Legume Recipes

New Orleans–Style Red Beans and Rice

Red beans and rice are good right away, but they're even better the next day.

The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole

The ultimate homemade version of the classic green bean casserole, with fresh green beans, a rich mushroom sauce, and crispy fried shallots.

Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole

A gluten-free take on the Campbell's classic.

Channa Masala

Our version of this spicy, aromatic chickpea dish may not be just like Grandma's, but it sure is tasty.

Mushy Peas

Really Awesome Black Bean Burgers

These black bean burgers have a complex flavor and robustly meaty texture that even devout carnivores will love.

Sautéed Green Beans With Mushrooms and Caramelized Cipollini Onions

Green beans, mushrooms, and onions in a stove-top side dish that brings out the flavors of a classic green bean casserole.

Pressure Cooker Ground Beef and Bean Chili

The secret is in how you brown the beef.

Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken and Chickpea Masala

Quick and Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken, Lentil, and Bacon Stew With Carrots

Easy, Herb-Packed Falafel

For crisp-outside, light-and-fluffy-inside falafel, soak dried chickpeas, then grind them raw.

Israeli-Style Extra-Smooth Hummus

Puréeing garlic in lemon juice and blending chickpeas while they're hot = great hummus.

Perfect Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

A master recipe for beautiful refried beans.

Easy Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans (Gan Bian Si Ji Dou) Without a Wok

Broiling green beans instead of deep-frying gives them deliciously charred surfaces.

Easy Black Beans

Cooking black beans from scratch couldn't be more effortless.

Roasted-Chickpea and Kale Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

Chickpeas roasted with cumin and paprika are wonderful with kale, fresh herbs, pine nuts, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry

Roasted Eggplant With Tahini, Pine Nuts, and Lentils

A dish of tender roasted eggplant topped with tahini sauce that's good enough to eat over and over.

Cook the Book: Basic French Lentils

Mejadra from 'Jerusalem'

Spicy Dilly Beans

Haricots Verts Amandine (French-Style Green Beans With Almonds)

The classic French side dish in its simplest, most perfect form.

Quick and Easy Pressure Cooker Black Beans With Chorizo

Tender, creamy black beans from scratch in under an hour.

Papri Chaat (Indian Street Snack With Potato, Chickpeas, and Chutneys)

Make this traditional street food snack your own with fresh herbs and spices.