This Should Not Taste Good

Some recipes just shouldn’t taste good.

It’s not that the final result is something that tastes absolutely vile and repugnant. It’s just…when you look at the ingredients, or at the final product, you want it to taste horrible so you never have to consider making it again.

This is one of those recipes.

My nephew can’t cook a lot of stuff. He can do meat very well, having worked in a barbecue restaurant, but not much else. So, my sister (his aunt, not his mother) got him this cookbook for “guys.” It’s actually not a bad book, all in all. Most of the recipes are based around pre-packaged or canned foods.

It’s called A Man, A Can, A Plan. It’s broken down into sections – ham, chicken, pork, beer. And SpaghettiOs.

Yes. SpaghettiOs Which is where the recipe I mentioned comes from.

SpaghettiOs Western

Source: A Man, A Can, A Plan from Rodale Books, © 2002

Serves 2

2 cans of SpaghettiOs, 15 ounces each.
1 can black beans (16 ounces), rinsed and drained.
2 tablespoons shredded cheddar or Monterey jack cheese.
2 green onions, sliced thin
1 tablespoon chili powder

Dump all ingredients except the cheese into a large skillet. Cook uncovered on medium heat, stirring occasionally. When heated through, sprinkle with cheese and cook until cheese melts.

Notes from the Hare

I usually add more chili powder. But then, I like things hot.

My nephew claims this isn’t really a recipe. It’s “improvising.” I’ll buy that.