57 Bean Soup Recipes to Warm You Up Tonight

When you cook these bean soup recipes, remember this piece of advice: Consider doubling the batch. Bean soups (and lentil soups) keep well, making them an ideal Sunday project if you’re looking to get ahead for Monday and the week beyond. They freeze well, too, and a stash can save you on those nights when you just need dinner to be easy. Below, you’ll find our favorites to fill your biggest pot: hearty vegetarian options full of creamy legumes, warming braises with lamb, chicken, or pork, the easiest brothy beans, and many more ways to use the canned beans and dried beans that have been waiting for their time in the spotlight.