cheap and tasty meals???

Question

this month i want to budget, but still have good, proper home made food. I dont mind hard work, so if anyone has any fab recipes for cheap and tasty meals for our family...thanks!

p.s. i have good recipes for spag bol, lasagne, shepherds pie etc, so something a bit different would be nice.

Answer 1

This is a proper pikey student type recipe but it's good.

Cheesy Tuna Pasta Sh*t

Boil some pasta twists, chuck in a tin of Tuna, chuck in some grated cheese, salt and pepper, stir it all together over the heat for about 30secs. Deeeee-lish.

Answer 2

YANKEE POT ROAST, COLE SLAW AND JELLO:
For 3-4 persons

Pot roast using the slow cooker
2 lb chuck roast
1 pkg lipton onion soup mix, dry
1 can cream mushroom soup, campbells
1 celery stalk, diced
1 onion, diced
2 whole carrots, peeled and cut
4 potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/4
1 crushed garlic clove
3 tbsp flour
1 Reynold's slow cooker liner, optional

The slow cooker liner makes cleaning up a snap!
In the crock pot, add the can of cream mushroom soup, a can of water, the lipton dry soup, flour and mix the ingredients well.

Add the roast and the garlic. Mix around til covered with soup mix. Add the onions and veggies. Add water to barely cover the veggies (remember the water level may go up during cooking!).

Cover and turn crock pot to med/low. Cook 6-8 hours and it will be so tender! Serves 3-4

Veggies are cheap but filling!
MEXICAN COLE SLAW
1 avocado, ripe, peeled and diced
1/2 bunch cilantro, finely diced
1 large tomato diced
1/2 cabbage, sliced and diced
1/4 c diced celery
1/2 brown onion, diced
1 fresh jalapeno, seeds removed then diced
Mayo
salt/pepper to taste

In a large bowl - Add the cabbage, then the cilantro, tomato, celery / onion, jalapeno and a dash of salt/pepper.
Add the avocado then 2 -3 tbsp of mayo or just enough to moisten to your taste. Mix well. Chill for 1 hour and serve cold

JELLO DESSERT
1 pkg large jello, any flavor
coolwhip
fresh fruit

Make the jello as on the package but use 1/2 cup less water.
Add fresh fruit like fresh strawberries, grapes, chopped apples. Let it gel for 4-6 hours. Mix up the jello and add 1/4 tub of cool whip. Add more if desired. Mix well, and its like an ambrosia.

Put the mix in a glass, and top with more fresh fruit or coolwhip.
Serves 4

Answer 3

10 eggs
chopped spring onions
grated cheese
sliced tomatoes
sliced (cooked) salad potatoes
chopped bacon

Fry the bacon, then remove from the pan. Lightly fry the chopped spring onion and sliced potato. Return the bacon to the pan. Whisk the eggs, adding creme fraiche, milk or cream, and season. Evenly distribute the bacon etc. in the pan, and pour the egg mix over. Sprinkle generous amount of grated cheese on top, and arrange the sliced tomato on top of the lot. Cook on a low heat until almost done. To finish, place the pan under a high grill. It will cook the top and go all puffy and golden. Serve in slices like a pizza.

Serve hot or cold with salad and crusty bread.

Enjoy!

Answer 4

Skillet pasta and veggies

1 lb. rotini pasta
6 ripe roma tomatoes, diced
5 cloves garlic, pressed
2 cups fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
1 bun broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces
1 med. red bell pepper, sliced into 1 in. long strips
1/2 med. onion, diced
1/2 C red wine
1/4 C water
3 T olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
fresh grated parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to instructions, leaving off 1 minute cook time. Drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside. In a large, deep skillet, heat olive oil on med heat. Sauteé onions until tender. Add garlic and sauteé about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and toss with onions and garlic. Add wine. Cover, and simmer on low for about 10 minutes. Add broccoli and red pepper, toss with tomato mixture til well coated. Add water. Turn heat back up to medium, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add pasta, toss til well coated. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add chopped basil and stir into pasta mixture. Stir for about 5 more minutes until basil is par cooked and noodles are hot. Serve immediately with 1 or 2 T. of cheese sprinkled on top. Makes about 8 servings

This cost about $5 - 7 to make. The basil was given to me by a friend, so that could add a couple dollars to the cost.

Bon apetit!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Ok here they are............

Put tater tots in a casserole dish(greased)
mix cream of whatever soup mixed with cut up veges of choice and cut up chicken(cooked) pour that mess over tots and sprinkle with cheese and breadcrumbs mixed together............baked covered in 350 oven for 15 minutes then uncover and bake until hot and bubbly.......

or

buy a box of au graton potatoes jullian style(1$) and go to the deli and get a few sliced of thick cheap azz ham(usually about 2$a pound)mix the ham in with the potatoes add a can of corn(.50) and bake according to directions on potatoe box.......it sounds gross but its actually very good.......you can add mushrooms or diced tomatoes etc.......be creative....

shop at an Aldis if you have one near you......they are the best food store for someone on a budget Just be creative.......add vegetables to mac and cheese............make larger portions when you cook and freeze half for another day.........(thats the best advice) it really is a lot cheaper to double a recipie and freeze half.....

Answer 7

i make this rice for all the girls when they come round and we all scoff it after a few!
chicken and pineapple rice:for 5-
2+half cups white rice
4 chicken breasts or equal amounts of cheaper cuts like thigh or leg
tin sliced pineapple in juice
bag small unsalted cashew nuts(optional,but if you like'em bung'em in,trust me)
10-15mushrooms quartered (leave out if the kids don't like them)
garlic,soy,sesame oil,spring onions to garnish.

cook rice in 5 cups boiling water for about 15 mins till dry
fry chicken in a little oil,add mushrooms when nearly cooked
add 2 cloves garlic and fry till chicken + mushrooms are soft + tender
chop pineapple and add to the pan,add in the cashews then the rice,stir,add enough soy +sesame oil to taste +garnish with spring onions..voila!

Answer 8

How about cooking some vegetables so that they are not quite soft and sprinkling some cheese over them, then finish cooking in the oven until the cheese is nice and golden.

Answer 9

Buy a can of Chunky Sirloin Burger soup, add one can of dark red kidney beans, heat and serve over rice with tobasco sauce!

Answer 10

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