Half Cup Dinner

Last week I experimented with a last minute idea while I was home from work during lunch time. I thought that attempt tasted pretty good. So I attempted it again and this time kept track of exact amounts and made a picture log to share...

I think I need to name it,

 Half Cup Crock Pot Meal

you'll see why soon enough.

I gathered all the dry beans I had along with white rice and wheat.

A REAL Food Storage Meal!

Here they are all together.

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 cup pinto beans

1/2 cup white beans

1/2 cup white rice

1/2 cup white wheat

I rinsed them all and then dumped them into my crock pot.

 Then on top of that I added:

1/2 cup catsup

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup dried onions

1 can of chunk pineapple with juice

1 can diced tomatoes with juice

SEE

 Then I added 8 cups of water and stirred it up real good.

 I only had 5 hours to let it cook because I needed to be to Y.W. so we ate.

 We enjoyed it with a couple of whole grain tortillas and decided we were full.
Oh ya, I also added a pint of hamburger that I had in storage to bulk it up. So nice to have that option.

After we ate I turned it to low and left for Y.W.

after another 3 hours I tried another cup of it and it was even better.

The first time I made it I added a cut up bell pepper @ 15 minutes before eating and that was really good too.

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Here is a recipe I found that would work well with our long term dry beans.

Emy's chili

2 c. dry pinto beans soaked over night
6 c. water
2 c. brown rice, rinse well
1 diced yellow onion
2 cans tomato sauce
1 quart diced tomatos with juice (or 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes)
2 Tbsp red pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp ground pepper

optional:
any fresh peppers-jalapinos, anaheim, bell etc.
shredded cheese
corn chips

Put the beans in a slow cooker and cook according to time on package (two or more hours). Add the rest of the ingredients except for the optional ones. Let simmer a couple hours. Meal is done once the rice is soft or absorbed. You will want to mix it once or twice while cooking, the rice has a tendency to rest on the bottom and may burn. This meal gets better the longer it sits.

Great as a main course, with nacho's or as a dip.

*This serves as a complete protein because of the beans and rice.

Just a few ideas to get ya thinking about what to do with BEANS.