Perfect Frijoles Refritos (Mexican Refried Beans)

There's no one right way to make refried beans, and this master recipe understands that. It shows you how to make perfect refried beans in any style: chunky or smooth; with black beans or pintos; and offering your choice of cooking fat to suit any taste.

Frijoles Charros (Mexican Pinto Beans With Bacon and Chiles)

The ideal potluck dish is one that's easy to make in bulk, inexpensive, and holds up to extended heating and reheating. Frijoles charros is one superlative potluck dish.

Spicy Vegan Refried Beans

A basic refried bean recipe flavored with onion, garlic, jalapeño, and chipotle. 100% vegan.

Smoky Barbecue Beans

These barbecue beans are deeply spiced with paprika, cumin, and plenty of black pepper, and given added depth with dried red chiles. Chunks of smoked meat (sausage, leftover barbecue, or whatever else you have on hand) add a campfire fragrance to round them out.

Chipotle and Chorizo Red Beans

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] Canned chipotles in adobo sauce bring sweet smoke, earthiness, and plenty of heat to vinegar- and chorizo-spiked beans. I'm partial to bola roja beans, which are firm, meaty, and handle stewing nearly forever, but any red bean...

Chicharrón Burrito

This is deep-fried pork belly on top of a pile of puréed beans enriched with flecks of melted cheese, which can be rolled up into a tortilla so that, depending on when you eat the pork belly, it is either chewy and saturated with bean-y flavor, or still crispy and dry.

Bean-Stuffed Deep-Fried Jalapeños With Salsa Roja

Yes, they're derivative of jalapeño poppers, but I love jalapeños, I love refried beans, and I really love golden brown and crunchy, so why not stick them all together?

Enfrijoladas (Corn Tortillas in Black Bean Sauce)

This Mexican classic features corn tortillas smothered in a velvety bean sauce, topped with crumbled cheese and onions.

The Best Barbecue Beans

Using dried beans pays in this recipe, which produces some of the best barbecue beans you'll ever have—the sauce packs a deep and complex barbecue flavor with tender, creamy beans.

Easy Black Beans

Aromatics enhance creamy black beans in this easy and healthy side dish.