Introducing Camellia Beans for 2™: The Best in Small Batch Cooking

Camellia Beans for 2 brings authentic Louisiana comfort food to your table with easy and delicious, perfectly-portioned, small-batch cooking. Try New Orleans Style Red Beans With Seasoning for 2 and Cajun Style White Beans With Seasoning for 2, featuring premium Camellia® Brand dried beans, authentic spices, and real vegetables.

Now available at Food Lion, Walmart, Rouses Market, and Independent Grocers throughout Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Beans for 2 will be coming soon to Lowes Foods, Food Town, Arlan’s, Sellers, Piggly Wiggly, and other local grocery stores near you. You can also purchase them online now!

All-Natural. Perfect for 2!

Clean and all-natural, Beans for 2 offers just the right amount of beans and seasoning with authentic flavors, superior taste and quality. Simply use the included dried bean and all-natural seasoning packets to get things rolling on your stovetop or in your pressure cooker. No chopping. No measuring.

Beans for 2 is perfect for small households, empty nesters, college students, or when you simply want convenient and hassle-free meals. Plus, vegans and vegetarians will appreciate their full flavor profile (with no meat added or needed).

Red Beans Done Right!

For generations, New Orleanians have gathered on Mondays to enjoy classic Red Beans and Rice. Our New Orleans Style Red Beans With Seasoning For 2 includes a packet of tried-and-true authentic spices and real vegetables, and a packet of Camellia® Brand Red Kidney Beans. So you can make two perfectly seasoned servings of New Orleans Style Red Beans.

What’s In the Box:

• 1 packet of premium dried Camellia® Brand Red Kidney Beans
• 1 packet of authentic seasonings & spices

White Beans for 2: Just Add Water!

White Beans and Rice is a beloved, traditional South Louisiana meal. Our Cajun Style White Beans With Seasoning For 2 includes a packet of tried-and-true authentic spices and real vegetables, and a packet of Camellia® Brand Great Northern Beans.  Just add water, simmer, and serve!

What’s In the Box:

• 1 packet of premium dried Camellia® Brand Great Northern Beans
• 1 packet of authentic seasonings & spices

 

Why You’ll Love Beans For 2

Since 1923, our family-owned company has been delivering the best beans around, so you can create the dishes you love, for the people you care about most. We’re meticulous in everything we do – including sourcing our beans from the best U.S. farmers and cleaning them six times before packaging. In fact, our beans are non-GMO certified, rank above USDA grade in quality, and are always fresh from the same year’s crop. With that same level of dedication, we created Camellia’s Beans for 2!

• All Natural
• No MSG
• Non-GMO
• No Artificial Flavors
• Soy-Free
• Gluten-Free
• Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly
• Made in the USA

Beans for 2 is available at Food Lion, Walmart, Rouses Market, and Independent Grocers throughout Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and it’s soon to Lowes Foods, Food Town, Arlan’s, Sellers, Piggly Wiggly, and other local grocery stores near you. You can purchase it online right now through our website.

Our quarterly subscription boxes offer all the ingredients for authentic Louisiana cooking, delivered to your doorstep. The contents of each box are a surprise, but you can count on 5-10 favorites that include signature & heirloom beans, delicious seasonings, ingredients, tools for the kitchen, and more. Plus, you’ll get exclusive items that will inspire and delight. Find out more, and get cookin’.

Spicy 3-Bean Chili (Stovetop and Instant Pot recipes)

Ingredients:

• 6 -7 cups vegetable (or chicken) broth
• 1 chili seasoning packet (included in the box)
• 1 bag Camellia Brand Spicy 3-Bean Chili mix, rinsed and sorted (included in the box)
• 1 ½ pounds cooked ground beef or other ground protein, optional
• 1 can diced tomatoes, optional (If using, reduce broth by 1 cup.)
• Optional toppings: shredded cheese, diced avocado, minced red onion, sour cream, and chopped fresh cilantro

Stovetop Directions:

1. Add broth, seasoning packet, and 3-Bean Chili Mix to a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir well, and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 4-5 hours, until the beans are tender but not falling apart. Add more broth as necessary.
3. Optional: add cooked ground beef or other ground protein 30 minutes before end of cooking time.
4. Serve with assorted toppings, if desired.

Instant Pot Directions:

1. Add broth, seasoning packet, and 3-Bean Chili Mix to the Instant-Pot. Stir well.
2. Optional: add cooked ground beef or other ground protein to the Instant Pot.
3. Select Bean/Chili setting.
4. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 20 minutes.
5. Serve with assorted toppings, if desired.

See nutritional information for the 3-Bean Chili Mix and the chili seasoning packet.

Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts of water or broth (vegetable or chicken)
• 1 lentil soup seasoning packet (included in the box)
• 1 pound Camellia Brand Lentils, rinsed and sorted (included in the box)

Directions:

1. To a large heavy pot, add water or broth, contents of seasoning packet, and lentils.
2. Stir well, and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Optional:

• Make it meaty. Sauté 1 lb. sliced, smoked sausage in olive oil before adding all other ingredients.
• Keep it veggie (or vegan). Sauté 1 cup carrots, 1 cup celery, and 1 cup onion in olive oil before adding all other ingredients.

See nutritional information for the lentil soup seasoning packet.