Dinner for 4

Azteca Bean Skillet

Name: Azteca Bean Skillet
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 can corn; 1 can kidney beans; 1 can black beans; 1/2 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 6 dried pequin chiles; mustard seed (optional)

$12.17for 437 minServes 4

Corn, beans, onion, garlic, and dried chiles simmer together in one skillet for a warm, smoky meal.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Corn kernels, 15 oz$0.09/oz typical	15 oz	$1.35Typical price
	Canned beans, 30 oz$0.09/oz typical	30 oz	$2.70Typical price
	Onions, 0.2 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.17

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

37 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.04 per serving$12.17 for 4

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Ingredients

1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1/2 onion
4 cloves garlic
6 dried pequin chiles
mustard seed (optional)

Steps

Drain the corn and beans, then rinse them under cool water.
Toast the dried chiles and optional mustard seed in a large dry skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add oil, chopped onion, and garlic, then cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the corn, beans, chiles, salt, pepper, and 1 cup water.
Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.