Delicious recipes featuring beans
These taquitos take frijoles de la olla and transform them into crispy pockets of goodness that are simple and an easy weeknight dinner.
These beans on toast make for a great start to your day for you and your family and they're great for animals, too!
The beans in this dish are turned into a beautiful silky smooth slightly spicy sauce that's used to cover tortillas, and topped with a creamy silken tofu "crema" for a dish that's packed with flavor AND protein.
Frijoles de la Olla are a staple in every Mexican household. This dish is proof that beans are not a side, but can be the star of the show!
Packed with protein and bold flavor from sun-dried tomatoes and smoky spices, these chickpea burgers are proof that eating with compassion never means sacrificing deliciousness.
These chickpea wings are what happens when you love animals too much to eat them but still crave something crispy, dippable, and deeply satisfying.
This dish is warm, hearty, and deeply satisfying, with all the cozy comfort of a classic chili and none of the cruelty.
These braised butter beans taste like something you would order at a little neighborhood restaurant, the kind you remember long after the meal. They are pure comfort.
This Black Bean Teriyaki Burger layers a teriyaki-glazed black bean patty with grilled pineapple and crunchy sesame slaw for a plant-based bite bursting with Big Bean Energy.
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