One of the more widely used foods, here you'll find a world of bean and legume recipes! Add favorites like green beans, chickpeas, lentils, kidney or black beans to your soups, pasta and rice dishes, salads, or process them down for a healthy spread. Fresh, canned, or dried, you're sure to find top-notch recipes you'll be eager to prepare and share.
pea protein powder in small measuring cup on surface of yellow split peas
What Exactly Is Pea Protein—and Why Is It Everywhere? Nutritionists Explain
Three cast iron pans with farinata chickpea pancakes one sliced on a plate with a fork and two wedges
Farinata (Italian Chickpea Pancake)
1 hr 40 mins
A wooden spoon holding black beans above a bowl filled with black beans
Do You Really Need to Soak Dried Beans Overnight? Here’s What Experts Say
A bowl of bean soup topped with grated cheese and herbs placed on a napkin next to a cheese grater and block of cheese
15-Minute White Bean Soup
15 mins
A bowl of tortilla soup garnished with tortilla chips cilantro and beans accompanied by a plate of lime wedges and tortilla chips
Quick Tortilla Soup With Black Beans
15 mins
A bowl of guacamole hummus surrounded by tortilla chips celery sticks green beans and lemon wedges
Guacamole Hummus
10 mins
opened can white beans
Do You Really Need to Rinse Canned Beans? Here’s the Truth
Creamy Lentil Stew
19 Lentil Recipes, From Soups and Stews to Salads and Pies
Jar of chickpeas/garbanzo beans
Why Chickpeas (aka Garbanzo Beans) Deserve a Spot in Your Pantry
Close-up of a lentil plant
How to Grow and Care for Lentils—a Self-Pollinator You Can Plant Right in Your Backyard (or in a Container)
15-minute lentil soup
15-Minute Lentil Soup
20 mins
Vegetable Bean Soup
Vegetable-Bean Soup
50 mins
Split Pea Soup with Ham
Split Pea Soup With Ham
1 hr 10 mins
lentil soup
Tips for Making the Best Lentil Soup
Red yellow green lentils high angle view
Why Lentils Are Just About the Healthiest Food You Can Eat
gingery shrimp salad with crispies
Gingery Shrimp Salad with Crispies
30 mins
Bean Burritos
Bean Burritos
1 hr
cauliflower-and-lentil stew with onion relish
Cauliflower-and-Lentil Stew with Onion Relish
45 mins
cheesy butter-bean shakshuka
Cheesy Butter-Bean Shakshuka
50 mins
Yogurt-Marinated Chicken and Chickpeas
Broiled Yogurt-Marinated Chicken and Chickpeas
50 mins
big batch vegetable soup recipe
Customizable Vegetable Soup
50 mins
Shepherds pie
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
2 hrs 20 mins
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Jimmy Fallon's Crock-Pot Chili
hummus with vegetables and pita chips
Hummus Without Tahini
10 mins
cashew-chickpea salad with cabbage slaw
Cashew-Chickpea Salad with Cabbage Slaw
45 mins
whole-wheat tagliatelle with creamy white-bean and kale sauce
Whole-Wheat Tagliatelle with Creamy White-Bean and Kale Sauce
45 mins
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Minted Peas
15 mins
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Chicken and Brown Rice
1 hr 40 mins
cheesy lentil-and-black-bean nachos
Cheesy Lentil-and-Black-Bean Nachos
50 mins
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Navy Bean Pie
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Pasta with Prosciutto and Peas
20 mins
30 minute chili
30-Minute Chili
30 mins
Ground turkey shepard's pie
Ground Turkey Shepherd's Pie
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Black Beans and Corn
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Cannellini Bean Soup
vegetarian gumbo
Vegetarian Gumbo
1 hr 15 mins
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and Dumplings
1 hr 10 mins
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Kitchari
1 hr 40 mins
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Chicken and Chickpea Soup
1 hr 30 mins
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Split Pea and Potato Soup
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Black Beans and Sausage
40 mins
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Emeril's Slow-Cooker Split-Pea Soup
6 hrs 30 mins
seven bean salad in white bowl
Canned Beans: Everything You Need to Know About This Pantry Staple
vegetarian chili
Vegetarian Chili
35 mins
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Classic Minestrone
1 hr
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Italian Chicken Minestrone
Cuban Chicken
One-Pan Chicken With Rice and Beans
1 hr 15 mins
Hand holding English pea pod on a pea plant
A Guide to the Most Common Types of Peas
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Pasta with Chickpea-Tomato Sauce
30 mins
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Brisket and Potato Stew
45 mins
smoky black-bean soup with sausage
Smoky Black-Bean Soup with Sausage
40 mins
bowl of white chicken chili with spoon and tortilla chips, limes
White Bean Chicken Chili
1 hr 5 mins
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Sausage, Lentil, and Kale Soup
50 mins
Three-Bean Pasta Salad
Three-Bean Pasta Salad
freezer burritos on tan plate
Freezer Burritos
35 mins
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Lentils With Spinach
tex mex beans
Slow-Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken and Beans
8 hrs 15 mins
cuban red beans and rice
Cuban Red Beans and Rice
35 mins
white beans greens stew
Cannellini-Bean and Greens Stew
1 hr
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White Beans with Salt Pork
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Asparagus-and-Lemon Risotto
40 mins
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Roasted Spiced Chickpeas
Saffron Risotto with Shrimp and Peas Video EDFSC
Saffron Risotto with Shrimp and Peas
55 mins