Primary Beans Recipes
Sopa de pedra (stone soup)
I love this dish’s comforting flavors and hearty ingredients. It’s originally linked to a Portuguese folktale.
Portuguese feijoada
A simple bean stew with Portuguese origins (“feijão” literally means bean), that spread to Brazil and other parts of the world via colonization.
Lesley Enston's Jamaican stew peas
This is a dish that really gives you a look into someone’s kitchen, and you’ll find it simmering on Jamaican stoves from Kingston, Jamaica, to Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Street corn beans
This twist on a classic combines the creamy, tangy flavors of traditional street corn with the hearty goodness of beans.
Crispy chicken thighs with braised beans and asparagus
A one-pot meal that will impress your dinner guests, and would work well with just about any seasonal vegetable.
Tom kha sopa de frijol
As we anchor into the freshness of spring’s citrus season, and enter all things coconut for the summer, the marriage of the two soups felt meant to be, while showcasing the light spring quality of the Flor de Mayo bean.
Feast for the Future brothy beans
Our Feast for the Future event celebrated the possibilities that open up when we realize that we don’t have to choose between our own joy and prosperity and caring for the planet.
Southwest beans with toasted hominy and honey tomatillo vinaigrette
I wanted to match the subtle sweetness of these beans with something light and bright for spring.
Baby Butter beans with artichokes and swirled spring sauce
I love this recipe because it’s flexible, highlights seasonal produce and ingredients you likely have on hand, and it’s really pretty!
Roxana Jullapat's gallo pinto
We asked our friend Roxana Jullapat – mastermind behind the beloved cookbook Mother Grains and LA’s bakery Friends & Family – to share her favorite recipe for Costa Rican rice and beans.
Louisiana-style smoky beans and rice
Speckled Bayo’s Louisiana roots come alive in our new classic, homey recipe.