Kaylee's not-a-blog » Food » Meals » barebones nachos, with just refried beans, corn, cheese, in crockpot

• canned beans (refried or regular/plain beans)
• canned corn
• processed "melting" cheese
• real cheese
• tortilla chips

I had medium expectations, however all have turned out acceptably. :)

My most recent experiments used my crockpot, which was extremely easy, turned out very well, and saved fuel/money.
All runs were between one hour and 1.5 hours at Low, and were tolerant of inattention (i.e. no risk of burning). :)

Steps:

• add beans, corn, and cheese(s), to the crockpot or insert, mix well
• heat on Low for about 1 to 1.5 hours, until cheese is well melted
• use tortilla chips to scoop out the concoction :)

This time, with fewer ingredients, I ate 4 medium meals over 3 days.

Pictures:

Beans, corn, and both cheeses in insert pot:

After heating, ready to eat:

Estimated Calories & Cost:

item	Calories	Protein	Cost
refried beans (15.2oz,430g)	418	24 g	$0.80
melting cheese, nacho (8oz,227g)	605	16 g	$1.00
shredded cheese (160g)	629	34 g	$1.41
corn, whole kernel (15.25oz,432g)	242	7 g	$0.67
tortilla chips (192g)	1029	14 g	$0.92
Totals:	2,923	95 g	$4.80

I made four (4) medium meals (1 each for 2 days then 2 in 1 day) out of the above,
for an average cost of $1.20, each averaging 731 calories and 24 grams of protein.
These were not as satisfying as the "loaded" nachos, however they were easy and more than acceptable.

All items were either on sale, or at the very low end of their price ranges.