After the July of Doom, I have been more active than before about trying to pare down my spending, especially in the realm of food. My parents gave me a rice cooker a while back, and rice as most of the world knows is a really good basis (or entirety) of an inexpensive meal. Also well known is the wonderful pairing of beans with said rice, a pairing with which I have been experimenting. At the moment I’ve only messed with white rice, but I hope to change that soonish. I have tried variations with black beans, charro beans (pinto + seasonings), refried, and various spices and salsas thrown around, including bacon in a couple notable meals, but I have found the winner:
This beast of a meal, provides 2 solid meals:
- 2/3 cup of rice: $0.10 (bought a 25lb bag of rice for $7, a while back)
- Can of black beans: $0.45
- 1/3 of jar of HEB medium salsa: ~$0.95
- 3 or 4 Tortillas: ~$0.20 (I actually don’t know how much I paid for this)
- Total cost: ~$1.70; Average meal cost: $0.85
Crap, I just blogged about a meal.