32 flavors that taste great with beans
..and 15 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes beans better. On average, recipes with beans received a 4.37⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with tomato. And sometimes worse. Like with red chili peppers.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
High potential
Unfavorable to
Worse all around
Common combinations
- salt
- cilantro
- water
- vegetable oil
- carrots
- ginger
- sesame oil
- sugar
- brown sugar
- peanuts
- celery
- cornflour
- rice noodles
- ketchup
- peanut oil
- canola oil
- red bell peppers
- shallots
- tamari
- oyster sauce
- butter
- jalapeño peppers
- mint
- chicken
- cumin
- white sugar
- hoisin sauce
- chili powder
- mushrooms
- red onion
- cabbage
- rice wine vinegar
- cinnamon
- yellow onion
- vermicelli
- sesame seeds
- chicken breast
- tofu
- green bell peppers
- cayenne
- cucumber
- red chili
- anise
- sea salt
- oregano
- granulated sugar
- all purpose flour
- flat leaf parsley
- molasses
- napa cabbage
- coconut milk
- water chestnuts
- pork
- zucchini
- shiitake mushrooms
- white onion
- tomato paste
- worcestershire sauce
- dark soy sauce
- shaoxing chinese wine
- bok choy
- honey
- spinach
- rice
- sirloin steak
- thyme
- parmesan
- vegetable broth
- vegetable stock
- turmeric
- white vinegar
- chili paste
- chili garlic sauce
- broccoli
- milk
- corn tortillas
- fennel seeds
- smoked paprika
- maple syrup
- lettuce
- chili
- avocado
- palm sugar
- chow mein noodles
- baby spinach
- ham
- spaghetti
- red cabbage
- neutral oil
- beef broth
- hot sauce
- paprika
- pad thai noodles
- roll wrappers
- pork loin
- thai chili
- toasted sesame seeds
- mirin
- kale
- monterey jack cheese
- sherry
- egg roll wrappers
- yellow bell peppers
- peas
- noodles
- chinese cabbage
- fire roasted tomato
- tomato sauce
- cheddar cheese
- flat rice noodles
- chicken bouillon
- cider vinegar
- radish
- apple cider vinegar
Explore the stand out connections in the visual explorer 👉
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with beans:
String Beans In Walnut And Raspberry Vinaigrette
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.8/10
Chicken, Fresh Corn and Three Bean Enchiladas
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.37/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Caramelized Plantains With Beans, Scallions and Lemon
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Spicy Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry with Chicken
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Oriental salad (Bean sprout and snow pea salad)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.37/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Kitchen Tips: How to Cook Beans in the Crock-Pot
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Summer Rolls With Black Bean Garlic Dipping Sauce
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Stir-Fried Vegetarian Glass Noodles, Malaysian Hawker Style
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.6/10
Southwest Chicken Salad with Spicy Ranch Dressing
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.7/10
Glass Noodles with Mushrooms, Snow Peas and Sprouts
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.37/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.1/10
