Hezekiah, age 4
You seriously need to try this recipe. It is so easy, and so yummy. Thirteen out of fifteen people (in my house anyway) give this recipe two thumbs up.
In fact, Hezekiah likes it so much, the first time we had it he asked, oh so politely...
"Mama, may I please have some more Choompa-Loompa?"
So, here it goes...
Add the following to your crockpot:
2 pounds of dry pinto beans (no need to soak, just rinse)
1 onion (I use green onions or dried onions)
3 cloves of garlic
24 ounce can chopped green chilies
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
4 pounds pork roast (with our without the bone)
1 1/2 teaspoons of oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons of salt
Cover with water and simmer until beans are tender and meat falls of bone. Remove bone, return meat to crockpot. This takes about 5 hours in my crockpot.
Serve over tortilla chips (unless you're Liberian, then you eat it over rice). Add any toppings that you would to tacos: salsa, sour cream, cheese, olives, guacamole, etc.
This is so easy, healthy and affordable. This meal cost me $13.39 to feed my family of 15! Here is the price breakdown:
2 pounds of pinto beans (purchased in bulk) $1.04
green chilies $1.25
pork roast, purchased for $1.79 pound for a total of $4.24
other spices, $1.00
for a total of: $ 7.53
One pot of rice cost me $1.26, I bought a bag of chips for $1.46, we used about $1.50 worth of cheese, old lettuce from my fridge .89, and sour cream .75.
Several items were purchased on sale (the pork and chips), the rest purchased in bulk (including the green chilies. I buy the biggest can I can, and freeze it in baggies).
I have been working in figuring out an actual price on some of our dinners. This helps me in my planning. I have been thrilled to see how little some of our favorite meals cost to make. It inspires me to keep cooking from scratch, and stocking up at sales.
Yum, we will try this! I love that you post recipes!
Posted by: Kim Philips | June 25, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Yum! Printing this for the "must try" pocket in my cookbook!
Posted by: Hilary | June 25, 2008 at 07:45 AM
Oh man, that sounds amazing. Unfortunately I only cook for myself, so boy would I have to alter this recipe!
Posted by: Emily | June 25, 2008 at 08:54 AM
This sounds fantabulous! I will try it this weekend after I get some chilis and pintos. I do have to ask though, how spicy is it with the chilis in it?
Posted by: Michelle | June 25, 2008 at 08:56 AM
This sounds good! I'm going to try it the next time I find pork roast on sale.
Posted by: Kara | June 25, 2008 at 10:57 AM
where do you find such good prices on meat? I look in the paper and in the sale section and I have never seen prices as low as you find them.
Posted by: Emily Weaver Brown | June 25, 2008 at 11:14 AM
This sounds fabulous, especially since I've been craving Mexican food -- and it doesn't have the dreaded okra...lol. I'm going to make this!
Posted by: Kate Alva | June 25, 2008 at 11:16 AM
This sounds sooo yummy. I will be vacatoning in a few weeks with my sis and her kids and this is definatelt one of the things I will be making. it can be cooking away while we are at the beach!
Posted by: mamom | June 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Sounds delish! We're big pork roasters over here. I can actually catch it on sale for 98 CENTS (!!!!) a pound. I do have to ask, since we're nowhere near a warehouse store, do green chilies really come in 24 oz. cans? I've used 4 oz. and 8 oz., but I've never experienced a 24 oz. can.
Thanks!
BTW, if there's any pork & broth leftover, it makes phenomenal fried rice...MMMMMMMMM
Posted by: Kimber | June 25, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I just love your blog. :-) Even more now that you posted your entry below. It's so nice to know you can have a happy, big family without being perfectly organized or in tune with everyone's needs, every second of the day. Thanks for your honesty. :-)
Posted by: Kristi | June 25, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Renee,
You are bringing back some of my childhood memories. My mom would make chulupa once a month when I was growing up. We still have it when we get together with our families.
Naomi
Posted by: Naomi | June 25, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Sounds wonderful! I like a bean dish I don't have to remember to soak!
What size crockpot do you use? I'm betting this would fit in a 7 qt., right? I prefer my 6.5 qt. to the 7, but whatever works, right?
Posted by: Mommaofmany | June 25, 2008 at 04:48 PM
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing...
Posted by: Mrs. Taft | June 25, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Wow, sound like a great inexpensive meal... You could also serve it inside a flat bread....It is nice to see how much our meals cost.
Posted by: Sharon | June 26, 2008 at 06:29 AM
We tried Choompa Loompa last night and it was delicious! Thanks for the recipe! My family all gave it two thumbs up as well! I loved how easy it was to prepare too!
Posted by: Lindsey Kendall | June 26, 2008 at 02:22 PM
We tried Choompa Loompa last night and it was delicious! Thanks for the recipe! My family all gave it two thumbs up as well! I loved how easy it was to prepare too!
Posted by: Lindsey Kendall | June 26, 2008 at 02:23 PM
This sounds sooo yummy. Thanks foro the recipe, I will definitely be trying it on my family.
Posted by: julie@love,laughter&laundry | June 27, 2008 at 09:19 AM
It's in my 6.5 crock right now, but it BARELY fit. I'll use the 7 qt next time! I'll let you know how the family likes it.
Posted by: Mommaofmany | June 27, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Made this for dinner tonight and noone in my family liked it. I thought it was pretty good though. I have made the leftover pintos into refried beans and shredded the pork to disguise later on as taco/enchiladas.
Posted by: Michelle | June 29, 2008 at 04:00 PM
Just wanted to let you know we made the choompa loompa and it is delicous. This is mortgage week and things always tend to be tight around that time and this will make great meals in a variety of ways over the next couple of days. Thanks for a great recipe!
Posted by: Lisa | August 17, 2008 at 10:47 AM