Dinner for 2

Mexican Black Bean Stew

Name: Mexican Black Bean Stew
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb dried black beans; 8 cups water; 1/4 a large white onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 sping of epazote; 1 serrano pepper; salt to taste (optional); 1 tsp lard or olive oil

$5.26for 495 minServes 2

Dried black beans simmer with onion, garlic, serrano, and epazote until tender in a seasoned broth.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 16 oz$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.44Typical price
	Onions, 0.1 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.13Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.60Typical price
	Jalapeno peppers, 1$0.25 each typical	1	$0.25Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.63

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

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

95 minstart to table
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2servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.31 per serving$5.26 for 4

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Ingredients

1 lb dried black beans
8 cups water
1/4 a large white onion
2 cloves garlic
1 sping of epazote
1 serrano pepper
salt to taste (optional)
1 tsp lard or olive oil

Steps

Rinse the beans and place them in a large pot with the water, onion, garlic, epazote, serrano, and oil.
Bring the pot to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 80 minutes until the beans are tender.
Stir in salt during the final 5 minutes, then remove the onion, garlic, epazote, and serrano before eating.

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