• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Tell me a healthy meal I can make for the same 5 bucks that I can feed 4 people with by buying a red baron pizza.

    • violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 months ago

      Love how everyone is like “beans and rice!” and totally ignoring the energy and time it takes to make such things. And not everyone is a fan of beans and rice. At the end of the day being able to have a slice of pizza may be the only bright spot when you’re living paycheck to paycheck.

    • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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      7 months ago

      Ingredients: rice, black beans, eggs, onion, garlic.

      The night before, let the beans soak. Before cooking, change the water on the beans. Heat until boiling, change the water again, add salt and let the beans boil slowly for 1.5-3h.

      Slice the onion and garlic in small chunks. Fry in a shallow pot, in just a bit of olive oil. Add some oregano or whatever spices you enjoy. When it is fried to your taste, add the rice. Mix it for a bit, and then add 2.5 cups of water for each cup of rice.

      Let it boil until the water doesn’t cover the rice, then turn the heat down until it’s just evaporating water (I like my rice dry). Meanwhile, fry a couple eggs, use a strainer to get the beans out, and add everything to the rice (or you can serve the eggs on the plate).

      • 1kg of rice: 2€ • 1kg black beans: 4€ • A carton of eggs: 2.5€

      YMMV but this is tasty and pretty inexpensive, if you don’t count the 2h of boiling beans, but I prefer them on the soft side :P