Beans


Alea’s sharing a wonderful recipe with ingredients that you might not have thought to combine…

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Minestrone Casserole – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 25, 2011

The beans, the pasta, the veggies, the cheese. Without a drop of broth!

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Tortellini Soup

by Alea on April 12, 2011

Find out Alea’s shortcuts for reducing the cost of her Tortellini Soup…

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Heat ‘N Sweet Chili

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 11, 2011

Ever since I scored that fabulous deal all those cans of tomatoes and diced tomatoes with green chilies, I can’t seem to stop making chili…

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Baked Beans – 5 Ways (plus My Homemade Baked Beans Recipe)

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 10, 2011

We are going through a bit of a beans phase. Ryan is still learning to like them. (And these sweeter beans were ). Charlie has always loved beans. Tyler can’t get enough of beans. How to Make Baked Bean…From Scratch! Add the molasses. The ketchup. The sweet chili sauce. The worcestershire sauce. And some hot-as-you-can-get-from-the-tap [...]

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Mexican Bean Tostadas (plus How to Make Tostadas)

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 9, 2011

While all the Super Bowl appetizers that I had out would have probably sufficed, I still wanted to have something “dinner-ish” to serve to the guys! These Mexican Bean Tostadas did the trick…

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Spicy Southern Chili, served in Bread Bowls

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 4, 2011

I’d forgotten how amazingly delicious the bottom of the bread bowl tastes, after it’s had time to soak up all the chili juices…

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Connie’s Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Roast

by Connie on December 21, 2010

Connie shares a recipe that fed her 8 kids, plus 11 of their friends…that’s 19 kids people! Check it out…

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Red Beans and Rice

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 20, 2010

I turned to the one and only Emeril for a little inspiration and guidance in making these Louisiana style Red Beans and Rice…

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Mediterranean Fava Bean Salad

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

Have you ever had a fava bean?!? I hadn’t…until recently. I had no idea what to expect.  I didn’t realize they were “big” beans. And I had no idea what they tasted like. I picked up a can of fava beans to use as a “prop” for a news segment that I did sharing the [...]

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