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Bean recipes

A growing collection of our favorite recipes to enrich your bean palate

Creamy beans with herb oil

A bowl of creamy beans topped with a smooth, vibrant herb oil is the perfect dinner when life is busy and people are hungry. Plus, the leftover herb oil is great for vinaigrettes and drizzled over...

Beans with greens and sausage recipe by Primary Beans

Friday night beans, greens, and sausage

I probably make this every-other-Friday (at least). It’s easy enough to make after a long work day, but special enough for it to feel like a Friday.

Chipotle baked beans with cilantro pesto

This recipe was just made for the plump, sturdy, and creamy nature of our Ayocote beans. These large beans really shine when bathed in the smoky chipotle-tomato sauce and topped with bright cilantro pesto.

Frijoles de la olla

We’ve experimented with enough variations to know that the ultimate Mexican-style brothy beans comes from embracing simplicity. While flavorings vary depending on the region...

Cassoulet recipe with Primary Beans Michelet beans

Pared-down cassoulet

Deceptively known as “peasant fare” in France, cassoulet is as technical as it gets when it comes to beans. Beans are the backbone of this dish and work their magic by absorbing the many flavors...

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Tasty beans

I used to smother my beans with whatever I had so as to hide their flavor. Now I love just eating these beans with a little onion, garlic and salt and pepper so as not to lose their wonderful flavor. I will keep buying these beans!

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Deliciousness 1,000,000 stars

I’ve loved all the varieties of Primary Beans so far. I made chili last weekend with the southwest gold. We had friends over and the first thing they asked is “what kind of beans are these?” You can really taste the difference.

Beans beans, the magical fruit!

Didn't know I could love beans so much. High-quality, delicious and easily digested. I absolutely love my sample pack.

It's All Good

ALL the beans from Primary are good. I can't use any other bean now. I used the speckled bayo beans in a cajun red bean and rice dish recipe. It was inspired from the recipe on the website. The beans held their own in my spicy dish!

Bayo beans

This was my first time buying them - had never seen them. They're absolutely delicious and cook really fast.

Southwest Red Beans

They're fantastic & cook pretty fast. I use Instant Pot so beans are ready in no time. Shipping was fast & prices are great. Thank you so much!