So I thought we could complie a list of super cheap foods we all make. Times be tough but maybe we could all post some things that requires few ingredients. I'll put some in the comments to get started.

  • goatman93 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I make a big pot of beans and rice each week for a mutual aid food share we do here locally, have it down to a science where I can start 2-3 pots of coffee to fill a carafe and cook this in about an hour. If you do twice the recipe it can last about a week for lunch and dinner if you're just eating it on its own.

    I love this dish because it's very much just buy fresh produce each time you make it, and everything else is stuff you can keep on hand for a while.

    "Food share" beans and rice

    • 1 cup rice (brown is ideal for extra protein)
    • 1 cup dried black beans, soaked with bay leaf (or 1 small can of black beans if you don't want to deal with dried beans)
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1/2 medium sized yellow onion
    • 2 green bell peppers
    • 1 packet "sazon goya" (look up how to make it yourself, goya is run by a trump loving fascist)
    • 1 tbsp white wine (cooking wine) or white wine vinegar
    • 1/2 tbsp oregano
    • 3/4 cup water

    over medium-high heat, cook onions, garlic, peppers until tender

    mix in black beans with soaking water, white wine, oregano, sazon goya seasonsing, water, stir and bring back to a boil for a couple minutes

    mix in rice, eat right away or let rest for a bit for rice to soak in extra water

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Hey I make pretty much the exact same recipe, except I add a stick of celery to the onions, garlic and bell pepper mixture. It's really good!

      Also the sazon seasoning mix is just a mixture of ground coriander, cumin, salt, black pepper, oregano, garlic and anatto seeds (achiote). Very easy to make yourself if you can get all the ingredients.

      • goatman93 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Don't forget the MSG ;)

        I got this recipe off of a Goya can initially, that's where the sazon mixture came from :)

        Will have to try adding in some celery as well!

        • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah MSG just makes everything better lol. Can't forget that!

          The celery/onion/bell pepper mixture is just soo good in a ton of food. Adding garlic just puts it all together. I honestly prefer it to the carrot/onion/celery mix used in a lot of dishes.