Recipes

Bean and Bacon Soup Recipe

Black Beans and Rice Recipe

Red Bean Chili Recipe

Cannellini Bean and Sausage Gratin Recipe

Lemon-Spinach Chickpeas Recipe

Garlicky Bean Spread Recipe

Black-Eyed Pea Salsa Recipe

Refried Beans Recipe

Buying and Storing

If you're counting your pennies, don't stock up on canned beans during spring or high summer. Beans are harvested in the late summer and early fall, so they're less expensive in the fall and winter. Leftover beans will keep (in a sealed plastic container) in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. In the freezer, they will keep for up to 6 months.