Bean Guides

From chickpeas to black beans, lentils to mung beans, our bean guides lay out the best ways to cook and serve our favorite plant-based protein.

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The Quick Trick for Softening Canned Chickpeas for Silky-Smooth Hummus, Stews, and More

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The Njahi Wars: Behind Kenya's Controversial Black Bean

The Serious Eats Guide to Beans

Can I Substitute Dried Beans for Canned?

Should I Salt My Bean-Cooking Water?

So You Like Flavor? Don't Soak Your Black Beans!

Explore Beans Guides

A pot filled with dry beans, a carrot, a garlic clove, onion, and a sprig of fresh sage.

Transform Any Pot of Beans With Flavor-Packed Aromatics and Herbs

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The Best Supermarket Black Bean Burgers

A Hill of Beans, and How I Cooked Them

Ask a Sommelier: What to Drink With Chili

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Easy One-Bowl Salmon and Bean Salad

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Breakfast Sopes With Refried Beans, Queso Fundido, Poached Eggs, and Salsa

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Jamaican Stew Peas

A bowl of lentils with roasted tomatoes with Dukka-crumbed egg

13 Lentil Recipes That Will Take You Around the World

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Natto (Japanese Fermented Soybeans)

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Tacu Tacu (Peruvian Rice and Bean Cake)

Cross section of a breakfast burrito with chorizo, egg, and refried beans.

Breakfast Burrito With Scrambled Egg, Chorizo, and Refried Beans Recipe

A bowl of paccheri pasta with flavorful sauce of beans and greens.

Pasta With Beans and Greens Recipe

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Mapo Beans (White Beans Cooked in the Style of Mapo Tofu) Recipe

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Vegetarian Mazemen With Beans and Egg Recipe

White bean, tuna, and pickled red onion salad on a white plate

White Bean and Tuna Salad

Warm Spanish-Style Giant Bean Salad With Smoked Paprika and Celery

15 Bean Salad Recipes for Summer

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9 Bean Soup Recipes For Complete Cozy Vibes

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Warm Pigeon Pea Salad With Roasted Butternut Squash and Spiced Onions

A large bowl of vegetarian bean chili topped with sliced avocado, scallions, cilantro, and white onion. The periphery of the image contains a wide variety of plates and bowls holding tortillas, sliced limes, and additional chili.

16 Hearty Bean Recipes, From Soup to Dip

Pork and beans in a Dutch oven.

Creamy Braised Pork and Bean Stew With Cinnamon, Fennel, and Onion

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35 Recipes That Celebrate the Humble Bean

Robb Walsh's Fresh Field Peas

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Quick Morning Beans and Fried Eggs

Quick Morning Beans and Fried Eggs Recipe

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Quick and Easy Vegetarian Tamale Pie With Brown Butter Cornbread Crust Recipe

Warm Spanish-Style Giant-Bean Salad With Smoked Paprika and Celery Recipe

A beige bowl of bean salad with radicchio, radish, pickled onions, and almonds.

Bean Salad With Radicchio, Radish, Pickled Onions, and Marcona Almonds Recipe

A bowl filled with succotash made with fresh summer corn.

Succotash (Corn, Bean, and Vegetable Stew) Recipe

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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)

7-layer buffalo chicken dip, served in a glass bowl with tortilla chips and celery sticks.

7-Layer Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

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Sweet Potato and Mushroom Cannelloni with Braised Escarole and Butter Beans (Vegan) Recipe

Two cheese and bean pupusas topped with cabbage slaw

Cheese and Bean Pupusas (Salvadoran Stuffed, Griddled Tortillas) With Cabbage Slaw

Toast With Refried Beans and Avocado Recipe

Easy Pork and 3-Bean Chili Recipe

huevos rancheros breakfast tacos topped with sliced avocado

Huevos Rancheros Verdes (Fried Eggs With Green Salsa and Refried Beans) Recipe

Sopes de Pollo con Frijoles (Chicken Sopes With Beans) Recipe

Seriously Asian: Korean Red Bean Porridge Recipe

Mung Bean Porridge in Coconut Milk

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Ensalada Miraflores (Corn, Bean, and Cheese Salad) From 'Ceviche: Peruvian Kitchen'

Golden-brown mooncakes filled with spiced walnuts and sweet red bean paste.

Sweet Mooncakes With Spiced Walnut and Red Bean Filling Recipe

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Mexican Chicken Lasagna With Chorizo Beans Recipe

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Cuban Beef Casserole with Black Beans and Cumin Rice Recipe

Greek Butter Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Dill, and Oregano Recipe

Chipotle and Chorizo Red Beans Recipe

Gluten-Free Chili Cornbread Bake Recipe

The Best Sweet Potato and Bean Chili

For the Best Bean Salad, Add Lots of Contrasting Texture and Flavor

The Vegan Experience: I Like Breakfast Once Again

How to Grow Bean Sprouts in a Jar

Quick Barbecue Beans Recipe

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Bharazi (Pigeon Peas in Coconut Cream) Recipe

Bean-Stuffed Deep-Fried Jalapeños With Salsa Roja Recipe

Roast Turkey and Black Bean Quesadillas Recipe

Hearty Tortellini Pasta e Fagioli Recipe

Latin American Cuisine: Frijoles Molidos (Refried Beans)

Summer Bean Salads: Greek Butter Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Dill, and Oregano

New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice served in a bowl on a patterned table cloth.

New Orleans–Style Red Beans and Rice

British-style baked beans on a piece of white bread which is placed on a blue ceramic plate on a stone background.

British-Style Beans on Toast