4 quick bean side Recipes

red beans , drained do not rinse, lipton cajun sides rice and sauce mix (dirty rice mix), smoked sausage, diced, water, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, cooking oil

water, uncooked long grain rice, quick-cooking barley, salt, onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, sweet red pepper, chopped, turnip, chopped, chopped celery or celery root, minced fresh gingerroot, olive oil, fresh spinach , torn, canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained, reduced-sodium soy sauce

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)