1,536 black bean recipes

Thick, hearty vegan chili made with smashed yams, mixed beans, tomato puree, and a smoky kick of BBQ sauce and cinnamon. A pantry-friendly one-pot meal that's ready in 40 minutes.

Rustic Italian red bean, rigatoni, and hot sausage casserole braised with chard, tomato, oregano, and white wine. Stick-to-your-ribs baked pasta for cold nights.

Haricot Vert are tender French string beans. Use regular string beans if your supermarket doesn't carry them.

Add a Mexican taste to your dinners with this simple crockpot recipe that is easy to follow.

Layered pan burritos with ground beef, refried beans, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and flour tortillas baked casserole-style. Feeds a crowd, cuts like lasagna.

Moong samosa filled with spiced mung beans, asafetida, mustard seeds, and amchur (green mango powder), deep-fried in ghee until golden. A vegetarian Indian snack with bold, tangy flavor.

Vegetarian country chili with kidney beans, canned tomatoes, and a basil-oregano-thyme spice blend. Diabetic-friendly, ready in 25 minutes, no meat needed.

Minestrone casalinga: a homestyle Italian vegetable soup packed with white beans, leeks, cabbage, zucchini, and orzo. Rustic, layered, and exactly what cold weather calls for.

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

Competition-style beef chili with ground sirloin, mole sauce, red bell peppers, and kidney beans. The mole adds chocolate-chili depth that sets this showdown recipe apart.

Summer succotash with fresh corn, lima beans, zucchini, and grape tomatoes topped with seared sea scallops and a bright parsley drizzle. A seasonal one-pan main that eats like a cookout on a plate.

Cantonese shrimp in lobster sauce with ground pork, fermented black beans, garlic, and silky beaten egg ribbons. The takeout classic, made from scratch.

Hongshao wanyu: crispy whole fish (or cod fillet) pan-fried then braised in a fragrant sauce of dried tangerine peel, black bean, ginger, garlic, and dark soy. Classic Chinese technique.

Pinto bean burgers made from scratch with dried beans, oats, green chiles, and ketchup, dredged in cornmeal and pan-fried crispy. A Southwestern-style vegetarian burger that holds together.

Homemade hummus from dried chickpeas with tomato puree, garlic, lemon, cumin, and paprika. A tahini-free, tomato-tinged version with deeper bean-forward flavor.

Chinese BBQ pork lo mein with bok choy and bean sprouts tossed in oyster sauce and dark soy. Wok-fried in 15 minutes, this takeout-style noodle dish is faster than calling for delivery.