Here are some of my favorite recipes that freeze or keep well for leftovers, and are easy to adjust for different likes and dislikes. Hope you enjoy them!

Delicious Sweet Potato Burgers
These are simple, but it takes some time to prepare all of the ingredients. They freeze really well, so I usually double the recipe and then have burgers ready for a few weeks. They taste delicious with some avocado and extra BBQ sauce. Recipe adjusted from Lunchboxbunch.com. 

1/2 cup of cooked brown rice
1/2 cup-3/4 cups whole peanuts, chopped into bits  (amount depends on how much you like the nutty taste)
1 cup of mashed sweet potato (punch holes in them with fork and microwave on high for 10 mins, turning them over halfway)
1 14 oz can of light beans (white, black eyed peas, navy, etc)
1 tablespoon of dry BBQ spice blend
1 tablespoon BBQ sauce
1 onion, diced
2 tablespoons of parsley, chopped (I’ve used cilantro too)
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Combine rice, peanuts, sweet potatoes, beans, spices, onion, parsley and BBQ sauce in a bowl. Mash until it’s nice a mixed. Make the patties, I recommend making them slightly smaller than the usual size. They will be soft and sticky. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 15 mins or until they are browned. You can also fry them with some olive oil for about 4 mins on each side over medium/high heat.

Hominy and Black Beans with Frybread
This recipe is very easy and tastes awesome. The bread takes a little more energy to make but it doesn’t have yeast so no rising time. Adapted from Sweetlifebake.com.

Frybread
2 cups of flour
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of honey
1 cup of milk
oil for frying (I use vegetable oil)

Combine milk and honey in and microwave until lukewarm. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add the liquid and mix until soft dough has formed. Knead gently on a floured surface and divide dough into 6-8 pieces. Form the pieces into little circles, about 1/2 inch thick. Fry on hot oil until browned on both sides.

Hominy and Black Beans
1 20oz can of Hominy
1 14oz can of black beans
1 red or white onion
2 teaspoons of cumin
1 teaspoon of chili powder
2 teaspoon of sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup of lime juice
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
salt and pepper to taste

Heat the black beans and hominy until bubbly. Combine rest of ingredients and pour over the black beans and hominy. Serve hot or cold over the frybread.