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This collection of beans recipes includes options made with black beans, white beans or chickpeas. Browse through the lunch, dinner and snack options to find exactly what you need to use up that can of beans in your pantry! For meal prep, check out these black beans recipes for meal prep.

How to Cook Beans

Simple methods to cook beans and chickpeas from scratch in the Instant Pot, slow cooker, or on the stovetop. Cooked to the perfect texture, these beans have so much more flavor than canned beans.

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How to Cook Black Beans (and freeze them!)

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Perfect Instant Pot Pinto Beans (no soak)

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Instant Pot Black Beans

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Instant Pot Chickpeas (No Soak)

Meal Prep Recipes with Beans

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Black Bean and Corn Salad

close up shot of black bean quinoa sweet potato stew in blue bowl

Slow Cooker Black Bean, Quinoa and Sweet Potato Stew

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Smashed White Bean & Spinach Quesadillas (Freezer Friendly)

24 Black Beans Recipes Perfect for Meal Prep

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