4,201 beanie recipes

Sweet and sour pasta salad with kamut spirals, kidney and black beans, red pepper, scallions, and basil. A protein-packed vegan picnic salad that holds up beautifully for make-ahead lunches.

Five dahl soup, an Indian vegetarian classic blending mung beans, pigeon peas, chickpeas, and yellow and green split peas with ghee, turmeric, ginger, and a fragrant tarka of cumin, chilies, and asafetida.

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.

Garden Special is a big-batch vegetable relish with green tomatoes, lima beans, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, and peppers in a sweet brown sugar and vinegar brine.

A lighter green chili loaded with beans, green peppers, jalapenos, green chiles, and cumin in chicken broth. No tomatoes, all heat, ready in 30 minutes flat.

A hearty meatless chili with kidney beans, zucchini, green chiles, and brown rice simmered in a tomato base with cloves and vinegar. Even better the next day. Freezes like a dream.

Quick microwave vegetable chili with kidney beans, zucchini, jalapeños, and bell peppers in a cumin-oregano tomato base. Ready in 45 minutes, topped with melty cheese.

Chinese-style tofu stir-fried with salted black beans, mashed red beans, garlic, green chili, and soy sauce. A savory, protein-rich vegetarian main dish.

Louisiana red beans and rice with the holy trinity, cumin, thyme, and hot sauce. A hearty vegetarian version of the Cajun Monday classic, served over steamed rice.

Slow cooker baked beans with bacon, Rotel tomatoes, green chiles, dark brown sugar, and garlic. Cooked 12 to 14 hours in a crock pot for deep, smoky-sweet flavor.

Pasta with beans, the Italian-American take on pasta e fagioli, with elbow macaroni tossed into a brothy tomato base loaded with cannellini beans, garlic, and Parmesan. Rustic one-pot comfort food.

Texas white chicken chili with navy beans, jalapeños, cumin, and hot chiles, ladled into tortilla-lined bowls with Monterey Jack and salsa. A spicy white-bean chili with edible bowl bonus.

Garlicky shrimp and cannellini beans simmered in olive oil with red pepper flakes and fresh parsley. A rustic Italian one-pot dinner with just 7 ingredients in 30 minutes.

Vegetarian quinoa loaf with pinto beans, tahini, fennel, and sesame seeds baked until firm. A hearty plant-based main dish you can slice and serve with sauce.

A rich vegan stew simmered in coconut milk and tangy tamarind with cauliflower, chickpeas, mushrooms, and warming spices. Deeply layered and satisfying.

Freezer-friendly pork chops baked with lima beans, chopped apple, cream of mushroom soup, and sage. A make-ahead casserole you assemble, freeze, and bake when ready.