From hearty soups to fresh salads and spicy stews, these recipes prove that beans can ... got a meal that's hearty and full of flavor. Yellow Beans Don't overlook yellow beans; they're a colorful ...

Cook up Potato and Bacon Hash with cheesy baked beans, roast Cannellini beans for a snack or make burgers out of black beans.

Select fresh beans with bright green pods that are firm and plump. Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Allow about 55g/2oz dried weight of pulses per ...

Cook the beans in a large pot of salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans and cool them under cold running water. Drain well and pat dry; transfer the beans to a ...

The numerous breeds of string beans contain various levels of chlorophyll, so they may be light to dark green in color. Wax beans, though, are pale to golden yellow because they don't contain ...

Be sure to buy yellow mung beans (which have been skinned) and not the green (unpeeled) ones. You can find them at shops selling Korean, Chinese and Indian ingredients. Start this recipe the day ...

Broad beans are at their best from the end of May through to mid-July, when the pods are pale green and soft and the beans are still small. Only brief steaming or cooking is required when broad ...