Bean and Pea Side Dish Recipes

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Best Black Beans

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This simple black bean side dish works well with Mexican or Cuban meals.
By Cameron

Tuscan Bean 'Goppel'

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Easy earthy side dish--or on its own with some good crusty bread and a glass of wine. Add grilled vegetables for vegetarian entree.
By ScooterMom

Frijoles a la Charra

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This is a really tasty pinto beans recipe made in the slow cooker. This recipe is great to serve along with enchiladas or to take to a barbecue or potluck.
By KIM93306

Chef John's Rocket Beans

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Rocket is another name for arugula. I love to use it as an herb, but don't buy it in the herb section of the supermarket; buy it in the lettuce section. This is an incredibly fast, incredibly simple, but satisfying rustic bean side dish.
By Chef John

Zesty Garbanzo Beans with Pistachio Nuts

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If you are looking for a unique and flavorful side dish for just about any meat, this is it! I was never a garbanzo bean fan until I made this amazing, zesty, and impressive recipe!
By TENSMOM

Chef John's Santa Maria-Style Beans

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Classic Santa Maria-style beans are made with a special variety of pink beans called pinquitos. These 'little pink' beans are prepared in a spicy, smoky, tomato/chili sauce that's spiked with not one, but two kinds of pork. Santa Maria beans have come into my life relatively late, so I plan on making up for lost time this barbecue season.
By Chef John

Marinated Black-Eyed Pea Salad

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This wonderful salad uses lots of fresh ingredients, and gets better the longer you refrigerate it. It's a terrific dish to take to a potluck or any kind of get together.
By Julie Cleaves McLaughlin
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Slow Cooker Baked Beans

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These beans taste like Boston Baked Beans. Yummy!
By creamcheese5

Buttery Garlic Green Beans

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Only fresh green beans and garlic will do for this easy, healthy, and flavorful side dish.
By LookWhatsCooking

Roasted Green Beans

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A great alternative to fast-food French fries. My family and friends love these as a snack or hors d'oeuvre. No matter how many I make, it's never enough!
By samanathon

Quick and Easy Refried Beans

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When you don't have all day to make refried beans and you can't stand the canned ones, these are easy and delicious.
By MarasFlourpower

Sauteed Garden Fresh Green Beans

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This is a great way to cook fresh green beans. This recipe is very basic, but can easily be jazzed up with some onions, fresh garlic, mushrooms - let your imagination run wild! This recipe also is very good for fresh asparagus.
By Cookin Ray

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Baked Beans

Baked Beans

Baked beans just how you like 'em: sweet, spicy, meaty or mild. Find a new favorite recipe.
Black Beans on the Side

Black Beans on the Side

Cheap, good for you, and delicious.
White Beans

White Beans

Kidney Bean Recipes

Kidney Bean Recipes

Best Baked Bean Recipes for Perfect Potlucks

Best Baked Bean Recipes for Perfect Potlucks

Buttery Garlic Green Beans

18 Green Bean Recipes for Thanksgiving

Instant Pot® Baked Beans

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This recipe was passed down through my French Canadian family from my grandmother, to my mother and then to me many years ago. It traditionally takes hours to make, as we let the beans slow cook overnight in the oven on low heat. I decided to try and transform it into a much quicker Instant Pot® recipe with great success! With this method, you don't even have to presoak the beans. These are even better the next day, and they freeze well, too.

More Bean and Pea Side Dish Recipes

Boston Baked Beans

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A wonderful old-fashioned baked bean flavor. This recipe has served by family for 29 years and originally came from my mother-in-law. It tastes great served with fresh cornbread or biscuits and honey. Although you need to allow time for soaking and simmering the beans, this recipe is still quite easy.
By AJRHODES3

Pinto Beans With Mexican-Style Seasonings

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Pinto beans are simmered with onion, tomatoes, chili powder, cumin and garlic. I love making these beans just because they make the whole house smell so good, and the longer they simmer the better they taste. You could add 1/2 can of beer to make 'borracho' beans. I personally taste-test throughout the entire cooking process and add extra seasoning as I feel it needs it. These beans could simmer all day long; just make sure they have plenty of water to keep the beans covered.
By Lyndsay

Mushy Peas I

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Mushy Peas are a great side dish with fried cod or salmon. Note: You can add more liquid (water or cream) depending how mushy you want your peas. Use low fat milk if you're calorie-conscious.
By Stella

'Chinese Buffet' Green Beans

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Every time my family and I go to a Chinese buffet we make a bee line for the green beans! This is a simple and tasty re-creation of that much loved side dish, goes well with any Asian meal. Make sure to slice the garlic, don't use a garlic press. Oyster sauce can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store, at an Asian grocery store, and online.
By roweena

Spicy Szechuan Green Beans

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I modified this recipe to be less oily. It is almost as good as take-out Chinese green beans. It tastes wonderful with ham and a baked yam.
By Tasha

First Baby Food: Peas

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Great for busy moms and dads to make a bunch on a Sunday and freeze for the weeks ahead. This can be used with other first foods for your baby! Apples or pears are fun or even green beans. Make sure it is mild enough for your baby's developing digestive system. Brussels sprouts or broccoli probably aren't the best first foods. You can also use fresh peas instead of frozen if you have them.
By Brenda Michelle Ratliff

Southern Fried Green Beans

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These Green Beans taste like they have been cooked all day, but only take minutes to make. They are a favorite of our family and guests.
By Tammy

Air Fryer Spicy Green Beans

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Spicy green bean recipe made simple in the air fryer. My flavor combination was inspired by a famous dish at a restaurant chain.
By Soup Loving Nicole

Slow Cooker Homemade Beans

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A delicious taste of homemade beans which can be served as a main course or as a side dish. Especially great for football Sundays, or frozen for a later occasion.
By TLEFURGEY

Italian Peas

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This is my mom's recipe. Let's just say, you'll never look at peas the same way again...they are sooo good.
By WORSHIPWARRIORMT

Baked Beans from Scratch

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Navy beans, molasses, and maple syrup combine to make this classic dish at home.
By wkndyummychef

Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes

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This easy dish is one of our favorite summertime meals, fresh green beans and potatoes thrown in a slow cooker!
By Jesi A.

Refried Beans Without the Refry

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Refried beans are simple to make when cooked in a slow cooker. This recipe will yield flavorful, fat-free refried beans seasoned with garlic, jalapeno, and cumin.
By CHEFCLAUDE
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Simple Baked Beans

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This baked bean recipe uses canned beans instead of the dry type so it is quick and easy to prepare.
By Brandi

Slow Cooker Northern White Bean

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White beans are cooked in a slow cooker with smoked neck bones, aromatic vegetables, seasonings, and chicken broth. This recipe can be used for cooking most any dried bean in the slow cooker. Adjust liquid when cooking tougher skin beans (such as pinto beans). Add garlic and onion powder to taste, if desired.
By Santilia Lovett

Homemade Baked Beans

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A quicker version of homemade baked beans using canned Northern beans.
By mariap430

Arkansas Green Beans

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My family would drink the sauce to this green bean dish, if I would let them! Your family will never look at Green Beans the same again. These beans are sweet and savory and smell fabulous in the oven.
By KamiShay

Braised Black Lentils

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Braised black lentils, also known as beluga lentils, since they resemble the most prized of all caviar varieties, make up one of my favorite side dishes.
By Chef John

Slow Cooker Spicy Black-Eyed Peas

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Enjoy this easy crock pot recipe that's perfect for pot luck dinners and barbecues.
By MJ46NY
Sponsored By MyPlate

Mashed Peas

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A quick, easier, healthier, and sweeter alternative to mashed potatoes. I first ate these at an Irish restaurant in Singapore and fell in love!
By Ella

Spicy Indian (Gujarati) Green Beans

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Indian green bean side dish.
By CEESHOUSE

How to Make Farinata

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Farinata is nothing more than a simple garbanzo bean flour batter which is spiked with olive oil and salt and baked in a very hot oven. The surface gets crusty, the edges get crispy, and yet the inside stays moist and sort of creamy. The texture is easy to explain, but the taste, not so much. Very earthy, comforting, and satisfying.
By Chef John

Smothered Green Beans

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Fresh green beans with a robust bacon, onion, and garlicky flavor.
By Michele O'Sullivan

Baked Beans II

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A quick and easy way to dress up ordinary pork and beans. The measurements are estimates, but really you can adjust anything to personal taste.
By Jackie Smith
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