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Best Bean Recipes

Beans are one of the most delicious, nutritious, versatile, and inexpensive plant proteins and I am unabashedly in love with them in every form. With a pot of beans in your refrigerator, dinner is always only minutes away.

Start by making a pot of instant pot beans or slow cooker beans, or simply let them simmer for a while on your stovetop until they are soft and creamy. Then use them to make any of the recipes in this ever expanding list.

  • Two carnitas taquitos on a plate with one of them cracked open and the carnitas filling spilling out.
    Carnitas Taquitos with Roasted Pineapple Salsa
  • Two crispy black bean tacos on a tin plate.
    Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Potatoes and Cheese
  • A pan of freshly baked meatless stuffed peppers, ready to eat.
    Meatless Stuffed Peppers with Corn Chips and Cheese
  • A pot filled with Gallo Pinto, warm and ready to eat.
    Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Beans and Rice)
  • Someone lifting a tortilla chip loaded with vegan taco meat and vegan nacho cheese sauce from a plate of vegan nachos.
    Loaded Vegan Nachos with Taco “Meat” and Nacho "Cheese"
  • Two bowls of coconut chickpea curry on a wood table with fresh basil, shredded coconut, and roasted peanuts.
    Coconut Chickpea Curry with Potatoes and Spinach
  • Someone using a fork to cut into a corn tortilla quesadilla that's topped with a fried egg.
    Crispy Corn Tortilla Quesadillas {No Recipe Required}
  • A Black Bean Tostada with Corn Salsa and Enchilada Cream on a plate, ready to eat.
    Black Bean Tostadas with Corn Salsa and Enchilada Cream
  • Cooked white beans in a bowl, ready to be used in a recipe.
    How to Cook Any Kind of Beans in an Instant Pot
  • A bowl of warm Chicken Tortilla Soup.
    Chicken Tortilla Soup ~ Quick and Easy!
  • A wooden bowl filled with a serving of Cuban chicken and rice.
    Cuban Chicken and Rice
  • A plate with two slices of toast topped with white beans, veggies and greens, sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese.
    White Beans on Toast with Veggies and Greens
  • A plate filled with black bean enchiladas.
    Black Bean Enchiladas with Creamy Tomatillo Sauce
  • A bowl of black bean soup topped with pickled onions and cilantro oil.
    Black Bean Soup with Pickled Onions and Cilantro Oil
  • Drizzling Aleppo pepper chili oil over a bowl of red lentil soup with ham.
    Red Lentil Soup with Ham and Aleppo Pepper
  • A wood bow filled with rice and cauliflower curry.
    Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry with Coconut
  • Taking a bite of Black Eyed Peas with Andouille Sausage served over rice.
    Black Eyed Peas with Andouille Sausage
  • A small plate piled high with a generous serving of tamale pie.
    Tamale Pie with White Beans, Chorizo, and Salsa Verde
  • Squeezing fresh lime juice over a bowl of black bean soup with tomatoes.
    Vegan Black Bean Tomato Soup
  • Spanish Style Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale
    Spanish Style Sausage and Lentil Soup
  • White Bean and Kale Soup with Wild Rice
  • Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and bread
    Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
  • A plate of Southwest Quinoa Salad with Tortilla Chips
    Southwest Quinoa Salad
  • Someone using a wooden spoon to stir beans as they cook in a slow cooker.
    How to Cook Any Kind of Beans in a Slow Cooker {Crock Pot}
  • A plate of veggie black bean nachos with orange margaritas.
    Veggie Black Bean Nachos
  • Homemade black beans cooked in a slow cooker or on the stovetop
    How to Cook Dry Black Beans (Slow Cooker or Stovetop)

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Hello! I'm Rebecca Blackwell, a writer, recipe developer, and food photographer. My husband and I are nomads without a home base but with many modes of transportation, namely an RV, a motorcycle, and a sailboat.

While I have cooked professionally, I am a home cook and baker who writes recipes for other home cooks and bakers. My home happens to have wheels, and occasionally sails, which should tell you that if the recipes work in my tiny kitchen, they will certainly work in yours.

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