folate, and they have a scant 200 calories per cup.
They can really bulk up the nutritional value of anything to which they’re added, and when they are combined with brown rice, they form a complete protein.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size cup (262g)Where found
Great northern beans are usually found in the canned goods section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Great northern beans are a member of the Legumes and Legume Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do great northern beans weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 262 grams |
Related
Legumes and Legume Products
| In Chinese: | 大北豆 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | haricots Great Northern | |
| en español: | frijoles grandes del norte |
Recipes using great northern beans
There are 58 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Quick Bacon Baked Beans
A "quick" kicked-up slow cooker or CrockPot baked beans recipe. Starting with canned baked beans and augmented with two more kinds of beans, bacon, and onions, get this recipe on the table in record time.
Vegan Eggplant Parm Stew
This would probably be really good with cauliflower or zucchini instead of eggplant.
Easy Low-Fat Chili
If you're looking for a healthy alternative to chili, this simple and easy to understand recipe is for you!
