3,725 bean recipes

Stewed lamb shanks braised with great northern beans, tomato, red wine, rosemary, and bay. A rustic Italian-style one-pot dinner with fork-tender meat falling off the bone.

Spit-roasted suckling pig rubbed with lime, herbs, and whole garlic, basted with marjoram-thyme olive oil for 6 hours, served with grilled and blanched seasonal vegetables.

Tangy garbanzo dip with soy sauce, fresh ginger, rice vinegar, and scallions. An Asian-inspired twist on hummus with no tahini, blended smooth in minutes.

A seafood twist on classic French cassoulet: golden-seared trout, monkfish, and scallops layered with slow-simmered white beans and tomatoes, finished under a crispy breadcrumb gratin.

A rustic Italian-style soup packed with chickpeas, escarole, brown rice, and corn in a lemony tomato broth. Low-fat, high-fiber, and feeds a crowd.

Huevos rancheros with fried eggs over warm corn tortillas, refried beans, Monterey Jack and fresh tomato-jalapeño-avocado salsa. Classic Mexican ranch-style breakfast.

A scrumptious side dish where chickpeas are given a spicy taste.

White chicken chili with great northern beans, green chiles, and cumin in a creamy Monterey Jack broth. The Tex-Mex alternative to red chili, slow-simmered to silky.

Perfumed wtih Benali 5-spice (panch puran), this tasty melange of vegetables is wonderful with basmati rice.

Huevos Motuleños: Yucatecan fried eggs on crispy corn tortillas layered with refried black beans, ham, peas, tomato salsa, and melted cheese. Mexico's ultimate breakfast stack from the town of Motul.

Classic English trifle with raspberry-jam-soaked sponge cake, brandy, sherry, silky vanilla custard, and whipped cream. A showstopping layered dessert served in a glass bowl for maximum visual drama.

An absolutely tasty dumpling stew is perfect in a cold winter day to warm up your entire family.

Fans of Southwestern cuisine will enjoy this version of white chili, flavored with chopped green chiles and onion, and simmered in a broth blended with garlic, oregano, cilantro and ground red pepper.

Turkey nachos layer seasoned refried beans, cumin-spiced turkey with green chilies, and melted Monterey Jack over crisp corn chips. A clever way to use leftover holiday turkey.

A delicious summer standard at our place. Easy to make with a mix of Southern European and Middle Eastern flavours. I use my Cucumber Raita (posted separately) to dress the lamb salad or you can use the quick yoghurt dressing provided here.

Koorma vegetable curry with potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and green beans in a spiced tomato sauce finished with yogurt. A mild, creamy Indian-style vegetarian curry.