Bean

This recipe gives off major chicken-soup vibes but is entirely vegetarian—and you don’t have to simmer vegetables or cheese rinds for hours to get there. The lightning-fast broth gets its flavor from caramelized miso and nutritional yeast (a trick we picked up from Bay Area cookbook author and food writer Andrea Nguyen). The gluten-free dumplings are soft on the outside and pleasantly chewy on the inside. 

When the broth is as good as the beans.

Sizzle! Snap! Pop!

It seemed like the right time. 

Hangry? Broke? Chickpeas are here for you.

Think of this as carbonara minus the eggs but still with massive amounts of flavor from guanciale, black pepper, and Pecorino.

It’s all about making the foods that makes us feel better.

I like big beans and I cannot lie.

It’s creamy, it’s beany, and you don't even have to break out a blender.

It’s that time to make the most of your kitchen’s most versatile MVP.

This winter salad with peak season bitter greens, salami, and crispy chickpeas is hearty enough on its own, but not so over-the-top that you can’t also pair it with pasta for dinner.

Quick, spicy, filling, and made mostly of pantry ingredients, this chili/tortilla soup/frito pie mash-up is calling your name. (Shhh. Listen closely.) 

Crispy, creamy, chewy, bright, and about a dozen other wonderful (see?) adjectives apply to this easy dinner.

This stick-to-your-ribs stew gets heft from creamy white beans and winter squash.

This deeply flavorful Puerto Rican rice dish is to pernil as stuffing is to turkey—a holiday meal wouldn’t be the same without it. 

A velvety, light and fluffy white bean dip with sizzled garlic oil on top.

They’re even more versatile than my favorite white T-shirt.

There are countless variations of arepas all over Colombia and Venezuela, but whether they’re stuffed with cheese, chicken, or pork, the dough starts in the same way: with arepa flour.

If you’ve ever tried maitake mushrooms, then you already know this, but they have an unbelievably rich flavor and aroma of piney forest floor and fresh fallen leaves. This recipe celebrates everything we love about them.

Yet another reason to cook beans from dry.

The flavors in this sandwich get more delicious and concentrated as it sits, so assemble it in the morning and take it with you for the perfect lunch in the afternoon.

Name a better activity for an autumnal, sweater-weather Sunday than simmering a cozy soup. (Oh, and apple-picking doesn't count.)

Make this simple and super-satisfying soup your go-to weeknight meal.

This recipe is high-favor and low-maintenance, perfect for all your end-of-summer entertaining.