4 Easy, Comforting Bean Dishes for Fall

Beans are inexpensive but packed with protein.

This vegetarian bean soup gets a salty crunch from shiitake mushroom "bacon" strips. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Beans are kind of like the your best friend from high school—nearly forgotten but always ready to step back into the limelight and help out an old pal when needed.