Cannellini beans are the same as pinto beans, are they different, and how to cook them.
Pinto beans are often referred to as 'light speckled kidney' beans.
Is there another name for cannellini beans?The cannellini bean is often mistaken for the Great Northern.
The white bean is white in color and is related to the great northern bean.When cooked, the pinto bean is a pink-mauve color.If time is an issue, great northern beans cook faster than pinto beans.
Cannellini beans are the largest of the group and because of their traditional shape, they can also be referred to as White Kidney Beans.They have a nutty, tender flavor and are often used in Italian dishes like Minestrone.