151 dried bean recipes

Chunky mustard beans with red peppers blanch green beans, peppers, and onions, then bind them in a turmeric-mustard pickling sauce with celery seed and mustard seed. A bright, tangy pickled relish for water-bath canning.

Louisiana-style red beans and rice with a bold spice mix and an unexpected addition of grape juice for sweetness. No meat, all flavor, cooked from dried beans.

Slow cooker Italian vegetable soup with kidney beans, corn, carrots, and a Parmesan finish. A pantry-friendly dump-and-go recipe that simmers into a hearty bowl.

If you're busy during the day, use the crockpot to make this easy and scrumptious meal.

A slow-simmered minestrone built on beef bone and ham hock broth with kidney beans, broken lasagna noodles, cabbage, and crumbled blue cheese. Rich, meaty, and deeply satisfying.

Vegan baked beans slow-cooked with molasses, brown sugar, warm spices, and tomato sauce. No meat, no dairy, just rich and smoky homemade beans baked low and slow until thick and saucy. A hearty plant-based side dish.

Old-fashioned barbecued beans with kidney beans slow-baked for hours in a tangy sauce of ketchup, chili sauce, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and bacon drippings. Sticky, sweet, and deeply savory.

Cornish game hens rubbed with Chinese five spice and a hoisin-plum-sherry marinade overnight, then roasted to a lacquered mahogany finish glazed with soy and maple syrup.

Make your own snacks rather than buying from a bulk store or box. Store bought packaged snacks always have huge amounts of salt, reduce the sodium by making your own.

A cold seven bean and barley salad tossed with creamy avocado, cucumber, pimentos, and a simple herb vinaigrette. High-protein, plant-based, and served chilled.

I made this bean salad for a party, all my friends they loved it so much, it is really a awesome and fantastic recipe.

Rotini and kidney bean casserole layered with canned tomatoes, bologna, onions, and tomato sauce topped with parmesan. A hearty, budget-friendly baked pasta dinner.

Vegan navy bean soup with balsamic-caramelized onions, miso paste, tomato sauce, and warming spices. Oil-free, long-simmered for deep flavor, serves 8. Worth every minute of the 4-hour cook.

Black Bean Chili with Toasted Spice Seasoning recipe

Vegetarian chili with dried pinto beans, TVP, meatless meat crumbles, jalapenos, and cocoa powder for depth. A hearty, plant-based big-batch chili with serious spice and body.

A hearty Bulgarian stew of lentils and navy beans simmered with sweet red peppers, paprika, and herbs in a rich broth deepened with prune juice and tomato paste. Vegan-friendly and high in fiber.