Frugal Meal: 3 Bean Beef Chili

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Here is a gourmet frugal meal that you can make for around $12.00! Perfect recipe to save back with the cool winter months coming soon. This will feed 3-4 people so you are getting a meal for about $2.50-$3.00 per person, a really great value.

Ingredients:

2 cans of tri-blend beans from Kroger (Black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans)
1 can of corn
3/4 lb of ground beef
1 red onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 tomato, de-seeded and chopped
Tomato paste – 2 tsp
A handful of cilantro, chopped
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
Oil – 1 tsp + 1 tbsp
4 Cups of water

Instructions:

Heat a skillet with 1 tsp of oil and brown your ground beef in it. Fry, stirring often and breaking the lumps as you go. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl. Keep aside.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the onions and green bell pepper till fragrant and then add the diced tomatoes along with the tomato paste. Cook for a few minutes and stir in the spices – garlic powder, dried oregano and smoked paprika. Now, add the 3 bean mix and the corn and give everything a good toss. Add the browned beef and chopped cilantro and mix it in. Season with salt & pepper.

Add water, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

Serve warm.