kidney bean
noun
1
: an edible and nutritious usually kidney-shaped seed of any of various cultivated beans of the common species (Phaseolus vulgaris)
especially
: a large dark red kidney bean
2
: a plant bearing kidney beans
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Assemble and Bake In a bowl combine beef mixture, pork and beans, great Northern beans, pinto beans, butter beans, kidney beans, ketchup, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
For breakfast, swap strawberries for bananas; at lunch, use spinach instead of iceberg lettuce; and at dinner, add kidney beans or lentils.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 1 May 2025
And yes, there's even his own take on sos pwa with a red kidney bean sauce.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Add kidney beans, diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, chicken stock, and chili seasoning mix.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
For breakfast, swap strawberries for bananas; at lunch, use spinach instead of iceberg lettuce; and at dinner, add kidney beans or lentils.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 1 May 2025
And yes, there's even his own take on sos pwa with a red kidney bean sauce.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Add kidney beans, diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, chicken stock, and chili seasoning mix.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kidney bean
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“Kidney bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20bean. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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