Learn to Cook Dry Beans: 3 Ways
3 Simple ways to cook dry beans from scratch using the stovetop, slow cooker, and Instant Pot. Plus our favorite bean recipes!
Tag: Beans & Legumes
Cook with Dry Beans: Simple White Bean Chili
Learn to cook dry beans! White Bean Chili is comforting, inexpensive, simple, and full of real food. Instructions for Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, and Stovetop included. Add chicken to make white chicken chili, and the recipe includes gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and freezer storing tips!…
Cajun Sausage, Beans & Rice
This fast, easy dinner costs around $4 and feeds 4-6 people. It’s flavorful, filling, a little spicy, and besides the kielbasa, you probably already have the ingredients in your cupboards. It’s also gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free. When a recipe appears from a…
Cumin Beans & Cornbread
Learn to cook dry beans with this simple recipe that is gluten-free and taught my family to love a bowl of beans. Cumin beans are to make on the stove top, in the slow cooker, or with your Instant Pot, you can feed 6 people…
Mostly Meatless Nacho Dip (Vegan Version too!)
Is there anything more delicious than Americanized taco-food? I won’t call it Mexican food because that seems disrespectful. What we call Mexican food is just variations of America’s 5 favorite taco fillings smothered in cheese. No self-respecting person from Mexico would use taco seasoning or…
Githeri (Kenyan Corn & Beans)
Kenyan Corns & Beans – if you’re looking for delicious, frugal, allergy-friendly recipes made with real food, look no further than the whole entire world. In America, it’s easy to feel discouraged about healthy, frugal eating – especially if you have food allergies. Our…
Frugal, Easy Filling for Tacos, Burritos, Taquitos & More
Here’s a frugal, healthy meal that takes no time to prepare and is incredibly versatile. This 5-minute recipe is the foundation for Burrito Bowls, Tacos, Nachos, Dip, Burritos, Taquitos, and Chimichangas. It even gets away with being meatless. 3 Key players make this dinner a winner: 1. Crockpot The…
Cheesy Lentil Pie
A cheesy, tomato-y vegetarian main dish. Simple to make, extremely frugal (thank you, lentils), and completely delicious. While I was growing up, my mom made this dish called Mush. It was the epitome of comfort food – simple, delicious, and made with cheese. Because we…