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Today I’ll be sharing a collection of bean recipes that are amazingly delicious, easy to make, economical, and perfect for feeding your whole family.
Give them a try, and I promise beans will be your new favorite thing!
If you’ve been around for a while, then you know that one of my favorite ingredients EVER is legumes. I’ve already rounded up recipes featuring chickpeas, lentils, and peas, but it took me so long to share these amazing bean recipes.
And I LOVE beans so much, and for good reasons. Where do I even begin?
Firstly, beans are a superstar ingredient for meatless meals. They’re terrific pantry staples to keep on hand for busy weeknights and great for whipping up quick family meals.
I mean, nutrient-dense meals that taste delicious and save money.
Because beans are healthy. Their high fiber and protein content make them an affordable substitute for meat, keeping you and your family feeling full and satisfied.
Best part? This affordable plant-based protein powerhouse is versatile and tastes delicious, too.
Their hearty flavor and fluffy texture add depth and richness to any dish. They make filling fresh salads, thick, delightful, creamy soups, and hearty pastas. They’re also great on bruschetta and toasts!
I always have dried or canned beans in my pantry ready for a quick meal, the possibilities are endless – and so YUMMY.
Today I’ve finally rounded up my bean recipes in this collection, recipes that I cook every day for my family, so you can see how amazing these humble legumes can be!
Whether you’re a meat-lover or a vegetarian, I hope that a few of these bean recipes make it into your regular rotation, too!
Enjoy!
Black Bean Soup
Let's start with a show-stopping black bean soup with a creamy texture and bold flavor, sure to satisfy even the most die-hard meat-lovers in your life. I love it becasue it’s super easy to make and a touch of fresh lime juice makes it extra delicious!
Cannellini Bean Salad
In this easy recipe canned cannellini beans and their amazing texture are combined with juicy tomatoes, savory olives, and refreshing parsley. All tossed in a fantastic homemade lemon garlic dressing, perfect combination for quick bean salad full of protein and big flavors.
Butter Bean Soup
Cozy and ready in less than 30 minutes, this wonderful butter bean soup is simmered with fluffy butter beans (aka lima beans), veggies, and convenient dried herbs and spices. It's sensational with a side of black pepper focaccia or croutons.
Pasta with Black Beans {Bolognese Style}
What about a pasta recipe that turns your canned black beans into a terrific vegan bolognese sauce? This scrumptious pasta uses everyday ingredients, it's full of flavors and makes a wonderful family meal that is filling and delicious.
Cannellini Bean Soup
This simple bean recipe turns a few cans of cannellni beans into a bowl of goodness. The fluffy beans cooked in a rich tomato broth are simply wonderful and makes a healthy, filling meal perfect for the whole family.
Bread and Beans, the Italian way!
Meet one of my favorite, no-frill, fresh-and-flavorful, speedy lunch: bread and beans. Simple, amazing ingredients that make a terrific combination, crispy and deliciously fresh with the olive oil, herbs and bright lemon juice. And it’s ready in less than 10 minutes.
Pasta Fazool (pasta fagioli recipe)
This amazing pasta fazool, aka Italian pasta fagioli recipe, is a must in every Italian family and it has been one of my staples for as long as I can remember. It's truly the ultimate comfort food - a simple, hearty, affordable meal that is nourishing and totally delicious.
White Bean Dip
Turn a can of white beans into a smooth, delicious, and zippy dip! It's fresh, aromatic, garlicky and nicely spiced with cumin. Enjoy it as appetizer, snack or versatile spread.
Kidney Bean Soup
Another simple bean recipe that uses a handful of pantry essentials like jarred peppers, smoked paprika, and cumin. It's a flavorful and warming kidney bean soup perfect for colder weather!
One-Pot White Bean Pasta (15 Minutes!)
Love wonderful one-pot meals ready in less than 15 minutes? This white bean pasta is everything you want for a quick family meals: it's comforting, packed with fresh ingredients, protein, and veggies. A balanced meal that tastes scrumtious and perfect to please everybody.
Creamy Bean Soup
Creamy bean soup of your dreams! This simple recipe turns white beans into a cozy, protein-packed soup that tastes so good and is ready in 20 minutes.
White Bean Salad
This white bean salad is packed with flavor and makes a no-frills quick meal or side dish that is super simple, filing and delicious. And you can make using cupboard essentials and it's ready in less than 10 minutes.
White Bean & Tomato Soup
I'm sure you're going to love this cozy, warming white bean and tomato soup. It's savory, full of plant-based protein and the grated parmesan cheese takes it to the next level!
Hearty Bean Stew
In this terrific recipe the beans and the medley of vegetables are simmered in a rich, glossy red wine broth. It’s a wonderful, inexpensive stew full of flavor and plant-based protein. It’s truly a meal in a bowl that tastes incredible, absolutely delicious with crusty bread on the side. YUM!
Smoky Beans on Toast
In this bean recipe the combination of crispy bread, garlic, smoked paprika, and fluffy cannellini beans is darn GOOD. Again, simple ingredients and convenient canned beans make a healthy, inexpensive light meal or snack guaranteed to please everybody.
The Best White Bean Soup
I'm sure you're going to LOVE this soup, seriously. The recipe uses two of my favorite secret-weapon ingredients: rosemary and a dash of white wine and the end result is wonderfully creamy and full of delicious flavor. This is soup heaven, and it gained hundreds of rave reviews here on the website, just saying...
White bean soup, the Italian way
This is not an average bean soup, this is an awesome Italian white bean soup with big bold flavor. I cook it the way my mum used to, loaded with chili flakes, parsley, and garlic, a burst of flavor! Another amazing bean recipe that gets great feedbacks: "This soup is excellent! It has amazing flavour and is creamy. Total win". - Lori.
Mediterranean Bean Salad
This bright deliciously messy salad packs some of the best Mediterranean flavor boosters. Thesoft white beans are combined with fresh cucumber, tomatoes, onions and cupboard essentials like juicy Kalamata olives, extra virgin olive oil, and oregano. It's a healthy, filling plant-based meal ready in 10 minutes.
White Bean Stew
Rich, nourishing, and full of lemon and garlic flavor, this easy white bean stew makes the perfect lunch or dinner!
Lima Bean Soup
Another great bean soup, friends! In this recipe the lima beans are cooked in a rich and thick tomato broth that is super yummy. It makes a delicious meatless family meal, extremely simple to make, filling, and perfect with easy Italian focacciaor golden croutonson the side.
Pasta with Cannellini Beans (1 pot)
If you look for a family dinner that is filling, full of protein and flavor, this pasta packed with fluffy cannellini will hit the spot. The recipe requires only pantry staples and you can make it in one pot from start to finish.
Kidney Bean Salad, seriously good!
Loaded with bright Mediterranean flavors, fluffy beans, crispy croutons and parmesan cheese, this kidney bean salad will blow your mind!
White Bean and Kale Soup
I seriously could eat this soup every day! It's hearty and chock full of veggies and fluffy, creamy beans. It’s the kind of soup that warms you up, filling, healthy, and it’s low calories too. One of my reader says: "Amazing! Its fantastic and so simple!" - Lauren.
Italian Artichoke and Bean Salad
Looking to turn white beans into a salad? This quick recipe turns a jar of grilled artichokes and canned beans into a fabulous starter or side dish perfect all year round. It’s full of flavor and so simple to throw together in 10 minutes.
Pinto Bean Soup
I am in love with this super nourishing pinto bean soup! The hearty beans break and melt into a rich tomato broth that’s full of herbs and smoky flavour. It’s so delicious and creamy that all you want is croutonsor crusty bread to dunk in! A rewiew says: "Absolutely delicious and very easy to make!" - Megan.
Loved these bean recipes?
If you enjoyed this collection of recipes, you might be interested in more roundups that use up specific ingredients!
Here are a few ideas:
- Arugula recipes
- 13 quick pasta ideas
- Artichoke recipes
- 15 Mozzarella recipes
- 35 Italian appetizers
- 17+ olive recipes
Lastly, if you have any questions, please leave a comment. I would love to hear from you and get your feedback! x
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