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20 Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

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Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. This list of recipes offers a variety of delicious ways to add these versatile, yet inexpensive ingredients into your menu. Burrito Bowls. Layer the following: Your favorite cooked rice.

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7 Aldi Dinner Ideas

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In a few meals, I used the cook once, eat multiple times method. I didn’t list a price for pantry staples, such as seasonings, cooking oils, butter. Note: 1 cup dry rice usually yields 3 cups of cooked rice. Keep this in mind when preparing these recipes–they call for 2 cups of cooked rice. lbs @ $1.89/lb.

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