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86 Bean Recipes to Always Keep in Your Back Pocket

What's for dinner tonight? These 86 great recipes for beans.
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Beans are healthy, delicious, and cheap. Maybe THAT'S why they're called the magical fruit… Well, anyway, here's a heck of a lot of canned and dried bean recipes!

Read More: Do You Really Need to Soak Dried Beans?

  • kale minestrone with pistou
    Christopher Testani
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    Kale Minestrone With Pistou

    This rave-worthy soup is all about layering powerful flavor-enhancers that you probably already have on hand—tomato paste, herbs, Parm, and, of course, kosher salt.

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  • Baked bean and 2 bay leaves in a dutch oven
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    Boston Baked Beans

    Rich, smoky, and complexly sweet, these from-scratch baked beans are worth the long—mostly hands-off—cook time. (If you're in a hurry, check out our guide to the best canned baked beans.)

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  • Bowl of refried beans on blue tablecloth.
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    Homemade Refried Beans

    This refried beans recipe comes from cookbook author Rick Martinez’s dad, who uses salt pork and bacon drippings for deeply savory beans.

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    Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Chris Morocco, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen
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    Caramelized Leek and Fava Bean Toast

    Piled high with softened leeks and fresh fava beans, this tartine might—might!—make you forget about avocado toast.

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