Funky Beans

An old family classic from my great aunt. Easy and surprisingly delicious! Easy on the budget too! This is also a great recipe to play around with and perfect to your liking. Serve with cornbread.

Step: 1

Pick over and rinse the dried beans, and place them in a large saucepan of water with a lid. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, turn off the heat, and let the beans sit for 1 hour. Drain and rinse the beans in a colander, return to the saucepan, cover with water, and simmer for 2 hours, until the beans are tender.

Step: 2

Meanwhile, place the sausage, beef, onion, and green pepper in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir for about 10 minutes, until the3 sausage and beef are evenly brown.

Step: 3

Stir the meat mixture into the beans, and mix in the tomatoes with chiles, ketchup, and chili powder. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes to thicken.

Per Serving: 311 calories; protein 19.9g; carbohydrates 28.7g; fat 13.2g; cholesterol 44.6mg; sodium 567mg.

Getting stay in and make food your dinner instead of eat in the evening out is already a process in the right way if you’re more point on eating healthier. There’s no good way to know exactly what’s happen into the food you’re eat than by making it yourself! Mastering the main dish is only half the battle , like that . And once you’ve mastering your chicken, steak, or fish, that is time to make your attention to the ever- important side dishes.

A side dish would easily derail your health goals, as sugar , sodium, fat, and calories would all get rather high quickly if you’re not careful . But with our healthy side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that problem .