[pct-l] food! Black Bean Chili

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

Monty?s Black Bean Chili Dinners -big portion-5 ounces.

In a plastic bag, mix:
3/4 c black bean soup mix (Trader Joe's sells it.  Some bulk mixes are not
very good.)
1 T NO SALT chili powder If you can taste any salt, don't use it.
1/8 t garlic
1/8 t cumin
1/8 t msg (optional)
1/8 t sugar (recommended) 
1 small pinch onion base (crushed a little in fingers) if available
¼ t beef paste (like ?Better than Bullion?) 

SOMEN NOODLES
1/5 of whole packet   Japanese Wheat Somen Noodles
from Trader Joe?s  (2 oz. weighed)
put the noodles right in the bean mix.

Boil about 2 ½ cups water, stir in ingredients, cover, let set 7-10
minutes, stir and eat.


OR  boil one of the following one minute before adding the bean mix:

SOBA NOODLES
In a separate baggie, 2ozs. Noodles

UDON NOODLES
In a separate baggie, 2ozs. Noodles

INSTANT WHITE RICE
¾ cup rice in separate bag


OR
Mix in hot water with ramen noodles without flavor packet.
RAMEN