From the category archives:

Beans

Double Bean Stuffed Green Peppers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 27, 2010

Thought I’d replace the traditional beef in Stuffed Green Peppers with some black and red kidney beans instead.  And I’m glad I did!  The “filling” is so delicious and fresh…and it be great rolled up in a tortilla for lunch.
(That’s what I’ll be having for lunch tomorrow.)
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice ($.40)
1 small yellow onion, finely [...]

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BBQ Cowboy Beans with Biscuits

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 14, 2010

So grateful for a stocked freezer when coming home from a trip.  I grabbed some ground meat, cooked black and pinto beans, and set to work in the kitchen.  After thawing it all, I browned the ground meat, then added the beans and some BBQ sauce.
So. So. Simple.
I also had some drop biscuits in the [...]

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Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 9, 2010

For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of putting myself on a Gluten Free diet. No real reason really. Just want to see if I feel any different when eliminating gluten.
And here is a recipe that will be on the menu when (if ever) I decide to make that leap.
Ingredients
1 cup red [...]

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Black Bean Coconut Brownies

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 3, 2010

I think I only got a few shots of these little beauties before little people hands started showing up in the viewfinder of my camera.
Let’s talk about these brownies for a minute.
While some of you have probably been making brownies with black beans for years, I have just been enlightened. My mouth thanks you Pam, [...]

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Repurposing: Brown Rice

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 2, 2010

Brown rice.
It’s my preferred rice.  We have white rice on occasion, usually when I’m running behind and forget to start the brown rice in time to cook (it takes at least 45 minutes to cook.)
But I have found that I only like brown rice “fresh.”  Therefore, I typically don’t make “extra”, unless I’m planning to [...]

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Spicy Bean and Cheese Tacos (or Tostadas)

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 25, 2010

2 words. Taco Cabana.
I sorta had a little Taco Cabana addiction when I was in high school. At lunch, we would race to see who could get off campus and down Nacogdoches to the closest T.C. and get their chips and queso order in first! First to the table won!!!
Bean and Cheese Tacos were always [...]

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Three Bean Crispy Tacos

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 19, 2010

We’ve talked about adding beans to taco meat to stretch the protein out a little further. But now, it’s time to take it even further. To “three bean” tacos.
So my idea for “three bean tacos” turned into a “two bean” taco!  If you look close enough, you’ll notice that there are only 2 beans in [...]

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Chana Masala – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 19, 2010

Tonight’s $5 Dinner Challenge recipe comes from Lisa, who I met in San Antonio at my cookbook signing! I’ve been intrigued by the recipe ever since she sent it…and it was yummy!

Chana Masala is popular Indian vegetable dish, with a distinct sweet and sour flavor.  Lisa has tweaked a few recipes and come up with [...]

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Pam’s 365 Day Rice and Beans Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 15, 2010

Pam shares the ins and outs of her 365 Day Rice and Beans Challenge, plus a few recipes that she sneaks in some bean or lentil puree!

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Grilled Pineapple Orange Chicken

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 8, 2010

There is just something about grilled chicken. It’s so….
What is it?  It’s so….
Tender on the inside, and a bit crisp on the outside.
It’s so……perfect.
This is a simple marinade for any kind of chicken. It gave the chicken a lovely, sorta sweet, flavor!
Ingredients
3 large or 4 small chicken breasts (about 1.5 lb) ($2.52)
Garlic pepper and salt
1 [...]

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