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Our Favorite Bean Recipes

Our Favorite Bean Recipes

Whether it’s their convenience, nutritional value, or downright deliciousness, there's a lot to love about beans. For fresh ideas for both canned and dried, check out these recipes.

30 Minutes or Less
Canned beans are the ultimate convenience product. Put them to good use with these quick recipes.
More Weeknight Bean Recipes
More quick, great-tasting recipes to add to your weeknight repertoire.
Ways to Use Dried Beans
Cooking dried beans is worth the time. But it includes technique, too. These recipes guarantee creamy, flavorful results.
Put Your Appliances to Work
Pressure cookers and slow cookers make cooking dried beans easy. Here are some of our favorite hands-off recipes.
Bean-Cooking Equipment
You don‘t need a lot of equipment to cook beans, but the equipment you use matters.