Heard a cashier in Spokane say 'beans are the new steak' and it stuck with me
I was buying a bag of dried pinto beans for about a dollar fifty and the guy at the register made that comment. It got me thinking about how my grandma used to cook a huge pot of beans with some onion and bacon ends every Sunday. That pot would feed the family for days, with leftovers for soup or burritos. Now I do the same thing, and a single bag makes meals for almost a whole week. It's a simple trick that really cuts the grocery bill. What are your favorite ways to use up a big batch of beans?