Making beans simple, approachable, and incredibly delicious.

BEANS FOR BEINGS

Easy to Make & Easy to Love Bean Recipes

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Easy to Make & Easy to Love Bean Recipes ⋆

Recipes

Creamy White Bean Pesto (Plant-Based + Oil-Free)

This creamy white bean pesto is oil-free and loaded with protein from beans. Made with simple ingredients and ready in less than 10 minutes.

Hearty White Bean & Vegetable Stew

This white bean and vegetable stew is comforting, nourishing, and packed with flavor and texture. It’s the perfect dish for those chilly winter nights.

White Bean Smoothie Bowl

Beans in a smoothie? It might sound crazy, but bean smoothie bowls are both delicious and satisfying. Truly a breakfast gamechanger.

White Bean Cookie Dough

Who would have guessed beans could transform into a creamy, incredibly delicious plant-based cookie dough?! White bean cookie dough is a showstopper.

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Why Beans?

Beans have nourished humans around the world for centuries. Here are just a few reasons why they remain one of the most powerful foods on the planet:

Delicious Taste

A bowl of cooked kidney beans and asparagus spears with crushed nuts or breadcrumbs on top, on a wooden table.

Endlessly versatile and deeply flavorful when prepared with care, beans absorb spices beautifully and adapt to any cuisine, making them easy to incorporate into everyday life.

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Longevity

A bowl of hummus garnished with paprika, parsley, and chickpea slices, placed on a marble countertop.

A cornerstone of every Blue Zone diet, beans are rich in fiber, plant-based protein, and antioxidants—an ally for steady energy and long-term health.

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Gut Health

Bowl of beetroot pasta salad with beans, dried radish chips, and herbs on a wooden table.

By nourishing beneficial gut bacteria, beans support overall health and vitality. They aid digestion, help stabilize blood sugar, and reduce inflammation in the body.

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Learn to make flavor-packed stovetop beans

a freshly cooked batch of stovetop black beans

A simple method for cooking flavor-packed beans to keep you nourished all week long.

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About Kris, Founder of Beans for Beings

Beans for Beings began with a simple idea: to make eating beans easy and genuinely delicious.

I’m Kris, a plant-based chef and graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. Through years of cooking with beans, I’ve learned just how versatile and truly delicious they can be.

This site is where I share the recipes and experiments behind Beans for Beings—a small-batch, plant-based bean dip brand I’m launching in San Diego—along with resources to help you cook with beans in ways that are approachable and genuinely enjoyable.

Whether you're here for recipes or curious about the brand, I'm glad you're here.

The Story Behind the Beans

A white platter with seven assorted mini frittatas, a small bowl of dipping sauce in the center, and decorative green shamrocks around the dish.

A white bowl of cooked lentil salad garnished with sliced almonds, with red radicchio leaves surrounding it, placed on a dark wooden surface.

Bowls of roasted vegetables on a wooden table, including sweet potatoes, beets, parsnips, and kidney beans, garnished with fresh herbs.

A white plate with roasted zucchini and a lentil stew topped with herbs, served on a wooden table.

A white bowl filled with dark red and white striped lima beans on a wooden surface.

A bowl of cooked bulgur, red beans, chopped green onions, and chopped celery on a wooden table.