How to Use navy bean in a Sentence

navy bean

noun
  • This is also the case for dry beans like navy beans and pinto beans.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Plan ahead as the navy beans require an overnight soak for a proper soup.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The inmates were offered cheese pizza or navy beans.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Those navy beans, then a breakfast option, were herbaceous and creamy.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Use the quick-soak method included for the navy beans if an overnight soak isn’t possible.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The meatiness pairs nicely with many legumes such as white beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans, pintos, and lentils.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The meatiness pairs nicely with many legumes such as white beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans, pintos, and lentils.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The lighter color is similar in flavor to navy beans while the darker ones have an earthy taste closer to lentils.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Rum is the secret to this side made with a combination of black beans, navy beans, light and dark kidney beans, and a can of baked beans.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Instead of cannellini beans, try navy beans, great Northern beans or chickpeas.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • From navy beans to avocados, there are plenty of other foods that pack similar amounts or even more fiber per serving than chia seeds.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Green chiles, shredded chicken, and navy beans give Southwest flavor and dinnertime heartiness to this chili.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The base is made with navy beans, which don't have a lot of flavor on their own, but meld with the eggs, sugar, and warm spices to form a confection so delicious, no one will believe it was made with beans.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What Makes Baked Beans A Classic Side Dish Baked beans typically consist of navy beans cooked in a mixture of brown sugar, molasses, water, salt pork or bacon, mustard, salt, and spices.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • What Makes Baked Beans A Classic Side Dish Baked beans typically consist of navy beans cooked in a mixture of brown sugar, molasses, water, salt pork or bacon, mustard, salt, and spices.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2026

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