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Cool Beans

What's super cheap, tastes great and is good for you too? Well the answer to that is beans. Start making beans a common staple in your household and watch the savings pile up because one bag of beans for just under $1 is the equivalent of approx. 4-5 cans and switching out just one pound of hamburger for beans every week is a savings of approx. $4. Make the switch 3 times a week and you're shaving approx. $12 off your weekly grocery bill and almost $50 a month! Well you get the idea.

So how do you go about making beans from the bag anyways? Well I just so happened to have done this for the first time the other day, so let me walk you through it!

Step 1: Pour the amount of beans you wish to use in a strainer and rinse (I did the whole bag, figuring I would just freeze the leftovers)
Step 2: Put the beans in a large bowl and fill with water, enough water to cover the beans. Cover with a towel.
Step 3: Leave your beans alone to soak, come back the next day (I started soaking at 7 pm and left them soaking till the next day around the same time)
Step 4: Strain your beans again to get rid of the residue from the beans, put into a pot and fill with water
Step 5: Put that pot of beans on the stove and simmer on low for an hour and a half

This may sound like a lot, but it really isn't that bad. I had to cook dinner anyways so I just set them up at the same time. By the time we were all done with dinner the beans were done. I just rinsed them again and put them in the fridge!

What to Do With All Those Beans

Check out http://www.allrecipes.com/, click on ingredients and type in the kind of beans you have, which should provide a plethora of options.

Tonight I made Homemade Blackbean Veggie Burgers by Laurenmu: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemade-Black-Bean-Veggie-Burgers/Detail.aspx

They were pretty tasty too! So make the switch and soon you will be saying "Beans. It's what's for dinner"!







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