Beans

Easy & Budget-Friendly Bean Recipes

Beans are one of the most affordable and versatile pantry staples—and we’ve got the best budget-friendly bean recipes to help you stretch your grocery dollars!

From hearty soups and stews to flavorful skillet meals, oven tacos, and casseroles like enchiladas, these easy recipes make it simple to create filling, nutritious meals with black beans, pinto beans, chickpeas, and more.

Whether you’re cooking vegetarian, prepping freezer meals, or feeding a crowd, our bean-based recipes are perfect for saving time and money without sacrificing taste.

White Bean Chicken Chili

Instant Pot BBQ Beans

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Rice & Beans Fajita Bake

Slow Cooker Black Bean Fajita Bowls

Rice & Beans Yellow Curry

Rice and Beans Week: 2024

Slow Cooker Peachy BBQ Baked Beans

Greek Protein Bowls

Instant Pot Tuscan Ham and Bean Soup

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15 Bean Enchiladas Recipe

15 Bean Minestrone Soup

15 Bean Pot Pie

Avocado and Black Bean Quesadillas

Bachelor Stew

Baja-Cali Black Bean Salad

BBQ Cowboy Beans with Biscuits

Bean & Cheese Enchiladas

Bean and Cheese Sandwiches

Bean and Cheese Tacos

Beef & Bean Burgers

Beef & Bean Oven Nachos

Beef & Bean Oven Tacos

Beef and Bean Chimichangas

Beef and Bean Tacos

Beef Burrito Skillet

Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas

Black Bean & Sweet Potato Dip

Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Chili

Black Bean Fajitas

Black Bean Soup

Black Beans with Mango & Cilantro

Black Eyed Pea Casserole

Brown Rice with Black-eyed Peas and Greens

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Burrito Cups

Cajun Turkey & Andouille 15 Bean Soup

Chana Masala

Chicken & Black Bean with Salsa Soup

Chicken and Bean Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Apple Sausage with Chickpeas & Quinoa

Chicken Enchilada Chili

Chicken Taco Bake over Chips

Chili Pasta Bake

Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Chili with Caramelized Onion Cornbread

Chili with Cornbread Waffles

Chili with Pumpkin and Cinnamon

Chorizo Black Bean Soup

Chuckwagon Chili

Chunky Beef & 15 Bean Chili

Cilantro-Lime Chicken Casserole

Cinco Layer Dip

Coconut Rice and Beans

Cuban Black Beans

Cuban Chicken Bowls Recipe

Cumin Pork Roast with Black Beans

Curried Lentils & Rice with Caramelized Onions

Dilled Tomato Sauce over Rice & White Beans {Vegetarian}

Dominican Rice and Beans

Doritos Taco Salad

Edamame Coconut Curry

Enchilada Meatloaf

Enchilada Stuffed Pasta Shells

Fiesta Beans and Rice

Four Bean Salad with Quinoa

Freezer Friendly Black Bean Tamale Pie {Vegetarian}

Ginger, Sweet Potato and Bean Soup

Gluten Free Vegetable and Bean Gumbo

Green Pepper Chili

Grilled Flank Steak with Tomatillo Salsa

Guinness Beef & 15 Bean Stew

Heat ‘N Sweet Chili

Homemade Baked Beans

Homemade Macaroni & Cheese with Beef and Bacon

Honey Mustard Lentils & Rice Casserole

Hoppin’ John Recipe

How to Cook & Freeze Dried Beans

Instant Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Chili

Instant Pot Cowboy Chili

Instant Pot Santa Fe Chicken

Instant Pot Three Bean & Beef Chili

Kasha Turkey Chili

Lazy 3-Ingredient Enchiladas

Lentil Minestrone Soup

Lentil Stew with Pita Chips

Mediterranean Fava Bean Salad

Mexican Bean Soup with Spanish Rice

Mexican Bean Tostadas + How to Make Tostadas

Mexican Chili Topped Potatoes

Mexican Stack-Es

Migas with Black Beans & Tomatoes

Minestrone Casserole

Minestrone Soup

Multi-Cooker Taco Soup Recipe

Negra Modelo Black Bean and Beef Soup

One-Dish Chili Mac

Pasta with White Beans and Broccoli

Pinto Beans with Peaches and Bacon

Pork and Beans

Potato Pancake with "Refried" Beans

Quesadillas with Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Quinoa and Black Bean Burritos with “Guac De Gallo”

Quinoa Soft Tacos

Ranchero Black and Pinto Beans

Recipes & Tips for a Rice and Beans Budget

Red Beans and Rice

Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

Refried Beans in the Slow Cooker

Repurposing: Brown Rice

Rice and Pinto Beans with Andouille Sausage

Rice Cooker Hearty Tomato Soup

Rotel Beans and Rice

Salsa, Black Bean and Beef Skillet Dinner

Seven Layer Tostadas

Ship Wreck Casserole – Vintage Recipe

Slow Cooker Bacon and Bean Chili

Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Batch Cooking Navy Beans

Slow Cooker Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas

Slow Cooker Black Beans and Rice

Slow Cooker Borracho Beans

Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Slow Cooker Chili with Skillet Cornbread

Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans

Slow Cooker Cowboy Chili Recipe

Slow Cooker Creamy Taco Soup

Slow Cooker Garden Fresh Chili on Red Potatoes

Slow Cooker Honey Ham and Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Paella-Style Quinoa and Peas

Slow Cooker Pasta E Fagioli

Slow Cooker Ride 'Em Cowboy Beef Roast

Slow Cooker Slopp-Beany Joes

Slow Cooker Smoky Brisket & Cajun 15 Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry

Slow Cooker Taco Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Tex Mex Chicken Chili

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Southern Beans, Potatoes and Cornbread

Southwest Macaroni 'n Cheese

Southwest Pasta Skillet

Southwest Shells with Beans and Corn

Southwest Wild Rice Pilaf

Southwestern Spaghetti Pie

Spicy 15 Bean Chili

Spicy Bean and Cheese Tacos

Spicy Calico 15 Beans

Spicy Quinoa with Kidney Beans, Corn and Lime

Spicy Southern Chili in Bread Bowls

Spinach Orzo Soup

Split Pea and Asparagus Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Toast

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Mango-Black Bean Salsa

Succotash with Butter and Dill

Sweet 'n Spicy Cajun Ham & Bean Soup

Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas

Taco 'Taters

Taco Bites (or Tiny Tacos)

Taco Salad

Taco-dillas

Tex Mex Beef & Quinoa Skillet

Tex Mex Chicken Skillet

Texas Caviar Party Dip

Three Bean Crispy Tacos

Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup

Tortellini Soup

Tuscan Bean Soup

Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet

Vegetable Pizza Burritos

Vegetarian Bean & Corn with Salsa Soup

Vegetarian Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini

Vegetarian Slow Cooker Split Peas and Brown Rice

White Bean & Corn Chowder

White Chili Stuffed Potatoes

Zesty Easter Ham & Beans {Slow Cooker Recipe}