4,170 besan recipes

Hearty Sicilian tuna soup loaded with cannellini beans, kidney beans, zucchini, and tomatoes in a sherry-spiked broth with oregano and basil. Pantry-friendly and ready in 45 minutes.

A 30-minute curry rice bowl with spinach, black beans, and tomatoes. Naturally vegetarian, high-fiber, and built almost entirely from pantry staples and the freezer.

Quick salsa chicken stir-fry with kidney beans, chili powder, and vegetables served over rice. A Tex-Mex weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Gascony lamb casserole slow-braises lamb, pork belly, and cannellini beans with 24 whole garlic cloves, anchovies, and red wine, finished under a crisp ciabatta-crumb crust. A classic French farmhouse feast.

Steamed chickpeas soaked overnight and steamed until tender but chewy, seasoned with salt and garlic salt. A simple, high-protein vegetarian snack or side dish from dried beans.

Rice pilaf salad tosses diced turkey, brown rice, chickpeas, kidney beans, apples, celery, and green olives into a protein-loaded chilled salad. Perfect for Thanksgiving leftovers or make-ahead lunches.

Jamaican red pea soup with kidney beans, stewing beef, pig's tail, and coconut milk simmered low and slow with Scotch bonnet and fresh thyme.

Vegetarian shepherd's pie with a three-bean puree base, sauteed peppers and zucchini in crushed tomatoes, topped with golden mashed potatoes. Comfort food, plant-powered.

Red beans and rice cooked the proper way: dried kidney beans simmered with bay and bell pepper, then the bean stock cooks the rice along with sauteed onion, pepper, garlic, and cumin. Vegetarian, deeply savory, all in one pot.

Easy chickpea salad with scallions, cilantro, lemon juice and a hit of cayenne. Bright, no-cook vegetarian side dish high in fiber and protein.

Chinese-style pork spareribs braised in fermented black bean sauce with garlic and rice wine. Wok-seared then simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender in just 90 minutes.

Steamed stuffed bitter melon with seasoned pork, water chestnuts, and ginger, finished with a garlicky fermented black bean sauce. A classic Cantonese home-style dish.

Maryland crab soup loaded with sweet lump crab meat, Old Bay seasoning, potatoes, corn, green beans, and carrots in a beef and tomato broth. The classic Chesapeake Bay vegetable soup.

Jerk chicken fajitas with spice-rubbed chicken, mashed black beans, and sour cream in flour tortillas, topped with a fresh papaya-pineapple salsa with jicama, lime, and cilantro.

A high-protein twist on classic Boston baked beans using soybeans instead of navy beans. Slow-baked with molasses, ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire until thick and smoky-sweet. Hearty, plant-powered comfort food.

Ham and artichoke heart pasta salad with penne, green beans, tomato, and red pepper in a double-mustard vinaigrette. A hearty cold pasta salad with bold tangy flavor.