1,536 black bean recipes

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank simmered low and slow with thyme, sage, cayenne, and garlic. A classic Louisiana Monday night dinner from dried beans.

Hearty Hungarian bean soup with tender navy beans, sweet paprika, and a tangy sour cream finish. This old-world comfort bowl simmers low and slow with leeks, carrots, and garlic for deep, soul-warming flavor.

Oven-braised beef and brown rice stew with crushed tomatoes, green beans, and warm spices like allspice and chili powder. A hearty, hands-off dinner that simmers to tender in a Dutch oven.

Vegetarian bean pate purees a 7-bean and barley mix with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin into a thick Mediterranean-style spread. Serve chilled with whole wheat bread or crackers.

Layered bean dip with refried beans, taco-seasoned ground beef, shredded lettuce, chunky salsa, and melted cheddar. A crowd-pleasing party appetizer served with tortilla chips.

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.

Vegetarian spaghetti sauce loaded with red and white kidney beans, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes. Hearty, protein-rich, and diabetic-friendly.

Favourite Crock Pot Two-Meat, Two Bean Chili recipe

Easy chili soup with ground beef, chili beans, tomato juice, and zesty tomato soup. Six ingredients, one pot, and it tastes like it simmered all day.

Easy vegetarian red beans and rice with sautéed onion, celery, and garlic, canned kidney beans, and cooked rice. Quick weeknight Cajun-style one-pot dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Vegan enchilada casserole filled with black beans, whole wheat couscous, and crushed tofu in a spicy tomato-chili sauce. Rolled in corn tortillas and baked until bubbling. Plant-based Mexican comfort food.

Ash reshteh, the classic Persian noodle soup thick with kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, fresh herbs, and beets, finished with a tangy whey or vinegar swirl. Pure comfort.

Pork tenderloin seared and roasted until juicy, served with plums slow-roasted in balsamic, vanilla bean, and rosemary. A bistro-style main that reduces its own pan liquid into a glossy, sweet-tart sauce.

Eugenia Potter's 27-ingredient chili con carne with chopped sirloin, sausage, pinto beans, mushrooms, olives, and orange zest. A loaded, crowd-feeding chili for serious chili lovers.

Crispy Mexican style dumplings, like super-mini burritos.

Homemade baked beans slow-cooked for 7 hours with white beans, molasses, ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Old-fashioned, from-scratch Boston-style beans.