4,254 besan recipes

Chili bean soup made from scratch with dried pink beans, stewed tomatoes, and chili seasoning. Half the beans get mashed for body, the rest set aside for a second meal.

Five-bean salad with green, navy, lima, garbanzo, and kidney beans tossed with bell pepper, celery, and onion in a sweet-tangy vinegar marinade. The make-ahead potluck classic, vegan friendly.

Navy beans and lots of vegetables are simmered in juicy tomato sauce, then topped with bread crumbs and baked in the oven. A delicious vegetarian main dish.

Rattlesnake and beans simmered with ground beef, pinto beans, stewed tomatoes, jalapenos, and garlic. A Southwestern cowboy chili with bragging rights, ready in under 30 minutes.

Old-fashioned oven baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and brown sugar. Slow-baked in a covered casserole for hours until thick, sticky, and deeply sweet-savory.

Spicy Western slow-cooker beans combining pinto beans, red kidney beans, lentils, smoky bacon, and chili powder with tomatoes and cumin. Cowboy-style beans with a peppery kick.

Traditional New Mexico pinto beans slow-cooked with a meaty ham bone. Just 4 ingredients and old-school technique for creamy, unbroken beans in rich pot liquor.

Old-fashioned white bean soup with navy beans and ham hock simmered low and slow with celery, onion, garlic, and parsley. Thick, hearty, and filling.

Pickled dilled beans canned with fresh dill, garlic, and a kick of red pepper flakes. Crunchy whole green beans in a tart vinegar brine, the Bloody Mary garnish you'll never run out of.

Cuban-style black beans simmered with green pepper, garlic, cumin, and oregano, finished with a splash of red wine vinegar. Simple, saucy, and full of sofrito flavor.

Classic Boston baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, and molasses, slow-baked for six hours until thick and bronzed. The traditional New England Saturday-night supper.

Bean and rice burgers blend mashed beans with brown rice and whole-wheat flour for a hearty vegetarian patty. High-fiber, customizable with potatoes, bran, bulgur, or grated carrots.

Canned beans baked with crushed tomatoes, barley malt syrup, hot mustard, and shoyu for a wholesome spin on the classic. Sautéed garlic and onion bring depth to this 40-minute side.

No-cook black bean and corn salad with bell pepper, celery, and onion dressed in cumin and rice vinegar. Vegan, flexible portions, ready in 20 minutes.

Slow-simmered Mexican pinto beans cooked with salt pork, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. A four-hour, from-scratch bean pot that gets thick and rich without any mashing.

Homemade refried beans fried in lard or bacon drippings with melted longhorn cheese on top. Three ingredients, 10 minutes, and all the smoky flavor of a real taqueria.