4,170 besan recipes

Pasta e fagioli: Italian bean and pasta soup with white kidney beans, canned tomatoes, sun-dried tomato, basil, and oregano. A rustic vegetarian one-pot that thickens into a hearty meal.

Hearty beef and barley vegetable soup loaded with cubed flank steak, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and green beans simmered for two hours. A big pot of comfort that feeds a crowd.

Rice almondine with brown minute rice, green beans, toasted almonds, and dill cooked in chicken broth with lemon juice. A quick 15-minute side dish with nutty crunch.

Portuguese kale soup (caldo verde-style) with linguica or chourico, kidney beans, cabbage, and potatoes. A hearty New England-Portuguese immigrant classic.

Tuscan-style Italian cabbage soup with cannellini beans, pancetta, sage, and ham or sausage. Thickened with cornmeal for body. Rustic peasant cooking at its best.

Rice con queso: a layered Mexican-American casserole of brown rice, black beans, ricotta, Monterey Jack, and cheddar with green chilies. A vegetarian pantry dinner that bakes in 30 minutes flat.

Vegan risotto soup made with arborio rice, vegetable stock, and a garden's worth of frozen vegetables. No oil, no butter, just creamy rice and bright vegetable flavor.

Seven-ingredient vegetarian chili built on a can of refried beans, tomato sauce, and basic pantry spices. Comes together in 20 minutes flat. The college-dorm chili that scales to a real weeknight bowl.

Polo havidge loobia is a Persian layered rice pilau with sweet carrots, kidney beans, cinnamon, and a crisp potato tahdig crust. Aromatic, vegetarian, and deeply comforting.

Vegetarian Mexican pizza with a homemade cornmeal crust, taco sauce, chili beans, bell pepper rings, and melted Monterey Jack. A pantry-friendly Tex-Mex pizza built in 40 minutes from scratch.

Vegan chili with kidney beans, bulgur wheat, fresh tomatoes, and a heavy hand of mild and hot ground chilies. A hearty meatless chili where bulgur replaces ground meat for satisfying texture.

What to do when your brother gives you a courgette but you only like potatos.

Chowning's Tavern Brunswick stew: a Colonial Williamsburg classic with stewing hen, lima beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and potatoes slow-simmered into Southern comfort.

Thin sirloin strips marinated in Sichuan chile, hot bean sauce, ginger, and soy, wrapped around blanched vegetables and grilled on skewers. A spicy, smoky, show-stopping appetizer or main course.

Impossible burrito bake with a Bisquick and refried bean base, seasoned ground beef, salsa, and melted cheddar. A Mexican-style casserole that slices like a pie in under an hour.

A smoky Mexican-style chicken soup with garbanzos, rice, and chipotle pepper, topped with creamy avocado and melted cheese. Warm, spicy, and ready in 30 minutes.