Dinner for 3

Mexican Vegan Fava Bean Soup

Name: Mexican Vegan Fava Bean Soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup dried peeled fava beans; 5 cups water; 1 slice white onion; 2 plum tomatoes or 1 large tomato; 1 tbsp vegetable or olive oil; 1/3 cup white onion; 1 large garlic clove; 1 cup nopales; salt and pepper to taste (optional); 1/3 cup cilantro; thick french bread slices to serve (optional)

$3.51for 450 minServes 3

Peeled fava beans simmer with tomatoes, onion, garlic, and nopales for a hearty vegetable soup.

Mexican Vegan Fava Bean Soup with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 8.25 oz$0.09/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.73Typical price
	Onions, 0.15 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.22Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 2 oz$0.08/oz typical	2 oz	$0.16Typical price
	Garlic, 1$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
	Winter squash (butternut, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.40Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.25Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.63

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings (the source says 6, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

Typical price

$0.88 per serving$3.51 for 4

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The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup dried peeled fava beans
5 cups water
1 slice white onion
2 plum tomatoes or 1 large tomato
1 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
1/3 cup white onion
1 large garlic clove
1 cup nopales
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
1/3 cup cilantro
thick french bread slices to serve (optional)

Steps

Rinse the fava beans and place them in a large pot with 5 cups water and the onion slice.
Bring the beans to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the chopped onion, tomato, and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the skillet mixture to the beans and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the nopales and cook for 8 minutes until the beans and nopales are tender.
Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the cilantro.

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