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Frijoles de la Olla
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Frijoles de la Olla

Forget soaking your beans! Make like Rick Martinez and use this smart-cooking method instead. 

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Boston Baked Beans
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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.

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Big Beans and Tomato Vinaigrette
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Big Beans and Tomato Vinaigrette

The cold bean salad you’ve been craving this summer. Buttery big beans and a garlicky tomato dressing.

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Lemony White Bean Soup
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Lemony White Bean Soup

Plump white beans create a luscious broth combined with lemon zest, onion, garlic, and celery. A stealthy knob of butter adds just enough richness.

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Basically Black Bean Soup
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Basically Black Bean Soup

Few ingredients have such a stellar deliciousness-to-affordability ratio, and the best part about starting a soup with dried beans is that they create their own incredibly savory broth as they cook.

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Homemade Refried Beans
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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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Bean Confit With Lemon, Saffron, and All the Alliums
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Bean Confit With Lemon, Saffron, and All the Alliums

Beans cozy up with spring alliums and plenty of olive oil.

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Creamy Braised Beans With Charred Pickles and Croutons
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Creamy Braised Beans With Charred Pickles and Croutons

Cozy and comforting, these creamy and flavorful braised beans are a one-pot wonder that make a protein-packed vegetarian meal.
Charro Beans
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Charro Beans

An intensely flavorful broth that’s just as delicious as the beans themselves.

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BA’s Best Green Bean Casserole
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BA’s Best Green Bean Casserole

Go high-low this year with fresh green beans and mushrooms, Parmesan béchamel, and plenty of store-bought fried onions.

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White Bean and Chorizo Chili
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White Bean and Chorizo Chili

Crumble some chorizo, set your bean timer, queue up a movie, and win Sunday: Netflix and chili.

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Bubbling Butter Beans
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Bubbling Butter Beans

We love the flavor and texture of dried butter beans, but you can make this recipe with three 15-ounce cans of butter beans instead.

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Do You Really Need to Soak Dried Beans?
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Do You Really Need to Soak Dried Beans?

Forgot to soak your beans? Good news: You can still make a great pot.

Devra Ferst

How to Cook Dried Beans (the Tastiest Beans of All, if You Ask Us)
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How to Cook Dried Beans (the Tastiest Beans of All, if You Ask Us)

Do you know how to cook dried beans? Well, you should. Because they're cheaper and tastier than the ones in a can, and easier to cook than you think.

Alex Delany

7 Tips for Making Your Best Pot of Dried Beans, Even If It's Your First
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7 Tips for Making Your Best Pot of Dried Beans, Even If It's Your First

Everybody's doing it.

Caroline Lange

Brothy Beans That Don’t Need to Simmer All Day
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Brothy Beans That Don’t Need to Simmer All Day

Consider this the coziest thing you can do with a can of chickpeas.

Emma Laperruque

The Faster Way to Soak Beans for Cooking
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The Faster Way to Soak Beans for Cooking

Forget presoaking them overnight--our method is much faster (and fun, because you get to call it the "power soak")

Janet McCracken

Your Ultimate Guide to Cooking with Dried Beans
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Your Ultimate Guide to Cooking with Dried Beans

If words like “humble” and “homey” come to mind when you think about beans, this primer will change your tune. Whether tumbled with citrus, roasted with sausage, or stewed with all that is bright and green, these are winter’s stealth powerhouses.

Carey Polis

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Carla Makes Beans
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Carla Makes Beans

Join Carla Lalli Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes the perfect pot of beans. After enjoying some of the best ones she'd ever had at Marlow & Sons in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Carla reached out to chef Patch Troffer to learn just what kind of magic he was conjuring. Armed with her new legume knowledge, Carla is eager to share.
Marinated Mixed Beans
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Marinated Mixed Beans

This go-to pantry recipe featuring Bush's Beans is perfect over rice, fish, toast, you name it! Watch how easy it is to make and then watch Amiel virtually share a meal with his best friend from childhood, Marty.
Onigiri with Salted Cucumber
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Onigiri with Salted Cucumber

Make sure to rinse the rice in several changes of water before cooking so that it isn’t too gluey.
4 Techniques That Make Vegetables Taste Better
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4 Techniques That Make Vegetables Taste Better

Chef Hillary Sterling shares her restaurant techniques for cooking better vegetables. Learn how to cook restaurant-quality vegetables at home, from salt-baked zucchini and eggplant to garlicky sautéed spinach, olive oil-poached artichokes, and perfectly blanched asparagus, broccoli, and peas. These professional cooking tips improve flavor, texture, color, and more, making vegetables the star of the show.
Clams in White Bean Sauce
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Clams in White Bean Sauce

No need to prep everything ahead: Get your chopping in while the fennel cooks. Just keep an eye on the pot! Recipe: http://weigt-finish.today/recipe/clams-in-white-bean-sauce%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-RIFgn jsPKbl SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-ilztYA cpHIzM search_result_item-6aa255745c5856ce5f7470f7">
3-Ingredient Charred Green Beans with Whipped Ricotta
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3-Ingredient Charred Green Beans with Whipped Ricotta

Learn how to make 3-Ingredient Charred Green Beans with Whipped Ricotta! Find the recipe here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/3-ingredient-charred-green-beans-with-whipped-ricotta