Beans and Rice... Rice and Beans

I love the Dave Ramsey show and one thing he jokes a lot about is going on a budget and eating "Beans and Rice, Rice and Beans."

It's true that beans and rice are two of the less expensive foods out there - at my local Wal Mart, I can buy a pound of dried beans for $.97!  One bag of dried beans equals 12 servings!!

This is one of my favorite and EASIEST recipes for beans.

Navy Bean Soup

  

• 1 pound  (16 oz) package dried navy beans
• 2 onions, chopped

• 1 small 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 2 ham hocks OR leftover chopped ham (You can even substitute bacon if that's all you have on hand)

Rinse and drain beans.  Dump everything in a pot. Cover with water.  Heat to boil and then let it simmer on low to medium heat until the beans are tender.  Add a little pepper, if desired and enjoy.  

I like to have this with some corn bread.  YUM!!

p.s. You can do this in the crockpot, but make sure you soak the beans overnight first.