We had a minor brain storm recently. We can make our own Bean Dip. Why spend $3 for a 9 ounce can of bean dip at the store? This is really tasty and even better, it’s cheap.
Recipe: Super Homemade Bean Dip
Summary: Cheap, simple and tasty homemade beandip
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz can refried beans
- 2 tbs mayonaise or “salad dressing”
- 1 tbs chopped “jarred” jalapenos
Instructions
- Get out your food processor
- Put all the ingredients into the processor
- Blend everything together
- Put in bowl and serve
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 8
My rating
Enjoy this with your favorite corn chips or tortilla chips. This is tasty! We made tostadas for dinner the other night. A little smear of bean dip on the flat corn tortilla helped hold everything together and added to the taste while reducing the mess.
You can add some cheese to this and then zap it in the microwave. And, you can put it in a plastic, lidded container, put it in the fridge and it’ll last up to a week (I think it will, we always eat it up a lot faster than that).
We like bean dip with just a bit of “wallop” from the jalapenos. You can make it as mild or as hot as you’d like. Just remember one thing whenever you’re making something spicy–add the heat a bit at a time. You can always add more, but once it’s in, you can’t take it out.
And, the Cheap Bastid Test? Like I said, a can of Frito/Lay Bean Dip will set you back at least $3. The Can of refried beans was $.89 and I used about a dime’s worth of mayo and another dime’s worth of jalapenos. I made twice as much dip as the can of Frito/Lay for about 1/3 the price. If you have a bunch of folks coming over, make a double or triple batch.
That’s theCheap Bastid Way: Eat Good! Eat Cheap! Be Grateful!
And now, there are times when I really, really want some vegetables—when I want less meat and more veggies. Part of that is motivated by my tastebuds and part is motivated by my wallet—have you noticed how much beef and pork have gone up in price? So I’ve started to look around for some good vegetable recipes. The other day, I came across a really interesting article in “Salon” titled “How to Master Roasted Vegetables”. 
