Beans, lentils and rice recipes

Homestyle Lentils and Rice
3/4 cup dry lentils
3/4 cup brown rice
4 chicken bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons dry onion
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon basil
4 cups tap water
2 tablespoons oil or other fat
In a 2-quart saucepan bring the water and oil to a boil. As the water is heating, add the lentils, rice, bouillon, and seasonings. Bring the whole thing to a nice fat boil. Reduce the heat to low. Place a lid on the lentils and allow the mixture to simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes. The water should be mostly absorbed. You may serve this as it, or topped with a little cheddar cheese if desired.

Taco Style Lentils & Rice
3/4 cup dry lentils
3/4 cup brown rice
4 cups tap water
4 beef bouillon cubes
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
In a 2-quart saucepan bring the water to a boil.
As the water is heating, add the lentils, rice, bouillon, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Bring the whole thing to a nice fat boil.
Reduce the heat to low.
Place a lid on the lentils and allow the mixture to simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes.
The water should be mostly absorbed.
You may serve this as it, topped with a little cheddar cheese if desired.
Or you can use it to fill burritos or tacos instead.
Both ways are very tasty.

Red Beans & Rice
1 pound dry kidney beans (approximately 6 cups cooked)
2 quarts of tap water
1 pound turkey sausage
1 large onion, chopped
4 stalks of celery chopped
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
2 teaspoons salt
Good shot of Tabasco Sauce
Hot Cooked Brown Rice or White Rice (double the recipe for the rice)
Soak the kidney beans overnight in the tap water, or you can use the quick soak method.
Bring them to a boil in the tap water, and then let them sit, covered, on the back of the stove for an hour or two.
After you have done the initial bean preparations let them boil for about an hour or until they are getting tender.
While they cook you can prepare the vegetables and the meat.
The onion, celery and garlic will need chopping.
Fry the turkey sausage in a large skillet.
Crumble it up with a fork as it cooks.
Set the sausage aside until the beans have cooked at least an hour

Tortilla Chip Pie or Easy Taco Salad
2 - 15 oz cans kidney beans, drained OR 1 cup of dry beans, cooked tender (about 3 cups of cooked beans)
1/2 to 1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 tablespoon dry onion
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon EACH garlic powder and oregano
1/8 teaspoon pepper
15 oz can tomato sauce
3 cups whole grain corn chips or tortilla chips (read the label)
1 or 2 cups shredded cheese
I start the kidney beans in the morning, bringing them to a boil in a quart of water, and then letting them rest for an hour.
Then I simmer them until they are tender and refrigerate them until suppertime.
If you didn’t want to cook your beans from scratch, you could use canned beans.
Get your hamburger and start it to frying in a big iron skillet.
Break it up into small pieces as you go along.
When it is done clear through drain off the fat if necessary.
Put the beans, seasonings, and tomato sauce in the skillet with the meat. Stir it all up and simmer it for a few minutes to blend the flavors.
If necessary you may add a little water, but remember you want it thick: sort of like sloppy joes.
If you add too much water then you can simmer it on the stove until it thickens up to your liking.

Lentil Sloppy Joes
This protein-rich dinner is my “no-brainer:” fast, easy, filling, and something I know the whole family will eat willingly.
Cook lentils according to package directions.
Once the lentils are cooked, add directly to the sauce pan the following ingredients:
2 parts ketchup
1 part prepared mustard
1 part worchestershire sauce
Mix well, serve on buttered toast or buns.
Play with the percentages.
I usually do 1/2 cup of ketchup and
1/4 cup each of the mustard and worchestershire sauce.
If you like sloppier sloppy joes, add more sauce ingredients.

Healthy Cheap Taco Filling
Mommy Beautiful Taco Filling
Ingredients:-
2 med. Potatoes diced.-
Taco seasoning-
1 lb. ground beef-
2 C. fully cooked pinto or black beansInstructions:
1. Evenly spread diced potatoes on a plate on a paper towel. Cook potatoes in microwave for 3 minutes on high.
2. Meanwhile brown beef in a skillet. Drain away fat.
3. Cook potatoes in a separate skillet with a small amount of olive oil add taco seasoning for flavoring . (cook like breakfast potatoes)
4. Add the beef, and drained beans to the potatoes.
Fully cook for the ingredients to absorb the taco flavoring.
Serve with hard or soft taco shells.
We like to have cabbage or spinach instead of lettuce.
Tomatoes, avacodos, cheese and hold the sour cream.

Delicious Beans and Potatoes
Make mashed potatoes.
While they are cooking take cooked pinto beans, drained, cooked kidney beans, drained, or a mix, or
leftover bean soup or leftover beans that kidney or pinto beans are in them, and put them in a processor until relatively smooth.
May add salt, spices, especially chili powder &/or cumin.
Heat, then turn off burner and add grated mozzerella cheese.
Serve beans over mashed potatoes.
I enjoy serving this with stir-fried veggies, and add them to the beans and potatoes.
All of these recipes are from The Hillbilly housewife. I like her recipes because its like she is standing there telling you how to make things. They are easy to understand.
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/category/recipes