34 black bean stew recipes

A delicious, filling, and nutritious stew is an ideal dish on a chilly winter day. Serve it with some warm corn tortilla or a few slices of good bread.

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.

Black bean stew baked over brown rice with sharp cheddar, cumin, oregano, and red wine. Bubbly, cheesy, and packed with warm spices in every bite.

Cuban black bean stew with ham, rum, and oregano served over rice. Dried beans soaked overnight and simmered until creamy, thickened by mashing a cup of beans back in.

Black beans and hearty root vegetables, parsnips, turnips, carrots and potatoes, deliver layers of fall flavor in this vegetarian stew recipe. Earthy mushrooms combined with low and slow cooking in the oven coax every drop of pure, rich goodness

Black bean and corn stew with cumin, chili powder, sherry, cilantro, and honey. One cup pureed back in for a thick, creamy base. Vegan, high-fiber, and ready in an hour.

Black bean chili built on two meats: cubed stewing beef and pork shoulder browned with onions, peppers and jalapeños, then simmered with tomatoes, cumin and a splash of red wine. Thick, smoky, deeply savory.

Ham and three-bean soup with navy beans, kidney beans, black beans, and stewed tomatoes in a chili-spiced broth. One pot, no soaking, and ready in 40 minutes.

Rice with black beans, stewed tomatoes, garlic, and oregano cooked in one pot. An oil-free, plant-based side dish or light meal ready in under 30 minutes.

Oma Pantke's German green bean stew with stewing beef, mashed potatoes, and savory seasoning. A thick, hearty Eintopf passed down through generations.

Hearty Brazilian black bean and beef casserole simmered with stewed tomatoes, garlic, and a hint of orange zest. A one-pot comfort meal that feeds a crowd and thickens into rich, spoonable goodness.

Caribbean rice and black bean casserole: stewed tomatoes, oregano, turmeric, and garlic simmered with instant brown rice and black beans. One-pot vegetarian dinner in 30 minutes.

This hearty stew is a variant on the original Brunswick stew that used wild game. In this version the game is replaced with store bought chicken.

Lamb carnitas braised in milk with coriander, savory, and bay leaves until fall-apart tender. Served in tortillas with broiled onions, tomatoes, sour cream, and salsa.

Three beans simmer with tomatoes, jalapeños, and a full can of beer in this hearty vegetarian chili. Cumin and chili powder bring the heat home.

Saucy black beans simmered with sweet Vidalia onions, stewed tomatoes, green chiles, and a hit of orange zest. A Mexican-style pot that works over rice or inside enchiladas.