Really Awesome Black Bean Burgers

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

New Orleans–Style Red Beans and Rice

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

The Best Barbecue Beans

A slowly reduced sauce packs a deep and complex barbecue flavor, while tender and creamy beans round it out.

The Perfect Quarantine-Pantry, Warm-Weather Salad Is Here at Last

Protein-packed pantry staples are the key to this simple, classic, warm-weather salad.

Give Cooked Beans the Mapo Tofu Treatment

Give cannellini beans the Sichuan mapo tofu treatment.

Channa Masala

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

Easy, Herb-Packed Falafel

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

Pure and Simple Slow-Cooked Boston Baked Beans

Take a trip to Beantown's greatest bean dish.

Israeli-Style Extra-Smooth Hummus

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

British-Style Beans on Toast

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.

Dosa (Indian Rice-and-Lentil Crepes)

These fermented lentil-and-rice crepes have the punch of tangy sourdough, with a crisp and chewy texture.

Perfect Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

A master recipe for beautiful refried beans.

Bean Dip Gets Summery With a Roasted Tomato Puttanesca Salad

Creamy white bean dip meets briny, punchy black olives, anchovies, parsley, and roasted tomatoes.

Mushy Peas

Stir-Fried Beef With Snap Peas and Oyster Sauce

Chickpea Stew With Bacon and Broccoli Rabe

Anchovies and Calabrian chilies add nuance and heat to this hearty, flavorful dinner.

Spicy Chicken and Lentil Stew With Jammy Onions

Whole-poached chicken brings layers of flavor to this fragrant, spiced lentil stew. Topped with fried onions and tomatoes, it's a filling and deeply flavorful meal.

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.

Spicy Dilly Beans

Easy Black Beans

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

Mejadra from 'Jerusalem'

Farinata (Italian Chickpea Pancake)

A crave-worthy savory chickpea pancake from Italy.

Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry

35 Recipes That Celebrate the Humble Bean

Beans, beans, good for your culinary art.

19 Easy, Travel-Friendly Bean and Grain Salad Recipes We Love

The best make-ahead lunch? One of these 19 quick, easy, travel-friendly bean and grain salads

Green Beans 101: How to Buy, Prep, and Cut Green Beans

All your green bean questions, answered.

How to Cook Dried Beans

Everything you need to know to cook dried beans perfectly every time.

The Serious Eats Guide to Beans

The guide to identifying, buying, and cooking one of our most reliable sources of sustenance.

Transform Any Pot of Beans With Flavor-Packed Aromatics and Herbs

For the best beans, infuse the cooking water with aromatics and herbs.

Should I Salt My Bean-Cooking Water?

The moral of the story involves more than just the cooking water...

A Hill of Beans, and How I Cooked Them

The Best Supermarket Black Bean Burgers

We tasted seven black bean veggie burgers to find out which patty reigns supreme in 2019.

Should I Salt My Bean-Cooking Water?

The moral of the story involves more than just the cooking water...

A Hill of Beans, and How I Cooked Them