I always struggle with lunch, so I am always trying to figure out something super cheap, and super healthy. I had a great idea this week that went over really well with my little boys.
Dried lima beans! You don't have to soak them overnight like a lot of dried beans, they cook up in 1 hour, they are super healthy, and they cost less than a dollar for a bag which will feed me and all three boys.
I cooked them for 1 hour in boiling water, then drained them. I added about 3 or 4 tablespoons of butter (butter is so good for growing boys and pregnant mamas) added some garlic, salt, pepper, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. We were in heaven. A hot, delicious, healthy, frugal lunch for less than a quarter per person. Now THAT is frugal!
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4 comments:
Great idea! I'll have to try it. And, I LOVE butter! I'm a big believer in butter!
I have to try this, too!! I love limas, and a couple from our church gave us loads and loads of them last fall. They're in my freezer, just waiting for me to remember them. Thanks! :)
Sounds yummy. I would eat those up in a minute. My darling hubby, on the other hand, won't even eat lima beans in his mixed vegetables. So it would have to be a lunch for one!
I love it!
I'll be throwing a bag of limas in my cart next week.
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