does anyone have any recipe ideas for a cheap dinner?

Answer 1

Ok, may not sound like much but its cheap and fills you up.

cook rice, as much as you think you want to eat
add to the cooked rice, couple tablespoons of peanut butter and some soy sauce. Mix together.

That's it, bon apetit

Answer 2

I'm a college student. This is my specialty.

Diner for a dollar!!! Will easily feed two people.

1 pack of Maruchan Ramen (10 cents)
1 can of Chili (40 cents)
1 can of Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilis (50 cents)

Prepare the Ramen as usual, drain waiter, Pour in other two ingredients while on low to medium heat. Forget about the little packet that comes with the Ramen. Serve and Enjoy!

OR:

1 Pack of Ramen
1 Egg

Boil the water, crack the egg into the pot once the noodles begin to soften. Stir. Add the packet of flavor for this one.

OR:

1 Pack of Ramen
Fresh Mushrooms, Onion
Can of corn

Cook the ramen as usual, add the corn, sautee the mushrooms and onions in Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Add all together and mix in packet of flavoring.

Answer 3

Pasta Puttanesca

1 can crushed Roma tomatoes, about 28 oz.
2 T. olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 sm. onion, chopped
1/2 c. sliced black olives
1/4 c. artichoke hearts (canned, packed in water)
1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes
1-2 T. capers
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
1/4 c. dry white wine
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 lb. linguini
Parmesan, Romano or Asiago, grated (or cheese substitute, for Vegetarian recipe)

In a lg. frying pan or pot, heat oil. Sauté onions about 1-2 minutes, add garlic and sauté about 1 more minute. Add olives, artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, capers and parsley; sauté 1-2 more minutes. Add wine and canned tomatoes; stir to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Note: if the tomatoes seem to be too acid-tasting, add a small spoonful of sugar (but go easy on the sugar). Taste and adjust seasonings. Reduce heat to low and let simmer 5 minutes while the pasta cooks. Drain pasta well, toss with sauce and serve immediately with cheese, a tossed salad and some good Italian bread.

Answer 4

Pasta With Any Sauce You Like ,
Jacket Potatoes With Tuna And Mayo,
Eggs Are Good .....If You Like Them.
Baked Beans On Toast....... Heinz Of course,
Or Failing That Invite Your Self Round To A Friends/Family Home For Dinner...... lol

Answer 5

Get your self 2 boxes of cheep generic macaroni & cheese, 25 cents a box. Make 1 box following the directions, then add 2/3rds of the other packet of cheese from the other box to it! If you just do one box (as is), it doesn't taste cheesey enough, so that's why I add some of the other cheese packet to it! Now that's delicious! And very cheep! I will usually have a big pile of that on my plate with a grilled hambuger patty on the side! Very cheep, very filling and very good!

Answer 6

If we are broke I always fix this and my kids love it -
2 boxes of mac and cheese- prepare it
add 2 cans of peas - drain water
add 2 cans of tuna - drain water
add some butter
mix together and you have a big thing of tuna casserole.
sometimes you can even have left overs for lunch.

Or a big can of baked beans - add some syrup and ketchup and some brown sugar - makes it sweet and very tasty. Add a little and go by taste to see how much.
cut up a package of hotdogs
Mix hotdogs in beans - heat and serve. You know have beanie-wienies.

Answer 7

Beans on Toast

1 x Tin of Baked Beans
1 x Medium slice of White Bread
1 x Small dob of butter

Open tin and place beans in a medium size saucepan, heat up gently, ocsasionally stiring. Takes up to 3- 5 minutes of heating.

Place medium slice of white bread in toaster and set the setting to medium-brown toast. Wait 3 minutes for toaster to pop.

Once toasted, place on plate and use dob of butter to smooth, over. Cut into triangles and add cooked baked beans in middle.

Wallah!

Answer 8

Stove-top Tuna Casserole
In med. saucepan cook a can of cream of mushroom soup ($.65) according to directions (Don't throw away the soup can yet!).
Stir in 1 can tuna ($.65)
Stir in one soup-can full of instant rice ($.12)
Cover and let sit for about 10 minutes. Stir, salt & pepper to taste.
Serve with a can of peas ($.34) and chopped apples (2/$.50) with vanilla yogurt ($.50).

Tasty, nutritious dinner for 4 - total cost $2.76!!!

Answer 9

How about frying some mushrooms, green capsicum tomato and spring onion and garlic fried together then making chips with it and a slice of ham? Its quick simple and tasty.......or (2)four or five potatoes for 4 minutes....grate them when they are cool, add garlic ginger chillies to taste coriander leaves and chopped spring onion fry slowly until crispty brown and then grate cheese over it have with salad and any cold meat that you wish.

Answer 10

Pasta of any kind is inexpensive, add any sauce that you like. Make a side salad, add a nice loaf of Italian bread. For dessert fresh fruit, what ever fruit that's in season. This meal is inexpensive and delicious.