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Home › Beans

Beans

Beans are a delicious way to add a ton of fiber and nutrition to any menu. This collection includes fast and slow methods covering a variety of cuisines.

Put your Instant Pot to work to create perfectly tender beans in a fraction of the time with my Instant Pot Mexican Pinto Beans or Instant Pot Baked Beans.

When you’re not in a hurry there’s nothing like a pot of old school Baked Beans from Scratch to take you back in time!

Chilled sides include the popular reader favorite Homemade Three Bean Salad.

Easy seasoned pinto beans garnished with fresh cilantro in a shallow bowl with a serving spoon.

Side Dish

Easy Seasoned Pinto Beans

Vertical collage of everyday bean recipes including chili, burritos, creamy bean soup, baked beans, and black bean dishes with text reading “45+ Best Bean Recipes for Everyday Meals.”

Collections

45+ Bean Recipes for Everyday Meals

Mexican bean salad with three types of beans, corn, and bell peppers in a large wood bowl next to an orange kitchen cloth.

Salads

Mexican Bean Salad

A black serving bowl filled with three bean salad next to a blue kitchen cloth.

Salads

Three Bean Salad Recipe

Red beans with sausage in a Dutch oven next to a pepper shaker and corn on the cob.

Main Dish

Easy Red Beans and Rice

Cuban black beans in a skillet topped with cilantro.

Side Dish

Easy Cuban Black Beans

A bowl of chili with cheese and sour cream with saltine crackers around it.

Soups + Stews

Ground Beef Chili

Forks resting on a blue plate with steak topped with corn black bean salsa.

Grilling

Grilled Steak with Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Foil wrapped beef and bean burritos sliced in half and stacked on a cutting board.

Freezer

Beef and Bean Burritos

Italian chopped salad in a wood salad bowl next to a small bowl of pine nuts.

Italian

Italian Chopped Salad

A top down shot of a tortilla chip pressed into bean dip topped with melted cheese, salsa, and green onions.

Dips

Cheesy Bean Dip

A chicken burrito bowl in a white bowl and small bowls of salsa and guacamole behind it.

Cinco de Mayo

Chipotle Burrito Bowl (Copycat Recipe)

Taco soup in a blue bowl with a spoon topped with sour cream, cilantro, and avocado.

Soups + Stews

Stovetop Taco Soup

A burrito is sliced in half to reveal beans, rice, and cheese and stacked on top of another burrito with sour cream and salsa.

Mexican

Baked Cheesy Bean and Rice Burritos

Two bowls of black eyed peas in front of a bowl of white rice.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

A top down shot of two salads with chicken, bbq sauce, tomatoes, and other ingredients.

Salads

BBQ Chicken Salad (CPK Copycat)

A close up shot of a pot of baked beans with jalapeno slices.

Side Dish

Spicy Baked Beans

A blue Dutch oven filled with baked beans shot from over the top.

Side Dish

Calico Beans

A bowl of chicken chili with cilantro and sour cream in the background.

Soups + Stews

White Chicken Chili

A bowl of Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup shot from over the top.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup

A bowl of creamy chicken soup shot from over the top.

Kid Friendly

Creamy Southwest Chicken Soup

A spoon lifts some baked beans from a white serving dish.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Baked Beans

A pot of beans with kielbasa being stirred with a wooden spoon.

Summer

Kielbasa Baked Beans

A spoon scoops up saucy beans from a blue and white bowl.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Mexican Pinto Beans

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