This is an ace basic recipe and makes plenty of portions, which is perfect for freezing to eat later. A good winter warmer, but also quite nice during the summer with soured cream and tortillas, alongside some fresh avocado and tomato salsa.
The above image hopefully also demonstrates the wonder of canned goods – almost everything in this recipe is something to be found in the cupboard, or keeps for a good while in the fridge. It’s great if you can’t be bothered to go out shopping in the wind and rain, although it’s a slight nuisance to lug about all the cans! Proof that student eating can be healthy, sooo easy, and really not cost much more than a few pounds – for several hearty meals (probably about 3-5, depending on portion size).
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 3 tsp mild chilli powder
- 3 tsp ground cumin
- 3 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (I used caster sugar and this worked fine)
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 2 x 400g cans of beans – of your choosing, I recommend kidney beans or mixed beans, even chickpeas
- rice to serve
- toppings and sides – cheese, tortilla chips, soft tortillas, avocado, soured creams – choose your faves!
Method:
- Heat the slow cooker.
- Fry the garlic and onions in a frying pan for a few minutes until softened.
- Add the spices and cook for a bit longer.
- Tip this mixture into the slow cooker, along with the beans, tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, and seasoning,
- Cover the pot, and cook on Low for about 8hrs.
- Serve alongside the rice, and with sides of your choose.
A very simple recipe – you can even fry the onion etc in your slow cooker if your pot is able to be placed on the hob, making it very simple for clearing up.
Harriet
Costs: from Tesco, and not including spices, oil and sugar, this recipe is about £4.26.
The rice will also last longer than one meal, which reduces the cost of this to £3.06 really – less than £1 per portion!
The Night-Time Scribbler 