These cheap, healthy meals were born from experience. This is exactly how Lorn and I used to eat (and still do sometimes) & I think these budget meals are so useful and delicious that I had to share.
GROCERY LIST 4 bone-in chicken legs 2lb/1kg bag of dried black beans (sub 4 cans) 12 eggs 2 onions 1 avocado 12oz/350g Carrots Head of cabbage Kale (2lb/1kg bag) Head garlic Poblano Button mushrooms cilantro Cherry tomatoes Frozen peas Bag rice Feta 8oz/220g can tomato sauce tomato paste Tostada shells
PANTRY Cooking oil Salt Pepper Hot sauce Better than bouillon Ground cumin Chili powder Onion powder Garlic powder Vinegar Dried oregano Turmeric Pickled jalapenos Oyster sauce Soy sauce Sesame oil Mayo Sriracha
RECIPES (feeds 2) NIGHT 1 Beans, greens, and rice Ingredients: 1lb/.5kg dry black beans Olive oil 1T cumin 1T chili powder 1T onion powder 1T garlic powder 1T vinegar or lime
Beans: Soak overnight. pressure cook, high 45 min.
Add 2-3T oil to saucepan over med heat. Add cumin, chilli pow, onion pow, garlic pow. Cook 30-45 sec. Add half of cooked beans & 1c of bean cooking liquid. Mash beans as they simmer for 3min. Add remaining beans into pan with pinch of salt & 1T vinegar
