Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Bean Conversions

Dry Beans To Cooked Beans To Canned Beans

Canned Beans to Cooked Beans
14 -16 oz can = 1.5 cups cooked beans
19 oz can = 2.25 cups cooked beans
28 oz can = 3 - 3.25 cups cooked beans
Dry Bean Yields After Cooking
1 pound dry beans = 6 cups cooked beans, drained
1 pound dry beans = 2 cups dry beans
1 cup dry beans (most kinds) = 2.5 cups cooked beans
1 cup dry beans (most kinds) = 2.5 cups cooked beans
Chick peas, great northern beans, and lima beans: 1 cup dry beans = 3 cups cooked beans
Lentils: 1 cup dried lentils = 3 cups cooked