Meatless Chili

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Frugal Recipe #82

Mama's Meatless Chili

1 can chili beans in gravy (.89)
1 can kidney beans (.89)
1 can stewed tomatoes (.67)
1/2 cup sliced celery (pennies)
1/4 cup diced onion (pennies)
1 Tbsp chili powder (pennies)
1 cup cooked rice (pennies)
salt to taste
(optional) sour cream, grated cheese, hot sauce

In sauce pan, cook celery, onion and tomato for 5 minutes. Add everything else but rice, sour cream and cheese. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add rice, put into bowls and top with any or all of the "optionals".

I served this with baked potatoes.

Bean Burritos

I follow Pioneer Woman's bean recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/08/beans_and_cornb/

Pinto beans
bacon or ham (I use ham)
salt
pepper


Rinse beans in cool water, pour into a pot, cover with water by 2 or 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover. Simmer 2 hours or until beans are tender. Add water to pot as needed. Beans should have a thick broth. Toward end of cooking time, add salt and pepper and season to taste.

Then I take out the beans and mash them all up. When I get ready to serve the bean burritos, I put the beans into a pan and add some cumin (you could probably add any Mexican seasoning to them). Heat them up and serve on flour tortillas with cheese and sour cream. My crew also likes onions in them (Taco Bell way). My kids have told me my bean burritos are much better than Taco Bell's bean burritos. :)