This article lists 25 gorgeous bean recipes for you to try this year – from creamy one-pot butter bean dishes to hearty bean soups.
Beans are well and truly having their moment - and I'm 100% on board with that! This is a round-up of 25 of my most popular, mouth-wateringly good bean recipes. Most are one-pot meals, quick and easy, and all are vegetarian-friendly dinners.
Serve any of these bean recipes with a side of crusty sourdough bread, a bowl of rice or even mashed potatoes for a truly delicious meal packed with protein and fiber. Dig in!
This delicious creamy white beans recipe is ready in just 15 minutes and the perfect quick and easy one pan meal served with crusty bread on the side.
This classic minestrone soup is known to be one of the staple meals of some of the longest-living people in the world in Sardinia. It's packed with goodness and very easy to throw together.
A delicious and hearty white bean soup that’s perfect for cozy, colder weather. This delicious soup comes together in under 30 minutes and perfect served with a side of crusty sourdough bread.
Gigantes plaki - Greek giant baked beans - are a traditional Greek dish, served either as a main meal or as a meze side dish. Giant white beans are cooked in a delicious rich tomato sauce, ready in under 40 minutes.
These easy oven-baked crispy black bean tacos are a fantastic easy, quick, and relatively simple vegetarian dinner that is ready in 30 minutes and yet packed with flavour and amazing tastes.
These Marry Me butter beans are a delicious one-pot dish ready in under 30 minutes, and perfect served with crusty bread to mop everything up.
Pasta e Fagioli - which literally means pasta and beans - is an Italian comfort food classic, the perfect combination of small pasta and borlotti beans cooked in a simple but flavorful soup. It’s ready in under 30 minutes, and the perfect healthy vegetarian dinner.
These easy creamy btter beans are ready in under 20 minutes and contain just six ingredients. The perfect one-pot recipe!
This gorgeous black bean soup is packed with flavor, protein, and fiber. It's such an easy and delicious dish served with tacos or tortilla chips.
An easy and simple bean recipe that packs a big punch: easy cheesy white bean tomato bake with fresh spinach and lashings of cheesy goodness!
These creamy harissa butter beans are the most delicious quick and easy vegetarian meal. Seasoned with lemon zest, lots of fresh parsley, and soft cheeese.
This delicious and healthy bean chilli recipe is a fantastic vegetarian staple dinner, made in one pot and ready in under 30 minutes.
A super easy and delicious one-pot butter bean stew that's ready in under 30 minutes, with Mediterranean-inspired flavors.
These delicious red pesto butter beans are ready in less than 15 minutes and the perfect low-effort vegetarian one-pot dinner.
One of my go-to quick and easy bean recipes, these delicious barbecue Mexican-style pinto beans are ready in less than 20 minutes.
A delicious winter warmer recipe: cheesy leeks and herby beans served with crusty bread. My new go-to cold-weather bean bowl recipe.
These delicious and versatile refried beans are ready in under 25 minutes, and a fantastic staple recipe for cooking with beans.
A delicious one-pot recipe that’s ready in under 15 minutes! You’ll love the taste of these velvety, creamy and spicy vodka beans.
These delicious and easy southern-style baked beans are a great way to enjoy beans as a side dish, with a smoky, deep flavor. They’re the perfect comfort food to bring a taste of Southern cooking to your beans and can be simmered in the background while you focus on other components of your meal.
This delicious sausage and bean casserole requires just one pot and is ready in under 30 minutes, making it the perfect quick and easy dinner that’s hearty, wholesome, and a great cozy homecooked meal for th family.
A classic Mexican black beans recipe with simple pantry ingredients and ready in less than 25 minutes! Perfect for burritos, tacos, and more.
A delicious simple but flavoursome butter bean stew inspired by the middle eastern dish Fasolia, and served here with a feta yoghurt sauce and zhoug, a spicy green hot sauce originating from Yemen.
This simple creamy pesto beans recipe is ready in less than 15 minutes and contains fresh flavors from the pesto and lemon so a light, summery meal. Perfect served with crusty bread.
These caramelized onion white beans with fresh rosemary are made in one-pot and are the perfect cozy comfort food for the colder months. Serve on top of crusty sourdough or with mashed potatoes!
This creamy mushroom and butter bean stroganoff is a 30-minute, one-pot vegetarian recipe packed with flavor!

Rachel
Sunday 17th of November 2024
WHat a wonderful web page - I have bookmarked it and can't wait to try all of these recipes!
Cecile Ann
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
Please send me these recipes
Santa
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
I was looking for bean recipes and so exciting to begin cooking?
Heath
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
So many great recipes, I'm going to start right away!
By The Forkful
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
So happy to hear this, enjoy!!
Allen Shaw
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
Please send me the recipes.
By The Forkful
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
There's a button for each recipe listed that will take you to the recipe Allen! Enjoy :)