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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
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Frugal Recipes
Family Favorite Frugal Taco Salad
Ingredients:
1lb lean ground beef
1 medium onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp dried oregano
19oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups tortilla chips
1 cup lettuce, shredded
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Stir-fry the onion until tender. Then add the garlic and cook for a minute. Add the beef, chili powder, oregano and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the meat is done, then drain off the fat if necessary. Stir in the kidney beans and cook until heated through.
To assemble, arrange the tortilla chips on dinner plates and top with the meat. Add the shredded lettuce, tomatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Serve with sour cream.
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Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas Recipe – Frugal Recipes
INGREDIENTS
* 2 teaspoons olive oil
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
* 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
* 1 (10 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
* 1 tablespoon brown sugar
* 1/4 cup salsa
* 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
* 2 tablespoons butter, divided
* 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
* 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in beans and corn, then add sugar, salsa, and pepper flakes; mix well. Cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
2. Melt 2 teaspoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place a tortilla in the skillet, sprinkle evenly with cheese, then top with some of the bean mixture. Place another tortilla on top, cook until golden, then flip and cook on the other side. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
** NOTE: You can add a little ground chuck to this recipe if you wish to have meat with the meal, but leaving the meat out is what helps make this a frugal recipe.
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Vegetarian Chili Recipe
Chili is a great vegetarian meal as true chili connoisseurs believe that a good chili recipe shouldn’t contain any meat at all. Original chili recipes like that made in the Old West on the chuck wagons contained beans, tomatoes, and a lot of spices that made it more than delicious and a very filling meal for hungry cowboys.
Vegetarian Chili Recipe #1
INGREDIENTS
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1/2 medium onion, chopped
* 2 bay leaves
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 2 tablespoons dried oregano
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 2 stalks celery, chopped
* 2 green bell peppers, chopped
* 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
* 3 cloves garlic, chopped
* 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chile peppers, drained
* 2 (12 ounce) packages vegetarian burger crumbles
* 3 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
* 1/4 cup chili powder
* 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
* 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
* 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
* 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
* 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, then mix in the celery, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and green chile peppers. When vegetables are heated through, mix in the vegetarian burger crumbles. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Mix the tomatoes into the pot. Season chili with chili powder and pepper. Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes before serving.
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Vegetarian Chili Recipe #2
INGREDIENTS
* 1 large can whole tomatoes or 12 fresh tomatoes peeled and quartered
* 1 can diced tomatoes
* 1 can kidney beans
* 2 cans chili hot beans
* 4 large jalapeno peppers minced
* 2 cans tomato sauce
* 2 cans tomato paste
* 1 large onion chopped
* 4 tablespoons chili powder
* 2 tablespoons red pepper
* 3 tablespoons garlic salt
DIRECTIONS
Place all ingredients into a large pot and simmer for 2-3 hours stirring frequently so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
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Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill (Plus Recipes)
Frugal Tips to Shrink Your Grocery Bill (Plus Recipes!) offers helpful money saving tips that will cut your grocery bill. Who doesn’t want to and need to save money in these hard financial times? Find out how to save money on groceries with this frugal tips ebook. Also included are some delicious frugal recipes.
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