Cooking to the season, we decided to build the meal around a classic fall dish: a small-batch pot of beef and bean chili.
This $15 dinner for two includes small-batch beef chili, a spinach salad with green apple, and individual chocolate cakes for dessert. Fall is when many of us start to slow down, and at the same time get a hankering for foods that warm us up on a crisp and chilly day while filling the kitchen with wonderful, comforting aromas.
Ground beef, like everything else, has gone up in price the last few years but it’s still among your more affordable proteins. Usually you can find it for about $5.99 a pound, which isn’t too bad considering a 16-ounce package can easily be stretched into four servings with the equally budget-friendly addition of canned tomatoes and beans.
It tends to taste even better the next day, once the flavors have really melded, and leftovers can be used as a topping not just on hot dogs or french fries but also enchiladas, tacos and baked potatoes. You also can bulk up a bowl of mac ‘n cheese with a few generous spoonfuls. The most expensive ingredient, in fact, is a single egg yolk that cost 29 cents. Plus, chocolate cake is just plain delicious, especially if you eat it warm and use coffee for the frosting.
The takeaway: If you have room in your fridge and like to plan meals a couple days in advance, it’s probably always better to spend a little more on a bigger box or package to save yourself some money in the long run.
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