304 white bean recipes

Spicy Mexican four-bean salad with black, kidney, white, and green beans plus corn, red onion softened in chili powder, and fresh cilantro. Vegan, high-fiber.

Good luck New Year's soup: a hearty mix of black-eyed peas, lentils, and beans simmered low with smoky ham, tomato, and garlic until thick. The legume-packed pot that's said to bring prosperity in the new year.

Slow cooker bean and grain stew with chickpeas, lima beans, navy beans, barley, and millet in herbed tomato sauce. A dump-and-go vegan crockpot meal loaded with plant protein and fiber.

Caldo Verde: Portuguese green soup with kale, chorizo, white beans, potatoes, turnips, and smoked ham in chicken broth. One pot, one hour, and even better the next day.

Spicy Rotel tomatoes with hominy and black beans served in warm flour tortillas. A 4-ingredient vegetarian Tex-Mex meal that gets spicier the longer it cooks.

A wholesome white bean soup with carrots, celery, green beans, garlic, and basil, brightened with lemon juice. Vegan, high fiber, and kid-friendly comfort food from dried beans.

Roman Holiday Soup: a low-fat Italian minestrone with white beans, green beans, macaroni, and a tomato-garlic-basil swirl stirred in at the end. Ready in 40 minutes, topped with Parmesan.

Portuguese fisherman's stew with white beans, whitefish, stewed tomatoes, and thyme. The fish poaches separately in lemon water to stay tender, then joins the hearty bean broth.

Baked beans with four types of beans and turkey sausage in a sweet-tangy sauce of brown sugar, molasses, tomato sauce, and apple cider vinegar. A lighter take on a cookout classic.

Harissa spiced green bean salad with blanched carrots, chickpeas, and crisp cucumber in a North African chile-lemon dressing. A bright, fiery cold salad ready in 20 minutes.

Macaroni and bean soup with white beans, salt pork, elbow pasta, and a tomato-beef broth base. An Italian-American pasta e fagioli cousin with a hearty two-hour simmer for deep flavor.

Four-bean skillet with black, kidney, pinto, and cannellini beans simmered in barbecue sauce and tomatoes with bell peppers and onions. Hearty, plant-based, and budget-friendly.

Southwestern bean stew with Anasazi and pinto beans, hominy, and roasted green chiles. Slow-cooked until creamy, hearty, and deeply satisfying.

Easter nests candy: shredded coconut bound in melted white chocolate and green coating, shaped into little nests, and filled with jelly beans. A four-ingredient no-bake project kids love.

Soupe au pistou, a Provencal vegetable soup with white beans, potatoes, pasta, and a fresh basil-garlic-olive oil pistou stirred in at the table. France's answer to Italian minestrone.

Creamy white chicken chili with white beans, green chiles, Monterey Jack cheese, and sour cream. A lighter, cheesier take on chili that's ready in 45 minutes.