Slow-cook them with ham for a hearty stew or simply throw a handful on toast with broccoli rabe—beans can transform anything from a cold salad to a chunky soup to nachos. Here are our 26 favorite ways to eat black beans, white beans, kidney beans, fava beans—basically any legume except for chickpeas and lentils, which have cooking methods all their own.
Pasta e Fagioli
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Dominique Ansel's Cassoulet
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Lima Bean Gratin with Herbed Bread Crumbs

Refried Black Beans
Cannellini Bean Salad with Radicchio and Celery
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White Bean Soup with Fennel Seeds and Broccoli Rabe
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Black Bean Nachos with Red Chile Beef

Barbecued Baked Beans

Veal and Kidney Bean Stew (Ghormeh Sabzi)

Fatback and Heirloom Bean Soup
Black Bean Burger with Salsa Fresca and Avocado Crema

White Bean and Lacinato Kale Soup with Smoked Ham Hock
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Bread Crumb Dumplings and Bean Stew with Parsley-Speck Pesto

Tuscan Bean Soup
Mexican Fava Bean Soup (Sopa de Habas)
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Broccoli Rabe, Cannellini Bean, and Ricotta Crostini

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Navy Bean Pie

Frijolles de Olla (Stewed "Pot" Beans)

Ham and White Bean Soup

Hungarian Ham and Bean Soup

Sausage with Broccoli Rabe and Cranberry Beans

New England-Style Baked Beans

White Bean and Sardine Stew
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Coconut Rice and Red Beans
Irish Bean and Sausage Stew
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