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 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:08 am
My boyfriend and I are kind of broke at the moment, and have been living on a variety of rice with meat dishes as well as pasta, and grilled cheese sandwiches. I personally am getting tired of cooking up the same old thing every other day to every two days. stare
So I was wondering if any of you out there had some good budget recipes that I could try.
Requirements:
He doesn't like seafood, or hot dogs, and probably other things too that I will remember as I review your recipes.
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:41 pm
okay u dont need a cook book look up on the web like craft.com
or foodnetwork.com
or like cooking recipe places .com lol
theres a ton of recipes out there u just got to look for them
try saleds like noodle salde tuna salde chiken saled saled saled
or try tortieas there fillers
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:15 pm
I usually just google "Cheap Quick Chicken" or whatever and it brings up hella stuff.
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:01 pm
Have you tried just plain hamburgers, or BLTs? I'm on a budget too and those aren't really all that expensive smile
Or soups!
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:03 pm
You can pretty much make anything on a budget, but if you're looking for easy recipes my journal has a few and they're budget friendly because I'm broke too; and I'm just as picky as your boyfriend so you don't have to worry about that either.
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:35 pm
Buy fruit and veggies that are currently in-season. That generally cuts down on cost.
Buy things that will make more than one meal.
Example: Buy a whole chicken, a bag of carrots, a bag of potatoes and a bag of celery One or two other little things. Day one: Roast chicken with potatoes and gravy. Boil the bones on this day to make soup stock. Day two: cut leftover chicken into bits, mix with mayo and mustard, add celery, green onions and whatever else you desire and have chicken salad. Sandwiches optional. Day three: Reheat your chicken soup stock, add cooked pasta, veggies and any left over bits of chicken you may still have left. Chicken noodle soup. You can also bake leftover chicken into a pot pie or casserole
Leftover potatoes can be fried in a bit of oil either alone or along with whatever's handy for a quick meal.
One expense, three or four meals.
Any leftover veggies can be tossed in a pan with some soy sauce and stir fried. With meat if you want. Serve over rice for another meal.
A whole ham can be used in a similar fashion. A chunk of leftover ham, cut small, can be used to make the base for a lentil soup. A bag of lentils is fairly cheap, and lentil soup is delicious. It's another "whatever's handy" kind of meal. In a big pot, boil the ham for a while. Add lentils and boil until everything's mushy. Add potatoes, veggies, whatever. Add spices that you have/think would be good. Simmer until everything's cooked. Eat. Freeze the leftovers for eating later. Plus, ham sandwiches.
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:36 pm
Migas
2 eggs per person
Cheese (preferably kind that melts nice, but any is okay)
Salsa
Bell Pepper
Onion
1 handful chips per person
Chop up about 1/2 cup of bell pepper and onion per person. Start frying in pan with a touch of oil.
In bowl, crack the eggs and stir with a fork or whisk. Get it mostly blended, but don't be too vigorous.
Once peppers and onion are partially cooked, pour in eggs. Salt and pepper. Add any spices you prefer - I recommend cumin and cayenne.
Scramble.
When eggs are just about done, add the cheese and chips. (If you add the chips too soon they'll get soggy.)
Once eggs are done, put on plate and pour salsa on top.
Yogurt and fresh fruit makes a good side dish.
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:45 pm
Pot Roast
1 roast
1 package Lipton onion soup mix
1 small can cream of mushroom soup
Brown both sides of roast.
Put in crock pot with soup mix and soup. Add two soup cans full of water. Make sure roast is covered.
Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
You can add in veggies, as long as they're covered by the gravy too.
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