Black beans and rice

    Black bean and rice! It's recently become a huge hit at my house. Which is great, because it's super cheap.

Ingredients
2 teaspoons oil
1 onion (diced)
1.5 cup uncooked white rice
3 cups or water or chicken broth (I use water and chicken bouillon)
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cans black beans, drained (or 2lb prepared dry beans)**

Directions
 In a medium pan heat oil and add in onion, stir until onions are soft, about 4 minutes. Then add the rice, and saute for a bit longer, about 2 minutes.
Add the broth to the rice and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat until it is simmering and cover. Cook 15-20 minutes until the rice is done. Once it is done, add the spices to the beans and mix, then add to the rice. Viola! Done!



Black beans  $2.52
Onion            $0.25
                      $2.77*


 * I did not add in the cost of rice, oil, spices or chicken bouillon because the cost is negligible.
** To prepare dried beans soak them in water over night, drain and rinse, then add 4 cups of water. Boil until they reach the desired doneness. This brings the over all price down to $2.03.