3,725 bean recipes

Lighthouse casserole packs ground beef, kidney beans, macaroni, creamed corn, mushrooms, and olives in a chili-tomato sauce. A big-batch freezer-friendly weeknight casserole.

Country rigatoni tosses pasta with cannellini bean broth, chicken, Italian sausage, escarole, broccoli, and Parmesan. A rustic Tuscan-style pasta with soul-warming depth.

Chinese stir-fried pork with crispy deep-fried noodles served in lettuce wraps for an interactive, fun dinner with spicy bean sauce and crunchy texture contrasts.

This tasty side dish made with pinto beans, salt pork and jalapeno peppers goes great with rice or even bread bowls.

Cantonese beef chow fun with wok-seared wide rice noodles, marinated flank steak, fermented black beans, and oyster sauce. Smoky wok hei flavor in 25 minutes flat.

A spicy vegetable stew - easy to make. Some find that the flavors of the vegetables don't stand out unless you put in a lot of tabasco. But not everyone likes it hot. Just add enough to make the stew seem spicy to you.

Vegetarian chili pie topped with a thick cornmeal crust, loaded with kidney beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, and cumin. A hearty, meat-free weeknight dinner baked in one pan.

Italian sausage, chickpeas, and pasta shells simmer together in a fennel-scented tomato sauce with chunky zucchini. A rustic one-pot dinner ready in an hour. Skip the sausage for a meatless version.

Set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker stew packs chicken, eggplant, potatoes, and beans into one hearty 8-hour meal that feeds a crowd.

Mapo tofu is a Sichuan classic: silky tofu simmered with ground pork, black bean garlic sauce, and red chili paste, ladled over steamed white rice.

South Indian coconut chutney with chickpeas, green chilies, and a sizzling mustard seed tadka. Serve alongside dosas or idlis, and freeze extra portions for easy meal prep.

Crisp spinach salad tossed with water chestnuts, mung bean sprouts, hard-boiled eggs, and crispy bacon in a sweet-tangy dressing. Make the dressing a day ahead to let the flavors meld.

Pad Thai the authentic way: softened rice noodles wok-tossed with garlic, shrimp, egg, fish sauce, peanuts, bean sprouts, and green onions, finished with a squeeze of lime. Street-food speed in under 15 minutes.

This is pleasently warm but not mouth burning hot!

Beef and cheddar cheese in a flaky crescent roll crust.

Linguine tossed with baby lima beans, grainy mustard, scallions, and fresh plum tomatoes in a light vegetable broth sauce. Ready in 15 minutes.