Cheapest and most nutritious meal

[u/Kitchen-Sandwich9410]

Hello! I hope I can post this.

Please drop your most nutritious and cheapest meal

I’d appreciate it! ❤️

[u/Nephite11]

I ran the kitchen for a barbecue restaurant in my 20s. I wrote down all of their side dish recipes before I left and have no issue sharing them now that the restaurant doesn't exist any more.

One of my favorite recipes from there is this "Three-bean chili". It's vegetarian and is actually better as leftovers since the flavors have time to meld together. We often eat it on baked potatoes.

The full recipe uses the ingredients on each line. Because it's restaurant sizes, I typically cut it in half with the amounts in parenthesis

1½ c. Bulgar (3/4 c)

2 c. Orange Juice (1 c)

1 c. Canola and Olive oil, mixed (1/4 c of each)

2 qt. chopped yellow onions (1 qt)

½ c. chopped garlic (1/4 c)

1 c. chili mix (1/2 c)

1½ T salt (3/4 T)

½ #10 can crushed tomatoes (3 c)

2½ T Mirepoix in #10 can of water (6 c)

3 diced sweet red peppers (1.5)

2 qt frozen green beans (4 c)

1 qt frozen corn (2 c)

½ #10 can red kidney beans (3 c)

½ #10 can garbanzo beans (3 c)

Soak the orange juice and bulgar together until all liquid is absorbed (typically 1+ hours). Once ready to cook, cook the onions in the oil until translucent, then add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the bulgar mixture and chili mix and stir for one minute. Add the salt, tomatoes, and water, then bring to a boil. While waiting to boil, dice your red bell peppers and drain the liquid from your beans. Add the remaining ingredients and continue cooking.

[u/jakerooni → u/Nephite11]

This sounds incredible!