Dinner on the table in 5 minutes’ time? Can do!
Tonight brought with it a quick turnaround time; LeeLee had a meeting tonight that was slated to begin half an hour after his arrival home. I made it home earlier than he did tonight, so when he called to say he was coming, I went into action.
I’ve been so good about using the rice cooker lately, but tonight I simply didn’t have the time, so out came a package of good old Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice. While it cooked in the microwave, I emptied a can of red beans into a stovetop pot and brought the veggie chorizo out of the fridge. Sub the rice out, swap the chorizo into the microwave, and two minutes later, dinner was served!
It could’ve used some collard greens as a side item, but overall I’d say this was a successful Monday-night dish. And tasty, too!
The stats:
Red beans: $0.88 ($0.44/person)
Rice: $2.49 ($1.25/person)
Chorizo: $3.99 ($1.00/person)
GRAND TOTAL: $7.36 … or $2.69 per person.
:)