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Frugal Five-Day Meal Plan

Frugal Five-Day Meal Plan

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Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in chicken legs
  • 2 pounds black beans
  • 2 onions
  • 1 avocado
  • Carrot sticks
  • 1 head of cabbage
  • 2 pounds chopped kale
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1 fresh poblano pepper
  • Clamshell of fresh mushrooms
  • Bundle of fresh cilantro
  • Clamshell of cherry tomatoes
  • Bag of frozen peas
  • Cheap rice
  • Crumbly feta cheese
  • Small can of tomato sauce
  • Can of tomato paste
  • Sleeve of tostada shells
  • Cooking oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Spices
  • Condiments

Instructions

  1. Cook black beans in a pressure cooker.
  2. Prepare Sofrito rice with onions, poblano pepper, garlic, cilantro, and spices.
  3. Make garlicky kale by sautéing garlic and kale.
  4. Finish cooking Sofrito rice in the oven.
  5. Refry black beans with spices and vinegar.
  6. Serve Sofrito rice with garlicky kale, refried beans, and fried egg.
  7. Roast chicken legs in the oven for Day 2.
  8. Serve roasted chicken legs with Sofrito rice and garlicky kale.
  9. Make chicken soup with rice, chicken, vegetables, and bouillon.
  10. Serve chicken soup with rice and garlicky kale.
  11. Toast tostada shells and assemble with refried beans, avocado, tomatoes, feta cheese, and cilantro.
  12. Use leftover rice to make fried rice with vegetables, eggs, and stir-fry sauce.
  13. Serve fried rice with Sriracha mayo drizzle.

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