I just have to share this, from my best friend's blog! I thought this was a great way to make a healthy dish under $5 and make several meals out of it. And if you love
Cafe Yumm!, you will love this rendition. You can either go here
Rice Bowls or read below.
In our house we cook a lot with rice. Rice and chicken, rice and steak,
rice and beans, rice and veggies....you get the idea. Rice is easy to
cook, cheap and goes with just about any delicious sauce you have
sitting around. Yesterday I needed to make some lunches for my hubby so
he has something good to eat at work the rest of the week. We had one
box of flavored rice as well as some canned veggies so I got a bit
creative and this is what I came up with!
Ingredients:
1 box Broccoli Au Gratin Rice ($1.00)
1 can Black Beans ($1.00)
1 can Mushrooms ($0.25)
1 can Peas and Carrots ($0.75)
1 can Zucchini in tomato sauce ($0.75)
1 small handful of shredded cheese to garnish ($1.00)
Cook rice as directed. Let cool just slightly then add beans and
veggies. I used canned veggies because (a) they were cheaper and (2)
when I bought the ingredients I knew I wasn't going to be making it
right away. I've made this before using chicken or tuna as the protein
but beans (again) are cheaper so that's what I went with this time. But
really, you can do just about anything you want with rice, a sauce and
some veggies!
After it cools a bit, divide it into lunch portions, top with a little
cheese, and refrigerate. I was able to get four good size lunches out of
this recipe for Jermaine so two went into the fridge and another two
into the freezer. So for only $4.75 I was able to feed him for almost an
entire week of work lunches. Not bad!
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