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Save on Groceries in 2025

Save Money on Groceries with “Rice and Beans Wednesday”

May 15, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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As we find ourselves fighting against rising food and meat prices, it’s time we add another meatless meal into the weekly plan. Adding “Rice and Beans Wednesday” with your Meatless Monday and you now have 2 meatless meals per week. Below is a great list of rice and bean recipes and tips to help you fight rising food costs.

Even though the recipes we share on this site are mostly on a $5 per meal budget, there are times in the month that you might really need to tighten the belt on the expenses even more…making it more like a $3 or $4 meal for a family of four!  To make this happen easily you can turn to a “Rice and Beans” budget that only uses grains (rice, quinoa etc.) and legumes (lentils, beans etc.) in the recipes as the main ingredients. 

Plus, these kind of recipes tend to be healthier in nature as well as frugal!

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Cooking with rice and beans can be intimidating to some, so here are a few tricks & tips to help:

  • Information on pairing “incomplete” proteins (rice and beans) together to make complete proteins
  • Step by Step Tutorial on How to Cook Dried Beans
  • How to Bake Brown Rice in the Oven
  • When to Add Rice to the Slow Cooker
  • Tips on Cooking Quinoa and Where to Find the Best Prices

Now on to the recipes!

Black Bean Cilantro Mango

Favorite Rice & Beans Recipes

Vegetarian Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini

The beans and rice make this dish so filling, you will never miss the meat.

Black Beans with Mango & Cilantro

Hope you enjoy this spin on black beans!

Rice and Bean Soup

aka “Cupboard Soup,” as in use what you’ve got in the cupboard

Mexican Bean Soup with Spanish Rice

Delicious, filling, and super easy!

Dominican Rice and Beans

The best recipe that I can remember for making Dominican Rice and Beans. I’m not sure there’s an “exact” recipe for these anywhere, as they are made everyday for lunch.

Rotel Beans and Rice

Dominican Rice and Beans meets some spice!

Slow Cooker Black Beans and Rice

The perfect way to feed a crowd or a large family!

Coconut Rice and Beans

The pineapple juice gives just enough sweetness to balance the coconut milk

Ranchero Black and Pinto Beans

Sometimes when you throw random things together, it turns out pretty great!

Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

Superb and extra points for being Gluten Free!

Brown Rice with Black-eyed Peas and Greens

Take your black-eyed peas up a notch with mustard greens and some zesty jalapeno diced tomatoes!

Red Beans and Rice

Toss it all together in a pot…and let it simmer…and fill your home with the smells of Louisiana

Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup

Comfort food at it's finest!

Southwest Wild Rice Pilaf

You could certainly make this with all wild rice, or all brown rice. Whatever floats your pilaf boat!

Quinoa Soft Tacos

Move on over beef and chicken…there’s a new protein in Soft Taco Town…Quinoa!

Veggie “Fried Quinoa”

Love that the eggs provide the protein for this filling and healthy meal!

Strawberry Spinach Quinoa Salad

It’s lovely because it tasted light, but the quinoa made the me feel full.

Quinoa with Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This could certainly be a main dish in and of itself, or a delicious side dish with some grilled chicken or steaks

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One Dish Dinner Rice and Beans Recipes

Fiesta Beans and Rice Recipe

A great way to jazz up your next beans and rice dinner!

Spicy Quinoa with Kidney Beans, Corn and Lime

Familiar flavors that take quinoa up to the next level!

Four Bean Salad with Quinoa Recipe

Light. Easy. Summer. Salad.

Lentil Minestrone Soup

Photo Credit: www.onedishdinners.com

Filing, frugal and fabulous!

And, of course, find more recipes on our Rice & Beans Budget Pinterest Board as well as on the rest of the “beans recipes, “rice recipes,” and “quinoa recipes” that are posted here on $5 Dinners.

Plus there are LOTS more in both of my cookbooks!

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