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
  • This is also the case for dry beans like navy beans and pinto beans.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
  • Plan ahead as the navy beans require an overnight soak for a proper soup.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Cooked pinto beans had the most protein, while cooked navy beans had the most fiber.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This slow-cooker navy bean and ham recipe couldn't be easier.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Added two bay leaves, 1/2 pound navy beans and 1/2 pound great northern white beans.
    — Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Use the quick-soak method included for the navy beans if an overnight soak isn’t possible.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Sweet potatoes and navy beans stick to gooey Monterey jack cheese in a whole-wheat tortilla.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023
  • 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 trick to making smooth hummus involves using a fine mesh strainer to mash the navy beans and remove the skins.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Load your pre-soaked navy beans, ham, and vegetables into the slow cooker and cook until tender.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 July 2023
  • Notable high-oxalate foods include spinach, beets, chocolate, rhubarb, almonds, and navy beans.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The review described the lentil, chicken noodle, navy bean and Maryland crab soup.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Canned navy beans are a superb shortcut and equivalent to dried in flavor and texture, albeit there can be more salt.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • There are also burgers, sides of navy beans, cucumber with creme fraiche and Polish pickles.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Canned navy beans are a superb short-cut and nutritionally equivalent to dried, albeit there can be more salt.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • 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
  • Just add the soaked navy beans, water, broth, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and bay leaf to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Green chiles, shredded chicken, and navy beans give Southwest flavor and dinnertime heartiness to this chili.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • These Os are made from cassava root, ground navy beans, sugar, cinnamon, sunflower oil, and pea protein.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The navy bean, also often prepared as a soup, is perhaps the most distinctive food of the Nation of Islam.
    — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Examples of protein-rich foods include cottage cheese, shrimp, tuna, Greek yogurt, lentils, chicken breast, navy beans, and salmon.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
  • These use a protein blend, including soy, chickpeas, lentils, and navy beans, so the flavor is pleasingly complex, needing just a squeeze of lemon to brighten things up.
    — Sal Vaglica, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • 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

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