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BEANS (self.cheaphealthyfood)

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My current favorite bean situation (a recipe from a friend):

2 cans* of beans (usually black)
1-2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon oregano
1/2 onion, diced (yellow or white)
Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, to taste

Drain and rinse beans (if from a can).
Put them in a medium-sized pot.
Fill pot with water just until beans are covered.
Add all ingredients and stir.
Bring to a boil with the lid on.
Turn down to low to simmer for 30 minutes.
Take off lid, stir, and finish cooking until you have your desired consistency (we like it a little mushy).

*I haven't been able to figure this out texture-wise with our dried black beans, even after soaking and cooking for a long time, so I'll have to work on that a bit. But beans in cans work really well!

What are your favorite ways to make beans?

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[–] BakingCookies 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We eat a lot of beans, and I like to use the instant pot to cook dried beans because I don't even have to remember to soak them overnight. We eat beans in enchiladas, tacos, nachos, southern style pintos and cornbread, black beans and rice, and I love to add them to soups to bulk it up a bit. Tomato soup with chickpeas or greart northerns is fantastic!