A study was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding broad bean on growth performance and flesh quality of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Channel catfish with average body weight of 250 g were fed with formula feed and broad bean for 100 days,respectively.The feeding experiment showed that the growth rate of channel catfish fed with formula feed and broad bean were 104.85% and 276.97%,feed coefficient were 4.32 and 2.11,protein efficiency ratio were 145.16% and 80.52%,condition factor were 14.72 and 23.83.For flesh ingredient,compared with channel catfish fed with formulate feed，crude ash was not significantly different (P>0.1).Channel catfish fed with broad bean had lower crude protein,crude fat,and total sugar (P<0.01),but higher moisture (P<0.01).The essential amino acids,flavor amino acids and unsaturated fatty acid contents decreased with feeding broad bean.The hardness and chewiness of channel catfish fed with fresh or steam cooked broad bean were also increased (P<0.01) compared with formula feed group.Results showed the channel catfish fed with broad bean could have crisp quality,but the growth performance and nutritional value of flesh was reduced.