cheap low cal dinners for 2

tndejong

looking for cheap budget friendly low cal dinners for two. i am starting a new job next week and trying to plan our dinners. i hope by posting this, i will get some new ideas. i do have a crock pot. so things i could throw in one for 8 hours would be awesome too.

connectedcats

Chilli beans and rice. I use 2 cans kidney beans, one tin tomatoes, small chopped onion (spray with oil and sweat on low heat with the lid on), crushed garlic, commercial chilli powder (contains chilli, cumin and paprika) and a couple of beef stock cubes. If you want meat use lean minced beef. Use myfitnesspal to work out the calorie count. This recipe serves 3 adults (2 males, 1 female) in this house. I usually add 100g cooked rice to mine, son and husband double this up. I cook a load of rice, then portion it out and freeze.

tndejong

that is a good idea. i was making chili for a while. but never thought to add the rice. thanks!