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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Versatile Beans

Beans are so good in so many ways.  Protein, fiber, cheap, easy, and versatile.  I cooked an entire bag of mixed dried beans and a bag of lentil beans, lightly seasoned.  I then used them for two weeks' worth of meals.....Awesome beans!

1) veggie side
2) mixed with marinara sauce and put with whole wheat spaghetti noodles (kids didn't notice that it was beans instead of hamburger (have you seen the cost of hamburger lately?))
3) mixed with cut up stewed tomatoes, mixed soup veggies, cajun seasoning and quinoa
4) mixed with cottage cheese, salsa, and flax seed (second best only to the kidney beans usually used)
5) mixed with ground turkey (or hamburger), diced onions, stewed tomatoes, one egg, and seasonings for a yummy bread free meatloaf
6) mixed with ground turkey (or hamburger) for sloppy joes

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