Bean Recipes

We put beans in salads, soups, stews, curries…basically anywhere we can! Browse our favorite bean recipes and find tips for cooking and freezing, too.

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Baked Beans Black Beans Black Eyed Peas Cannellini Beans Chickpeas Edamame Fava Beans Green Beans Kidney Beans Lentils Lima Beans Pinto Beans Refried Beans Split Peas White Beans

Cooked baked beans with a wooden spoon in a pot

My Grandma Jean’s Baked Beans Are the Best Summer Side Dish

Pasta with tuna, white beans, herbs, and breadcrumbs in a bowl, fork resting on the side.

The 20-Minute Dinner I Make for Pennies on the Dollar

Overhead shot of Tuscan butter beans in a skillet topped with dollops of ricotta toasted bread on the side

The 15-Minute Dinner I Make Every Week

Explore Beans

Mexican Enfrijoladas topped with avocado and cotija.

This Is One of Mexico’s Best Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes

Overhead view of a stoneware bowl of Broccoli Cheddar Creamy Beans next to a spoon and all on a white background

The 15-Minute Dinner I’m Making All Winter Long

Overhead view of a bowl of 10-Minute Beans and Greens with a chunk of bread all next to a spoon and resting on a blue cloth napkin

This 10-Minute Meal Warms Me up on Cold Nights

A cast iron skillet with nicely browned baked french onion beans

French Onion Beans

Overhead view of a white bowl of white bean and spinach soup with a spoon next to a plate of bread and bowl of lemon slices

The 4-Ingredient Soup I Make When I’m Short on Time and Need Comfort

Pizza beans in a red casserole

The 3-Ingredient Pizza Beans That Converted My Kids Into Bean Lovers

Two Bowls of Creamy White Bean Soup with Sage Gremolata, Surrounded by Slices of Bread on the Counter, a Bowl of Sage Gremolata, and Spoons on a Kitchen Towel

Creamy White Bean Soup with Sage Gremolata

Black Bean Smash Burger on a Plate with French Fries, and in the Background, a Plate with More Burgers and a Tray with More Fries

Black Bean Smash Burgers

Creamy Southern Lima Beans in a Bowl

Creamy Southern Lima Beans

A three bean salad in a white bowl

Three Bean Salad

Red Beans & Rice recipe

Red Beans and Rice

Marcella Hazan and white bean soup in a blue bowl

I Make Marcella Hazan’s Soup When I Only Have 15 Minutes and Need Spoonfuls of Comfort

white beans with garlic and rosemary in a white casserole

How a Food Editor Turns a Can of Beans Into the Most Comforting Dinner Once a Week

Beans soaking in pot.

The One Reason You Don’t Have To Soak Dried Beans

Stovetop Taco Soup in a Bowl Topped with Avocado Slices, Cotija Cheese, and Cilantro and Surrounded by Bowls of Toppings

Stovetop Taco Soup

How to Cook Dry Beans - chickpeas in a Dutch oven with a wooden spoon

How To Cook Dried Beans

Chinese Long Beans

Sichuan Style Stir-Fried Chinese Long Beans

Dish of wax beans cooked with mint

Wax Beans With Mint

Baked Beans with Molasses - baked beans in a pot with a wooden spoon

Easy Stovetop Baked Beans

Overhead view of a white baking dish with garlic, tomatoes, cannellini beans and a block of feta covered in olive oil and red pepper flakes next to a plate of buttered french bread slices and a napkin

These Creamy Feta Beans Are My Favorite Lazy Dinner

Savory Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce

3 Bean Baked Beans

Three Bean Baked Beans

A round baking dish with the black bean and egg bake recipe, next to a plate of blistered corn tortillas and garnish of cilantro and fresh cheese

The Casserole I’m Making on Repeat This Winter

A bowl of 15-minute black bean soup, topped with avocado cubes, jalapeño slices, pickled onion and and cilantro

The 15-Minute Soup I Make for Instant Comfort

Black bean toast on a platter with lots more

The 15-Minute Cheap Meal I Make Week After Week

bowl of black bean nacho salad with a dollop of sour cream

How a Cookbook Author Turns a Can of Beans Into a 5-Minute Dinner

5-ingredient taco dinner

I Make These Easy Chicken Tacos Once a Week

Bowl of Roasted Sweet Potato Salad Topped with Crumbled Feta Cheese, Surrounded by Stack of Plate with Forks, a Small Bowl of More Feta Cheese, a Small Bowl of Salt, a Cutting Board with Lime Wedges, a Kitchen Towel, and Empty Glasses

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Baking Sheet of Vegan Nachos (Nachos Topped with Salsa, Queso, Pickled Jalpenos, and Two Lime Wedges) with a Serving Missing

Feijoada Brazilian Black Bean Stew

Feijoada (Brazilian Black Bean Stew)

A bowl of black bean rice on a striped linen.

Easy Black Beans and Rice

Refried Black Beans

Refried Black Beans

How To Make Fast, No-Soak Beans in the Pressure Cooker

How To Make Fast, No-Soak Beans in the Instant Pot

Black Bean Salad

Black Bean Salad

a row of Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos topped with avocado, cotija cheese, and salsa verde

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos

Easy Avocado and Black Bean Quesadillas

Spicy Citrusy Black Beans

Spicy, Citrusy Black Beans

Black Bean Burrito Bowl

Black Bean Burrito Bowl

Side view of two simple breakfast quesadillas on a blue plate with a bowl of salsa to the left and a glass of orange juice above. The scrambled eggs, black beans and cilantro are visible inside the quesadilla.

Breakfast Quesadilla with Black Beans and Eggs

Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup

Huevos Motulenos

Huevos Motuleños

Trader Joe’s Homemade Cowboy Caviar in a Bowl Surrounded by Chips

Trader Joe’s Homemade Cowboy Caviar

Meatless tortilla soup in a bowl topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, and tortilla strips.

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Baked burrito casserole with lettuce and tomatoes.

Easy Burrito Casserole

Hoppin John

Bowl of good luck soup

I Make This Southern Good Luck Soup Every New Year’s

serving of 15-Minute Sausage White Bean Soup in a white bowl on a dark green plate on a wooden serving board

The 15-Minute Soup I Make Nearly Once a Week

minestrone soup in dutch oven

Classic Minestrone Soup

Pasta Fagioli ready to serve

Pasta e Fagioli

White Chicken Chili in the pressure cooker

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

ham and bean soup served in a bowl

Ham and Bean Soup

Tuscan Bean Soup

Easy Tuscan Bean Soup

white beans and sausage

White Beans and Sausage

Shrimp Arugula White Bean Salad

Shrimp, Arugula, White Bean, and Cherry Tomato Salad

Lemon Broccoli Rabe with White Beans

Lemony Broccoli Rabe with White Beans

easy Tuscan ribolitta soup in a dutch oven at a table setting with a plate of bread and a kitchen towel

Easy Tuscan Ribollita Soup

Marry Me Beans in a white bowl

Greek salad pockets next to a some olive, fresh herbs, a halved lemon, and small bowl of tzatziki, all on a cutting board

The No-Cook Meal I'm Making All Summer—It's So Easy

Angled view of curried chickpea salad sandwich on a pink plate, all on a white background

The 10-Minute Meal I Make Every Single Week

Overhead view of a green bowl of Pasta e Ceci and a spoon topped with parmesan cheese next to a bowl of parmesan, another bowl of pasta and a glass of carbonated beverage

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