How many cups of dry beans equal a standard can of beans?

Question

I have a recipe that calls for "2 cans of red beans" but I have dried beans. What's the conversion for dried and canned beans?

Answer 1

what sized cans?
What type of beans?

I'd use 1/3rd to 1/2 cup of dried beans in place of 1 cup of canned beans.

Edit... sorry... I didn't see the Red Beans descriptions.
Red beans... use 1/3 cup dried for every cup of canned.
When you soak the dried beans they will swell to fill the volume. You don't have to be 100% accurate, but at least this gives you an idea of how much will get you close.

Answer 2

I would say one cup of dried beans would equal two cans of red beans

Answer 3

A 15oz can has approximately 1 1/2 cups of beans.

So follow your directions for your dried beans to make 3 cups of beans, cooked.