4,014 bran recipes

Slow cooking brings out the tantalizing flavor in this dish that will have your family licking their lips.

Layers of seasoned refried beans, cubed SPAM, chili beans, cheddar, and Monterey Jack baked until bubbly, then topped with sour cream and olives. This hot layered dip feeds a crowd with tortilla chips.

Homemade vanilla custard ice cream topped with a deep morello cherry sauce simmered with lemon, vanilla bean, and the cracked cherry stones for almond-scented depth. Old-world Italian dessert work.

Annie Mae Jones' ham and white bean soup, a simple old-fashioned recipe that uses a leftover ham bone, white beans, and a few aromatics. Thickened with mashed beans the traditional way, no roux or cream required.

Gado Gado (Mixed Vegetables with Peanut Sauce) recipe

Three bean pasta salad with kidney beans, chickpeas, and green beans tossed in a tangy Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar dressing. A hearty no-cook side dish packed with protein.

A quick and simple pickling recipe that calls for cucumbers, vinegar and green beans.

Ground beef and barbecue beans slow-cooked with bean and bacon soup, then topped with melted American cheese. A Midwestern crockpot hot dish ready to spoon over cornbread.

Chow down on this savory dish that is so easy to make, you can use your crockpot!

Big-batch beef and pork chili con carne with four kinds of beans, plantain (or banana), molasses, and a deep spice blend. An overnight-marinated chili built for slow simmering and serving a crowd.

Old-time country stew of pinto beans and white hominy simmered low and slow with salt pork and a whisper of marjoram. Frontier comfort food that fills the kitchen with smoky depth.

Outrageous baked beans combines four kinds of canned beans with chili sauce, brown sugar, hot chilies, and crumbled bacon in a slow-simmered, sweet-and-spicy crock pot side built for cookouts.

Warm green bean and chickpea salad with tomatoes, shallots, balsamic vinegar, basil, and a lemon-olive oil dressing. A vegan Mediterranean side dish served warm or at room temp.

Fluffy homemade biscuits with pureed kidney beans baked right into the dough. Extra protein, whole wheat fiber, and golden-brown tops. Nobody will guess the secret ingredient.

Sticky rice steamed in foil with sweet bananas and red adzuki beans in coconut milk. A traditional Southeast Asian sweet snack.

Assorted blanched vegetables are served with a creamy and flavorful peanut butter sauce.