I have a 5 quart (about 5 liters) dutch oven. So once in a while I cook...
1/2 cup of red kidney beans
1/2 cup of frozen corn
1/4 cup of lentils
1/4 cup of brown rice
1/4 cup of chick peas
1/4 cup of pasta shells
a large chunk of groundbeef (actually a mix of ground veal, porc and beef) cooked and divided into 36 pieces
1 can of tomatoes with spices (or 2 real tomatoes)
2 tablespoons of salt
3/4 tablespoon of pepper
3/4 tablespoon of basil
3/4 tablespoon of oregano
some olive oil
I let the red kidney beans and chick peas soak overnight.
To avoid wasting the grease from the meat, I cook the meat directly in the dutch oven. Then I add the red kidney beans, chick peas, corn, tomatoes and some olive oil and cook for a while.
Later, I add the lentils and rice and fill the dutch oven with water. After about 2 and a half hours, I add the spices, salt and pasta. I turn off for half an hour to cool.
I can also use whatever I have on hand that I received from a food bank (patatoes, onions, soya beans, etc.)
I fill seven 669ml Rubbermaid containers about 80% and two smaller 473ml Rubbermaid containers so I have a total of 9 portions with 4 pieces of meat. I then freeze it. I cook this in a microwave in a large bowl covered with a plate. Then I eat it with two slices of bread (I usually put in a toaster before).
