Chef Dan Giusti is back with another edition of The Smart Cook, this time demonstrating the potential waiting within your average can of black beans. Watch as Dan prepares a day's worth of meals, each elevating canned black beans from the mundane to something nutritious and surprisingly delicious. The best part? All 3 dishes come in for under $3 a serving.

Dan Giusti, formerly the head chef of Noma, is the founder of Brigaid, a company that places professional chefs into institutional food spaces like public schools. Brigaid chefs bring their experience, knowledge and technique to institutional kitchens to improve food quality. Similar to how Brigaid works--by bringing professional chefs into institutional spaces to apply their knowledge to new environments-- The Smart Cook intends to do the same by bringing Chef Dan's experience and knowhow into your home with delicious recipes prepared on a budget.

Learn more at https://www.chefsbrigaid.com/

Follow Dan on Instagram at @dan.giusti and @brigaid

Director/Producer: Mel Ibarra
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editors: Boris Khaykin, Manolo Moreno
Talent: Dan Giusti
Sr. Culinary Director: Carrie Parente
Producer: Jonathan Bang 
Culinary Producer: Kelly Janke
Culinary Associate Producer: Jessica Do
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity 
Associate Producer: Dimitri Lazarashvili 
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris
Audio: Lily Van Leeuwen 
Production Assistant: Anna Kaplan 
Post Production Supervisor: Steph Cardone 
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter 
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morrell

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0:00 Introduction
0:53 Breakfast: Corn Muffins With Chipotle-Glazed Black Beans
7:04 Lunch: Black Bean Salad With Charred Scallion Vinaigrette
12:22 Dinner: Black Bean Stew With Smoked Turkey Wing
18:00 Wrap Up

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