Bean Recipes
32 recipes with beans, including Bob Chorba, Paella Valenciana and Cassoulet. 18 are vegetarian and 7 take less than 30 minutes.
Fabada Asturiana
The winter bean stew of Asturias — creamy fabes beans simmered slowly with chorizo, morcilla, pork belly and a pinch of saffron, never stirred, so the beans stay whole and the broth thickens on its own.
Tavče Gravče (Macedonian Baked Beans)
North Macedonia's national dish — large white beans baked in a clay dish with onion, dried red peppers, paprika and mint until a crust forms on top. Made without meat for Christmas Eve, this version is lenten.
Black Bean Soup
A Cuban-style black bean soup — dried beans simmered with bay until creamy, seasoned with a cumin and oregano sofrito of onion, green pepper and garlic, and half blended for a thick, glossy body.
Lobio (Georgian Kidney Bean Stew)
Georgia's everyday bean dish — red kidney beans stewed until soft, half-mashed with fried onion, crushed walnuts, garlic, coriander and khmeli-suneli and sharpened with vinegar. With no meat or dairy, it is a fasting-day staple.
Ghormeh Sabzi (Persian Herb Stew)
Iran's best-loved stew — lamb simmered for hours with a mass of fried herbs, kidney beans and whole dried limes until the sauce turns dark green, deep and sour. It is served over plain basmati rice.
Ropa Vieja
Cuba's national dish, whose name means old clothes — beef simmered until it pulls into rag-like shreds, then braised with peppers, onion, tomato, olives and cumin and served with rice and black beans.
Full English Breakfast
The British fry-up — sausages, back bacon, black pudding, fried eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread, cooked in sequence so that everything reaches the plate hot at the same moment.
Pasta e Fagioli
Italy's pasta and bean soup, thick enough to eat with a fork — borlotti beans and small pasta in a rosemary-scented tomato base, with a third of the beans mashed to give it a creamy body.
Ribollita
The Tuscan peasant soup of cannellini beans, cavolo nero and vegetables thickened with stale bread — made a day ahead and reboiled, which is what its name means, until it is thick enough to stand a spoon in.
Ful Medames (Egyptian Fava Beans)
Egypt's breakfast for centuries — small brown fava beans warmed and crushed with garlic, cumin, lemon and olive oil, topped with tomato, parsley and chilli and scooped up with flatbread.
Arepas
The everyday corn bread of Venezuela and Colombia — rounds of pre-cooked maize dough seared on a griddle until crusted, split while hot and filled with butter, black beans, white cheese and avocado.
Loaded Nachos
The sharing plate born on the Mexico–Texas border in the 1940s — tortilla chips layered with cheese, black beans and pickled jalapeños, baked until melted and heaped with salsa, guacamole and soured cream.
Huevos Rancheros
The Mexican ranch breakfast — fried eggs on lightly crisped corn tortillas with fried black beans, smothered in a warm roasted tomato and chilli salsa and finished with crumbled cheese, avocado and coriander.
Bulgarian White Bean Stew
A thick stew of white beans cooked with onion, carrot, pepper and tomato and finished with paprika, savory and dried mint — the everyday Bulgarian lenten pot, and one of the dishes on the Christmas Eve table.
Texas Caviar
A Texan salad of black-eyed peas, peppers, onion and sweetcorn marinated in a cumin vinaigrette, eaten as a side or scooped up as a dip. In the American South, black-eyed peas are eaten on New Year's Day for luck.
Chicken Burrito
The big burrito of San Francisco's Mission District — a flour tortilla rolled tight around spiced chicken, lime rice, black beans, cheese, salsa and soured cream, then toasted in a dry pan so it holds together.
Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)
Greek giant white beans baked in a thick tomato sauce with onion, carrot, celery, garlic and dill until creamy inside and caramelised on top — a Lenten main that is as good at room temperature as it is warm.
Bean-Stuffed Peppers
Dried red peppers stuffed with mashed white beans, fried onion, paprika and dried mint, then baked — a fixture of the Bulgarian Christmas Eve table, which carries an odd number of meatless dishes.
White Bean Salad
A lenten favourite of Bulgarian kitchens — white beans cooked until creamy but whole, dressed while still warm with vinegar and oil and tossed with red onion and plenty of parsley.
Quinoa and Black Bean Salad
Quinoa with black beans, corn, avocado and lime — a substantial salad that holds up for lunch the next day.
Three Bean Salad
Green, kidney and cannellini beans in a sweet-sharp vinaigrette that keeps for days.
Feijoada
Brazil's black bean and pork stew, simmered for hours and served with rice, orange and toasted cassava flour.
Mapo Tofu
Sichuan tofu in a fiery bean sauce, numbing with peppercorn and built on doubanjiang.
Cassoulet
The great bean stew of south-west France — white beans, confit duck, sausage and pork baked slowly under a crust.
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with beans are on svcs.bg?
32: 25 cooking recipes and 7 salads.
What is the quickest recipe with beans?
Tuscan Tuna and Bean Salad, in about 15 minutes. Texas Caviar (20 min) and Southwest Avocado Salad (20 min) are quick too.
Are there vegetarian recipes with beans?
Yes, 18 of the 32 are vegetarian, for example Tavče Gravče (Macedonian Baked Beans), Black Bean Soup and Lobio (Georgian Kidney Bean Stew).
What goes with beans in these recipes?
Most often peppers (9), rice (6) and pork (5) (the number of recipes is in brackets).
How is a recipe with beans chosen?
From its ingredient list, not its name: a recipe is here when its ingredients include beans. Stocks, seasonings and lines like "water for the rice" don't count. The list updates itself with every new recipe.