Now, I know beans and rice meals take a lot of flack because they are oh so very cheap and many people think they are boring. My husband and I love beans and rice meals. Often times when I make a beans and rice dish I will add in some diced chicken or browned beef because my husband is such a meat lover. But, he will happily eat just beans and rice for a few meals; I don't know about a whole week.
Here's what we would eat. Please note, our tastes in beans and rice run mostly toward the Mexican options, but there are a couple of non-Mexican flavored dishes. It's nice to know you can easily put together a couple of super simple, super cheap weeknight meals.
Monday: Quick and Tasty Mexican Casserole (omitting the chicken -- really with all those tasty toppings I doubt you would miss it anyway)
Tuesday: Refried Bean and Cheese Quesadillas. (I like to serve these with salsa and ranch dressing. )
Wednesday: Chili (using kidney beans) and cornbread.
Thursday: Bean Soup and Bread -- for this I like to use a 1 lb bag of 15 different kinds of beans. 1 can tomato sauce, a few dashes of hot sauce, 1 grated carrot and 1 medium diced onion and several cups of water. This cooks down slowly (after you soak the beans) over several hours and smells fabulous! Such a good treat in the winter. It's even better if you throw in a ham bone or at least a few small chunks of deli ham. Lacking that I would add a little liquid smoke.
Friday: Chili Nachos Cook the leftover chili from Wednesday night down until it is very thick. Layer some tortilla chips on a dish, top with the chili, some cheese and your favorite nacho toppings.
Saturday: Black Bean, Rice and Cheese Enchiladas. I would make Mexican rice, by cooking up a pot of rice (we use brown) and adding a can of diced tomatoes, green peppers, onions, chili powder and cumin. Then I would take a portion of the Mexican rice , black beans and cheese and wrap inside a flour tortilla. Once you get a 13x9 sized dish of these, pour enchilada sauce all over the tortillas and bake for about 40 minutes. Great eaten with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa.
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