Cranberry Beans with Warm Spices

Move over boring beans. The addition of cinnamon, white wine, mint, and lemon elevates plain cooked beans to a crave-worthy bowl of comfort food.

9 hrs 45 mins

Green Beans Gremolata

An easy way to gussy up green beans and make them seem fancy without being fussy.

15 mins

Portuguese Deep-Fried Green Beans

In Portugal, deep-frying beans is a long-standing tradition. Serve these peixinhos da horta as a starter, snack, or, as the Portuguese do, a side dish.

45 mins

Appalachian Cider Baked Beans

A stick-to-your-ribs recipe in which plain old pintos are doctored up with apple cider, onion, salt pork, molasses, and mustard. Amen.

6 hrs 15 mins

Peixinhos da Horta ~ Tempura Green Beans

Portuguese peixinhos da horta. Tempura green beans. Whatever you call them, they're disturbingly easy to toss back one after the other while standing at the stove. And that's not a bad thing in our book.

40 mins

Pan-Fried Green Beans

Simple yet spectacular green beans thanks to the perfect technique from Alain Ducasse.

20 mins

Dilly Beans

Extraordinarily easy and exceptionally tasty dilly beans are within your grasp. Seriously. They're tangy, crisp, and outrageously good.

1 hr 15 mins

Tuscan Beans

If you're looking for a lively dish, this is not it. Rather, it contains hints of Tuscany here and there in a subdued fashion.

1 hr 25 mins

Barbecue Beans

Made from scratch yet quick and easy, these beans just may alter the way you think about barbecue beans forever.

7 hrs 15 mins

Braised Cranberry Beans with Chorizo

Folks are literally receiving high fives from people at the table for these braised beans. Yes, high fives. For braised beans. THAT'S how damn good they are.

1 hr 50 mins

Cuban Beans and Rice

Beans and rice is a staple dish in many cultures. But it’s something sorta special in Cuba. Words can't quite do it justice, actually.

14 hrs

Instant Pot Beans

Get ready for a simple way to serve up a tasty helping of tender pinto beans with some subtle heat from jalapeno. Did we mention they'll be ready in minutes?

7 hrs

Tuna Salad with White Beans

Crisp onion and creamy white beans turn tuna into a light dinner, courtesy of the always impressive Stanley Tucci.

10 mins

Green Beans with Bacon and Shallots

Green beans and mushrooms are a classic recipe combination. Adding bacon to the mix creates an unbeatable trio of flavors. A terrific side dish or salad.

45 mins

Field Peas and Snap Beans

A pretty quick simmer turns field peas and snap beans into a pot full of Southern perfection. The pot liquor that you end up with is tasty as heck, too.

1 hr 10 mins

My Beans are Gay

David ends up with outrageously and flamboyantly purple green beans from his garden...but doesn't have a clue as to what to do with them.