Vegan Bean Recipes Packed with Flavor and Nutrition

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Discover 50 vegan bean recipes and dishes to nourish and inspire your meals. These delicious ideas bring variety to your table with soups, stews, salads, and more—perfect for adding plant-based protein to your day. Whether you’re a long-time vegan or just starting, these bean recipes make healthy eating simple and tasty.

Some types of beans that are popular are black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, chickpeas, lentils, white beans, and edamame. Eating these often can help improve your heart health, digestion, blood sugar, and weight.

Whether you’re a seasoned vegan or simply looking to add more plant-based meals to your routine, this roundup of 50 vegan bean recipes will keep your kitchen buzzing with flavor and creativity. Pin now and start cooking delicious vegan bean recipes today.

50 Vegan Bean Recipes to Nourish and Inspire

🥗 Fresh Salads

Black Bean and Corn Salad

This easy black bean and corn salad recipe is one of my favorite summer staples. It’s a fantastic side dish you can make ahead of time for a cookout or party. With simple ingredients, it’s quick and easy for meal prep. Throw it on some greens for a hearty and satisfying lunch. This black bean corn salad is mild but delicious and can complement various dishes.

Easy Mediterranean Chickpea Salad with Roasted Vegetables

Craving something tasty and wholesome? This Easy Mediterranean Chickpea Salad with Roasted Vegetables is packed with plant-based protein and super easy to prep in the oven or air fryer. It’s plant-based, gluten-free, and perfect for meal prep or light midweek lunches!

Vegan Greek Salad with Chickpeas and Tofu Feta

Vegan Greek Salad with Chickpeas and Tofu Feta! Greek salad has always had this perfect balance of salty, crisp, and fresh that I come back to again and again. The briny olives, juicy cherry tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and that simple lemony dressing just work.

Vegan Chipotle Pasta Salad

This vegan chipotle pasta salad brings together bold flavor and hearty, plant-based ingredients in a way that feels both satisfying and easygoing. It’s creamy, a little smoky, and layered with texture from black beans, roasted corn, crisp peppers, and a tangy chipotle-lime dressing. Great for meal prep or sharing at a cookout, this salad comes together quickly with pantry staples and fresh veggies.

Kale and White Bean Salad Erewhon Copycat

This vibrant and delicious salad is one of my new favorites. This Kale and White Bean Salad Erewhon Copycat is everything you need for a wholesome, satisfying meal that combines leafy greens, creamy beans & avocado, hemp seeds, pepitas, and a lemon tahini dressing. Perfect for meal prep, quick lunches, or a healthy side, this copycat salad brings the fresh flavors of Erewhon right to your kitchen. 🥑✨

Vegan Dense Bean Salad (TikTok Viral Recipe Made Easy!)

Ready in just 30 minutes, this quick and easy Dense Bean Salad recipe makes the perfect summer bowl, healthy lunch, meal prep option, or vibrant side dish.

Easy Three Bean Salad Recipe

Three Bean Salad Recipe, made with affordable pantry essentials including garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and cannellini beans, takes less than 15 minutes to toss together. Dressed in a light vinaigrette, this delicious three bean salad is the perfect summer potluck or barbeque side dish.

🥣 Comforting Soups & Stew

Marry Me Chickpeas

This marry me chickpeas recipe is a vegan twist on the viral dish. It’s rich, creamy, and flavorful. Great for an easy weeknight meal or impressing guests.

Sardinian Longevity Minestrone Soup with Fregola

Often called Sardinian longevity minestrone, this nutritious one-pot legume and vegetable rich soup is typical of an area in Sardinia described as one of the world’s blue zones. A cozy and nourishing recipe, Sardinian minestrone soup can be made with a variety of garden vegetables but always contains beans and fregola pasta.

Easy Vegan White Bean Soup Instant Pot Recipe

This white bean soup Instant Pot recipe is incredibly easy to make with minimal prep work and clean-up! It’s also hearty, delicious, and affordable!

Vegan Chickpea Stew with Eggplant, Tomato, Lemon, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Mediterranean stew with chickpeas, eggplant (or aubergine as we call them), tomato, onion, garlic, some lemon and fresh herbs such as rosemary, oregano and sage. With vegetable or mushroom broth. Vegan, gluten-free and Medical Medium friendly.

Butter Bean Stew

This easy Butter Bean Stew is a great way to take canned beans and turn them into an amazing meal. It’s ready in 30 minutes, it’s an easy dinner that will give you leftover for the next day or so!

White Bean Kale Soup

This White Bean Kale Soup recipe is full of different flavors and is hearty enough to be a wholesome meal. Enjoy this cozy soup, filled with fresh kale, white beans, and veggies during soup season or any time you need a delicious soup!

Vegan Enchilada Soup

Creamy, cheesy, and full of spicy flavor, this Vegan Enchilada Soup is sure to please! It has tons of veggies, hearty beans, and tasty vegan cheese. This comforting meal is quick, easy, and made in just one pot!

🌮 Flavorful Mains

Easy Mexican Rice Bowl with Avocado Ranch Dressing

Satisfy your cravings with a simple but flavorful Vegan Mexican Rice Bowl Topped with Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing. Now you can recreate the flavors of a Mexican restaurant in the comfort of your own kitchen with this easy Mexican rice bowl recipe you can make in a pinch for lunch or dinner.

Vegan Tuscan Chickpeas

Introducing vegan tuscan chickpeas – a high protein and one pot plant based dinner recipe. This recipe is packed with flavor and is a vegan version of tuscan chicken. This recipe is creamy and delicious. It goes great with sides or on its own. I know you will be obsessed with this recipe.

Southwest Sweet Potato Skillet With Black Beans And Brown Rice

This Southwest Sweet Potato Skillet is perfect for busy weeknights and makes a simple recipe to feed a crowd. Made with cooked sweet potatoes, black beans, and brown rice with loads of in-season spices to enhance the flavor, it’s the easiest one-pan meal.

Kidney Beans Chickpea Curry

This cosy and flavorful kidney beans and chickpea curry is a meal that’s hearty, fiber-packed, and perfect for busy weeknights.

Lentil Chili With Black Beans

This Lentil Chili with Black Beans is a fabulous meatless dish; it’s hearty, full of flavor, and so delicious you won’t even miss the meat. It’s a cozy, comforting, and satisfying meal your friends and family will devour.

Hearty & Firm Vegan Black Bean Burgers (Easy Recipe)

Finding a homemade vegan burger recipe that actually delivers on texture can feel like a quest. So many recipes end up mushy or fall apart the second they hit the pan. We’ve been there! That’s why we worked hard on this recipe for Hearty Vegan Black Bean Burgers. It focuses on simple techniques and ingredients that create a satisfyingly firm patty with great flavor and excellent texture, thanks partly to a secret ingredient: walnuts!

Vegetarian Red Beans & Rice

This budget-friendly, uber-hearty recipe takes the New Orleans classic and removes the meat – but not the flavor. The ultimate vegan and vegetarian comfort food meal!

Vegan White Bean Chili With Mind-Blowing Black Garlic

Vegan White Bean Chili recipe made with black garlic? Say what? This high protein black garlic chili recipe is loaded with earthy flavors from nutritious cannellini beans, seasonal spices, fresh vegetables, black garlic and a creamy vegan sour cream base. It makes for a great meal prep or a main dish at your next family get together. Dairy-free, meatless and ready in 30 minutes or less.

Lemon Herb Roasted Veggies with Chickpeas over Garlicky White Bean Mash

This recipe brings together colorful Lemon Herb Roasted Veggies and Chickpeas, served over a creamy, Garlicky White Bean Mash. It’s a straightforward dish that relies on simple techniques – roasting vegetables until tender and caramelized, and blending beans into a smooth, savory base.

Green Power Bowl with Tahini Dressing

The Green Power Bowl with Tahini Dressing is a vibrant and nutrient-packed vegan meal featuring quinoa, leafy greens, avocado, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds, all topped with a creamy, tangy tahini dressing. It’s an easy, wholesome dish perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner.

Zesty Butter Beans

This zesty, creamy, and delicious butter bean recipe can be enjoyed as is stew-style or served over rice or quinoa for a filling meal. Naturally vegan and gluten-free!

Sweet Potato Casserole with Black Beans, Kale and Quinoa

Enjoy this savory, comforting, vegan sweet potato casserole with black beans, kale, quinoa and roasted garlic sauce. It’s easy to assemble and perfect to make ahead.

Spicy Jackfruit and Red Kidney Bean Burgers

These spicy jackfruit and red kidney bean burgers are quick, easy, and packed with flavor. Jackfruit, known for its “meaty” texture, pairs perfectly with protein-rich kidney beans to create a satisfying, hearty burger. The best part? Ready in 20 minutes, and you can customize the spice level to your liking!

Creamy Pumpkin Butter Beans

Creamy Pumpkin Butter Beans (vegan) – a delicious fall vegan dinner recipe. These beans are made in one pot in less than 30 minutes. These beans are so delicious and full of flavor while being simple and easy to make.

🍲 Global Inspiration

Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Beans and Rice)

Beans and rice are as essential to traditional Costa Rican food as butter is to French cuisine. In many parts of the country, Gallo Pinto is eaten at every meal. Gallo Pinto is a meal unto itself but can also be the starting point for a hundred other dishes. So, this is where we begin. With a simple pot of beans and rice that is in fact, delicious enough to eat every day.

Spanish-Style Chickpea Tomato Stew with Spinach

Hearty and comforting, this rustic chickpea tomato stew simmers chickpeas and spinach in a smoky tomato broth. Serve with crusty bread or your favorite grain for a complete, satisfying meal.

Creamy Chickpea Curry with Cashew Sauce

This easy curry recipe combines fragrant spices with a creamy cashew sauce and adds in veggies and chickpeas for a delicious and satisfying weeknight meal. It’s gluten-free and vegan, and it packs plenty of protein, especially when paired with rice or tofu.

Italian Pasta e Fagioli Recipe (Pasta & Beans)

Rosemary, garlic, and smoked paprika lend depth of flavor to this thick, creamy, dreamy pasta-and-bean soup. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with a hunk of bread and you’ve got just about the coziest dinner ever!

Easy Vegan Black Bean Ramen Recipe (Jajangmyeon)

Looking for a delicious black bean ramen recipe that’s easy to make at home? This vegan jajangmyeon recipe is a plant-based twist on Korean black bean noodles, featuring a rich and savory black bean sauce.

Charro Beans

Charro beans, or frijoles charros, is a hearty Mexican bean stew featuring pinto beans simmered in a rich broth. Traditionally prepared with various meats, like bacon, hot dogs, and chorizo, we’re putting a plant-based spin on the dish! Thanks to vegan meat alternatives and extra spices and seasonings, these vegan charro beans are comforting and full of the same savory and smoky flavors you love.

🥪 Quick & Easy

Spicy Miso Butter Beans On Toast

Spicy Miso Butter Beans On Toast is a hearty, open-face sandwich that’s as satisfying as it is flavorful. This recipe combines creamy white beans infused with bold miso, garlic, and the spiciness of harissa and red peppers for a spicy kick. Piled high on toasted bread, it’s ready in 15 minutes.

Creamy Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich

Looking for the perfect Chickpea and Avocado Salad Sandwich that’s not only creamy but packed with healthy nutrients? This delicious vegan lunch recipe comes together in just 10 minutes and is full of plant-based protein, healthy fats, and flavor.

Easy Avocado Hummus

This creamy and flavorful avocado chickpea hummus is a quick and easy appetizer or snack. Perfect for dipping vegetables, pita bread, or tortilla chips.

20 Minute Lentil Chili Mac

Sometimes you just crave something warm, comforting, and completely satisfying. But the thought of spending hours in the kitchen? Not so appealing. That’s where this Vegan Lentil Chili Mac recipe comes in. It’s a hearty, flavorful dish that’s ready in just 20 minutes, making it the perfect solution for those busy weeknights when you need a delicious and easy meal.

Roasted Tomato with White Bean Crostini

Made with roasted tomatoes, beans, and garlic, this crostini is savory, creamy, and crunchy in every bite, making it perfect for your next appetizer or snack.

Moroccan-Spiced Chickpea Salad Recipe

This Moroccan Chickpea Salad recipe is a vibrant-looking delicious salad made using fresh vegetables- red onion, carrots, and cucumber, naturally sweet with dates, spiced with fragrant spices like cinnamon, black pepper, ginger powder, turmeric powder, and cumin. A great way to make a quick lighter meal or to carry for a picnic!

5-Ingredient Vegan Chili

A quick and easy vegan chili recipe made with just 5 simple ingredients. Perfect for a weeknight dinner and ready in under 30 minutes!

Creamy Tomato Butter Beans

These Creamy Tomato Butter Beans are simple to make and will be on your table in 30 minutes. It’s a cozy, delicious dish, full of rustic flavor. Serve it as an appetizer, side, or main meal with a loaf of crusty bread.

🍪 Snacks & Surprises

Easy Roasted Crispy Chickpeas

Roasted crispy chickpeas are one of those simple recipes that deliver way more than you expect. They’re crunchy, satisfying, and incredibly versatile. You can enjoy them as a snack, toss them on salads, or even try a sweet twist when you’re in the mood for something different.

Baked Falafel with Canned Chickpeas

Learn how to make crispy, fluffy, oven-baked falafel at home using canned chickpeas, fresh herbs, and simple pantry staples.

Refried Black Beans

Once you taste these homemade Refried Black Beans, you’ll never buy canned again! Seasoned with cumin, oregano, and a hint of chipotle pepper, they’re rich and creamy with just the right amount of spice. And if you have an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker, there’s no need to soak the beans first. You’ll have delicious vegan refried beans made from scratch in about an hour, ready to use in all of your favorite Mexican dishes!

Vegan Artichoke White Bean Dip

Lemony artichoke white bean dip comes together in about 10 minutes with canned artichoke hearts and pantry staples. Add everything to a food processor and blend until silky smooth. Serve it with raw vegetables and crackers, spread it on toasted baguette slices, or use it as a creamy sandwich spread.

Vegan Rotel Dip

This Vegan Rotel Dip is cheesy, creamy, slightly spicy, and full of delicious flavor! One pan, a few ingredients, and about 20 minutes are all you need. Pair it with tortilla chips or fresh veggies for the perfect appetizer! Sautéed onions and plant based crumbles are combined with puréed white beans, vegan cheeses, and Ro-tel. Yum!

Butter Bean Hummus

Try butter bean hummus for a twist on your usual hummus! This protein-packed, silky-smooth recipe combines creamy butter beans with zesty lemons, rich tahini, and bold spices. It’s perfect as a dip, spread on toast, or dolloped on your favorite salad!

Pumpkin Chickpea Blondies

These sweet moist Pumpkin Chickpea Blondies are a healthy treat. You would never know there are chickpeas in them.

Best Black Bean Brownie Recipe

This black bean brownie recipe will give you rich, gooey vegan brownies that are also gluten-free! No flour needed and it’s super easy to make.

✨ Final Thoughts

Beans prove that vegan cooking can be both nutritious and indulgent. With these 50 inspired bean recipes, you’ll never run out of ways to enjoy their versatility. From quick snacks to global-inspired mains, beans are the backbone of plant-based cuisine—and they deserve a permanent spot on your table.

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