25 mashed bean recipes

A vegetable-packed white lasagna layered with a creamy pesto sauce, mashed white beans, mushrooms, peppers, eggplant, and spinach-ricotta. No tomato in sight, finished with a parmesan-breadcrumb crust.

Vegan stuffed peppers filled with mashed pinto beans, tomatoes, celery, and basil, topped with nutritional yeast and baked. A hearty plant-based main dish.

Freezer burritos with mashed black beans, rice, sauteed onions, garlic, and tomato sauce rolled in flour tortillas. A vegetarian make-ahead meal prep staple that freezes beautifully for fast lunches or breakfasts.

Mashed pinto beans and brown rice rolled up in warm flour tortillas with fresh veggies and salsa. Vegan, low-fat, and ready in 20 minutes flat.

Easy refried beans made with canned pintos, bacon drippings, garlic, and onion. Mashed in the skillet for a quick, smoky side dish ready in 20 minutes.

Tortilla torte: tortillas layered with mashed pinto beans, picante green chile sauce, Monterey Jack and olives, baked and cut in wedges. A light vegetarian Mexican stack served over greens.

Frijoles de la olla are Mexican pot beans cooked from dried pintos with just water and salt. Partially mashed for a thick, creamy sauce and served with warm flour tortillas and salsa.

Bean lovers will truly think this savory and hearty soup has a little bit of heaven in it.

Old-school navy bean soup simmered with smoky ham hock, celery, golden onion, and a dash of cayenne. Naturally gluten-free, high-fiber, low-fat, and built for a long, lazy stovetop afternoon.