Bean and Pea Side Dish Recipes

Green beans roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper until caramelized.

This slow cooker recipe delivers a hearty dish of hamburger, bacon, and beans in a thick and sweet sauce.

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

These green beans were the side dish my grandmother served most often because we all love them. They are done but not mushy like canned beans.

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

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

Grandma's recipe for crisp green beans pickled in dill and chili flakes.

Tired of green bean casserole? Try this fresh green bean dish that is worthy of the holidays!

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.

Simple and easy grilled green beans. A great way to use up those garden green beans while grilling on a nice summer evening. Incredibly tasty and simple!

Green beans sautéed with garlic and tossed with a sweet and savory sauce.

This may be America's oldest vegetable recipe, coming from a Narragansett Indian word, 'msickquatash,' which, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, means 'boiled corn kernels.' When most of you hear the word succotash, you probably don't think of a delicious vegetable side dish, you probably think of the catchphrase, 'Sufferin' succotash!' But succotash really is a great and very underrated recipe.

I just love these beans! What could be better than green beans, potatoes, and bacon, all in one dish?!

Take the time to make up a batch of these authentic Texas baked beans the next time you have an outdoor cookout. They are sure to be a hit! These are great if you don't have a smoker, but if you have access to a good hickory or pecan fire, take advantage. For a real Texas experience, enjoy a bottle of Lone Star® beer for yourself and one for the beans while you make them.

Why take something that normally takes 5 minutes to cook and cook it for 2 hours? Because it produces one of the most delicious things you'll ever taste. There's going to be a lot of juice, and that's what you dip your corn bread into.

Traditional vegetarian and vegan refried beans that taste great with hardly any fat!

An easy way to make flavorful green beans with minimal effort.

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.

Fresh green beans are served with a creamy mushroom sauce.

These green beans reheat really well!

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.

This easy recipe for pinto beans requires no soaking but packs flavor.

You could almost say that these baked beans with a kick have been double-baked!

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.