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Dishes made with bean

43 dishes from around the world that list bean as a main ingredient.

Chili con carneMeat 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA spicy stew of meat and chili peppers from Mexico and the United States Main dish, Lunch, Dinner FeijoadaMeat 🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreBean stew with pork or beef, common in Portugal and Brazil Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner Chorba 🇩🇿 Algeria and 5 moreA family of hearty soups and stews found from North Africa to Central Asia Soup Lobioლობიო 🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian stewed or mashed beans with herbs, walnuts and spices Stew or curry CholentMeatטשאָלנט 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA slow-cooked Jewish stew of meat, beans, grains and potatoes for the Sabbath Stew or curry, Lunch CachupaKatxupa 🇨🇻 Cape Verde and 1 moreSlow-cooked Cape Verdean stew of corn, beans, and fish or meat Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch Locro 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreA thick Andean stew of squash, corn, potato and meat, eaten across South America Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner Motemut'i 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreBoiled maize or wheat grains, often nixtamalized, eaten across South America Main dish Cozido à portuguesaMeat 🇵🇹 PortugalA hearty Portuguese stew of meats, sausages and vegetables simmered together Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Baghali ghatoghVegetarianباقالی قاتق 🇮🇷 IranNorthern Iranian stew of beans, dill, eggs and garlic Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner HaminMeatחמין 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA slow-cooked Jewish stew of grains, meat, beans and potatoes for the Sabbath Stew or curry, Lunch

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