343 bean pot recipes

Cuban-style black beans cooked from dried with garlic, onion, olive oil, and optional hot chilies. Slow-simmered overnight then finished in a sofrito and served over rice.

A zesty chili rice salad loaded with kidney beans, green peppers, and onions tossed in a tangy chili-vinegar dressing with a kick of hot sauce. Serve it cold for potlucks, cookouts, or easy meal prep.

Slow cooker spicy black bean stew with green peppers, carrots, celery, chili powder, and hot chili peppers. A vegan one-pot meal that thickens as it cooks.

Rustic Italian pasta and bean soup doubles up cannellini and red kidney beans with crushed tomatoes, Italian herbs, and pasta. A hearty 45-minute dinner topped with fresh Parmesan.

New Orleans red beans and rice cooked low and slow in a crockpot with smoked turkey legs, onion, celery, bay leaves, and hot sauce. Makes enough to freeze multiple family meals.

BBQ Beans with molasses, chili powder, cumin, mustard, and tomato sauce, sauteed oil-free and ready in 30 minutes. Serve on buns like sloppy joes, over whole grains, or as a picnic side.

A tasty low-fat dish that goes great with any meal you prepare this summer.

Perfect make ahead chili to cozy up to on a cold Winter day.

Uncle Roy's chili: a meatless vegetarian chili with two kinds of canned tomatoes, kidney beans, three tablespoons of chili powder, and a serious shot of hot pepper sauce. Pantry-friendly weeknight one-pot dinner.

A scrumptious variation of the casserole made with bean and bacon soup, celery and biscuits.

Fresh black bean salad tossed with sweet corn, cilantro, red peppers, lime juice, and olive oil. No-cook relish ready in 20 minutes.

A delicious crockpot dish made with potatoes, chopped mushrooms, green beans and cream of mushroom soup.

Lime-bright black bean and corn relish with cilantro, red bell pepper, and a few dashes of hot sauce. Five-minute no-cook condiment that pairs with grilled fish, tacos, or chicken.

Smoky kielbasa red beans and rice made in the microwave in 30 minutes. Pinto beans, tomato sauce, and cayenne bring bold Cajun-style flavor to this one-pot weeknight dinner.

Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.

Caribbean guisado loaded with pumpkin, yucca, chickpeas, and pinto beans, slow-roasted with 16 cloves of garlic and fresh cilantro until the vegetables melt into a thick, fragrant sauce.