23/11/2025
🫘 Easy Peasy Protein Bowl – Family Meal for Under €1.60 pp! 🌿
Beans are BACK, baby – and they’re not just for student budgets 😜
Here’s a delish, balanced plate that’s easy on the wallet and kind to your gut 👇
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🛒 You’ll Need (serves 4):
For the beans:
✔️ 1 cup dried black beans (soaked overnight)
✔️ ½ red onion, chopped
✔️ 2 garlic cloves
✔️ 1 tsp cumin
✔️ 1 bay leaf
✔️ 1 tsp salt
✔️ 1/3 orange peel zest (trust me 😏)
✔️ 1 tsp olive oil
✔️ Optional: pinch of chilli flakes
✔️ TIP: Add 1 tsp bicarb to the water when cooking for a happier tummy!
For the rice:
✔️ 1 cup wild & jasmine rice mix – cook as per packet 📦
For the salsa:
✔️ 1 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
✔️ A handful of fresh parsley
✔️ 1 tbsp vinegar (apple cider or red wine)
✔️ Pinch of salt
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🍴 How To:
1️⃣ Simmer soaked beans with everything listed (except lime/cilantro – optional at the end).
2️⃣ Let it bubble gently ‘til soft – 1 to 1.5 hrs.
3️⃣ Cook rice while beans are cooking.
4️⃣ Mix up your fresh salsa.
5️⃣ Build your bowl: rice ➡️ beans ➡️ salsa. Done and dusted! 🙌
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💪 Why it Slaps (Nutritionally):
✔️ Around 17–20g protein per serve
✔️ Complete plant-based amino acids ✅
✔️ Rich in fibre = good poops & happy hormones 💩
✔️ Slow-release energy + iron, folate, magnesium 💥
✔️ Gut-friendly if prepped right
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Budget-friendly, freezer-friendly, kid-approved AND gut-nourishing? That’s what we call real food magic ✨