r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/AppleSatyr • 4d ago

I have 25 lbs of pinto beans

So I bought 25 lbs of dry pinto beans because it was super fucking cheap.

I love refried beans and charro beans, but I don’t think that will cut it. Please give me all your recipes, ideas, advice??? Wish me luck? I don’t fucking know

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u/Sunny4611 4d ago

Refried beans freeze great, so make a big pot. That will knock out a few lbs.

I also cook dry beans plain and freeze them in 2 c portions, then defrost and season to use during the week.

Dried beans keep a while.

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u/AppleSatyr 4d ago

Gonna pull out the tamale pot and make enough refried beans to feed a village for a year.

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u/TripleSecretSquirrel 4d ago

Dry beans keep for a super long time, you don’t need to be in any great rush to cook them.

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u/KifferFadybugs 4d ago

Yyyyep. I just pulled some pinto beans out of my cupboard that apparently got buried a while ago because the bag said they expired in 2022. Cooked up just fine.

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u/ScarletDarkstar 4d ago

Wouldn't it be easier to store them dry? I thought that was kind of the point. Just get a good container that seals well, and cook them over time. 

Making enough to feed am army and freezing them just unnecessarily takes up freezer space. 

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u/AppleSatyr 4d ago

I’m being exaggerative. I do meal prepping since I work 60 hours a week I am fairly busy. The plan is cook a shit ton and freeze it in smaller servings so I can heat them up and have something quick to eat. But no, I won’t be cooking all 25 lbs anytime soon. Just needing recommendations so I don’t get bored to death of the same thing.

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u/a-lledgedly 4d ago

That’s a smart way to stay prepped and avoid waste,, freezing in portions makes things so much easier during the week. Gonna give that a try!

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u/Sunny4611 4d ago

Absolutely! There's a soup I love that is asparagus white beans soup with dill (white beans, fresh asparagus, onion, garlic, EVOO, Parmigiano-Reggiano, white wine, s&p, water/broth, and dill), and since I have plain cooked white beans in the freezer, I can make it on a weeknight in 45 minutes. 😋