I need good cheap recipes for Hamberger etc.?

Question

I am so tired of eating the same foods but due to family of five have to get the cheap meats does anyone know of some real good recipes for hamberger, chicken, and london broil that i can due different things with to make my family happy also recipes that doesnt mean i have to go buy all these extra items to put in it

Answer 1

Hamburger can get boring. I like to make loosemeats, chili, spaghetti, regular fried burgers but put them on grilled bread and you can caramelize some onions or have a variety of cheese to go on and you can melt that right onto the grilled bread. Meatloaf has many different versions including Italian where you mix up the bread crumbs, seasonings, etc with the meat and flatten it out, put spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese in the middle and roll it up. Also make some meatballs and when they are cooked add some water and beef bouillon cubes to the pan to make a sauce and serve over wild rice.

For chicken if your using a whole chicken shred the cooked meat and add BBQ sauce to it for sandwiches, for boneless, skinless cut it up into bite size chunks and put some terriyaki sauce, you can add veggies that you like and serve over rice. You can do different variations on that using different sauces and also serve it over pasta. Ragu makes a very good Alfredo sauce which you can serve over pasta with the chicken.

Go to Allrecipes.com for some amazing recipes and regular cooks review them and give tips, etc..... great site.

Answer 2

Stuffed Rigatoni

1. Large pasta (about $1)
2. Ricatta cheese OR
Requeson cheese (Mexican) OR
Combination of either cheese mixed with cottage cheese (I look for the best prices when I'm in a pinch)
3. Lg can tomato sauce or several cans tomato paste w/ water
4. chopped garlic cloves - about 4 (or garlic powder)
5. chopped onion - use 1/2 to 1 whole onion (or onion powder)
6. chopped celery if you have it on hand (or celery salt)
7. 1 lb browned, drained hamburger
8. oil, preferably olive but canola or other will do

Optional: Mozzerella & Parmesan cheese, mushrooms

Heat about a tsp of oil in skillet. Add garlic, onion, celery, and salt. Cook until onions are soft. About a minute or two.
In a large saucepan, combine tomato sauce with the hamburger garlic, onion, and celery mixture. Cook on low for at least 30 minutes or more.

While sauce cooks, prepare the pasta according to package instructions except, leave it slightly harder than normal. Drain and run cold water over the pasta to stop the cooking process.
Stuff the noodles with the Ricatta, Requeson, or cottage cheese mixture and layer in a baking dish. Pour meat and sauce mixture over top. Sprinkle with shredded cheese, like mozzerella or whatever you have on hand. Bake until cheese melts. Top with parmesan cheese and get ready for the compliments. Similar to lasagna but even better.

Answer 3

Simple burgers, mix lean mince with finely chopped onions, garlic, any herbs and seasoning you have, breadcrumbs and an egg. Mould into burger shapes and grill. Or you Mould into balls, cook in tomato sauce and serve with pasta.

Chicken goujons - slice boneless chicken into strips, dip in flour seasoned flour, then beaten egg, then flour again and shallow fry until golden all over. Can be served with veg, and jacket spuds or savoury rice.

Answer 4

I have used allrecipes.com for a few years, and they have WONDERFUL food. The recipes are ranked by quality, so you'll have no trouble finding things.

Some recipes require a few odd ingrediants, but you can reuse them if the recipe turns out well.

I've tried almost all of these, so I can give you personal references on them. THEY ARE GOOD!

Enjoy, and good luck!


EASY Sausage Lasgana
http://pasta.allrecipes.com/az/89160.asp

Stuffed Chicken Breasts (great as leftovers)
http://chicken.allrecipes.com/az/MrisStffdChicknBrsts.asp

WONDERFUL Meatloaf
http://beef.allrecipes.com/az/GlazedMeatloaf.asp

Bacon Hamburgers
http://beef.allrecipes.com/az/64893.asp

Juicy Hamburgers
http://barbeque.allrecipes.com/az/JicistHmbrgrsvr.asp

Answer 5

This is cheap, easy and very, very good!!

Ground Beef & Rice Casserole

1 lb. ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
1 1/2 c. water
1 c. uncooked rice (not instant)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup

Brown meat; set aside. Saute onions. Add celery and water and simmer 5
minutes. Add rest of ingredients. Mix well and place in casserole. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.


You can make this several different ways with whatever leftovers or pantry/freezer foods you have on hand:

Chicken & Pasta Leftover Bake
(This makes 3-4 servings...adjust for the number of people you need to serve or if you have bigger appetites)

1 chicken breast half, chopped into small bites
1/4 cup chopped onion
olive oil
1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 - 3/4 can hot water
1 1/2 cups chopped combination of marinated artichokes, roasted red and yellow peppers and parsley
1/2 cup grated parmesan
3/4 cup uncooked ditellini pasta
seasoning: dash cayenne, black pepper and paprika

Saute the chopped chicken breast with onion in a bit of olive oil. Add a can of cream of chicken soup, ¾ cup sour cream, ½ - ¾ can hot water, about 1 -1.5 cups of the chopped artichokes, peppers and parsley. Stir in ½ cup grated parmesan, ¾ cup ditellini pasta (uncooked) and seasonings.

Pour into a greased 8x8 glass baking pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

So this is just the method. Here are some ideas for other ingredients to pull this together:

- 1-1.5 cups chopped and cooked chicken, turkey or can of tuna
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 can of cream soup (chicken, celery, mushroom)
- 3/4 - 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup grated parmesan, romano or parmesan romano
- 1-2 cups of chopped vegetables, such as marinated artichokes, chopped artichokes in water, mushrooms, canned mushrooms, marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, celery, broccoli, and I’m sure I could come up with other stuff to put in it, basically, anything in the pantry, fridge or leftover that sounds like it would taste good with chicken!
- Seasonings: black pepper and bit of cayenne at minimum. Paprika, celery salt, onion or garlic powder, Emeril seasoning, cumin.
- ¾ - 1 cup uncooked pasta. The smaller or easily cooked pasta will cook in the baking time above. Ditellini worked. Egg noodles (1 cup) would work as well. Heavier pastas like Penne may not work without additional baking time.


With winter around the corner, this is one of my favorite comfort foods and very economical. Use leftover ham or buy a thick sliced piece or two from the deli when it is on sale. A little goes a long way. The rest of the ingredients are pantry staples and cheap.

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

1 stick butter
½ cup flour
2 t. salt
½ t. pepper
3 cups milk
3 cups cooked ham, cubed
1 large green pepper, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
5 cups potatoes, pared and sliced (with or without skins)

 Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 1 minute.
 Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk. Return to heat and cook until thick and bubbly.
 Fold in ham, onion, green pepper and cheese.
 Pour over potatoes in a large bowl. Stir gently then move to a buttered baking dish.
 Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Answer 6

Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. Thus as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.

Answer 7

Make a chili with dry beans, I have my homemade recipe, and people love it when I cook it, But, it is an all day job, but very cheap, and filling.

Answer 8

go to allrecipes.com, they have a recipe for anything! you can search by ingredient which is a great tool!

Answer 9

try chicken meat rolls or crab cakes with curry sauce
http://recipescorner.blogspot.com/

Answer 10

BARBECUE CHICKEN CROCKPOT RECIPE
Chicken pieces -- whatever you and however many you -- need
1 Onion -- cut up (leave out if kids don't want onions)
1 Bottle BBQ sauce

Put chicken in bottom of Crockpot (I always skin mine first). and add onions and BBQ sauce. Cook on LOW for about 8 to 10 hours.

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BEEF CASSEROLE - CROCKPOT
1 1/2 pounds stew meat -- cut in 1" cubes
1 ounce flour
2 tablespoons oil
2 large onion -- thinly sliced
3 medium carrots -- thinly sliced
1 can beef bouillon
salt and pepper -- to taste

Toss meat with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Brown in oil over medium heat; remove from pan. Sauté onion slices until soft and golden. Place carrots, then onions, then meat into crockpot. Add any remaining flour to mixture in frying pan and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in bouillon and stir over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. Pour into crockpot, cover and cook
on HIGH for 30 minutes, then on LOW 6-7 hours. 6 Servings

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BEEF & POTATOES - CROCKPOT

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 can cream of tomato soup
6 medium potatoes
1 cup light cream

In large skillet, brown beef; breaking up into large chunks with fork. Pour off excess fat. In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, onion, and undiluted soup. Peel and slice potatoes. In crockpot arrange alternate layers of potatoes and meat, with potatoes on bottom. Pour soup mixture over. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours. Turn control to high. Pour cream over all; cover and cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

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CHEESY CHICKEN & VEGETABLES - CROCKPOT
Layer in crock pot in order given:
1/3 c. diced canadian bacon or ham
2-3 carrots, sliced or chopped
2-3 celery ribs, sliced or chopped
1 small onion, sliced or chopped
2 cans mushrooms or 1/4 lb fresh, sliced
1 can green beans, drained very well
1/4 c. water

Put on top of veggies, largest pieces first:
2-3 lbs. chicken, cut up.

Mix together and sprinkle over chicken pieces:
2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley
3/4 tsp. poultry seasoning

Mix together and drop on top of chicken (DO NOT STIR):
1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup
1 Tbs. flour
1/4 c. parmesan cheese

Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours, or low 6-8 hours. Make noodles OR rice OR mashed potatoes to serve over. This is a very versatile dish, use more/less/different veggies (I often clean out the fridge into the crockpot for this) and if the sauce is too thin you can thicken with a little cornstarch or parmesan cheese before serving. Servings: 6

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CHICKEN - CHILI CASSEROLE
2 tablespoons oil
2 pounds chicken
1 onion, large, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
10 ounces corn, frozen
2 1/4 ounces black olives, sliced
1 ounce green chilies, diced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 bell peppers, large
1 cup monterey jack cheese, 1/2" cubes

Cube chicken, then brown in oil. Add onions and garlic and cook till soft. Turn off heat; mix in corn, olives, chilies, and pepper flakes. Remove tops from bell peppers, then slice in half lengthwise, remove seeds and membranes, and arrange around edge of crockpot. Add cheese to chicken mixture and move immediately to crockpot. Cook until done. Or bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes in casserole. 6 Servings

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CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
4 T. butter
1 T. vegetable oil
1 onion -- chopped
3 lbs. your favorite chicken parts -- cut up
2 c. chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 T. minced parsley
2 carrots -- peeled, sliced
1 tsp. black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1 c. dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 c. heavy cream
2 T. flour

In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot. Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours. When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone. While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream
together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high. These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer. Serves: 6

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CHICKEN & RICE CASSEROLE

10 3/4 Oz Canned Condensed Cream Of Celery Soup
2 Chicken Breasts Halves -- Skinned & Boned
1 Can Sliced Mushrooms -- (2 Oz) Undrained
1 Tbl Dry Onion Soup Mix
1/2 Cup Raw -- Long Grain Converted Rice

Combine the soup, mushrooms and rice in a well greased slow cooker. Stir well. Lay the chicken breasts on top of the mixture. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over. Cover. Cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours. Serve hot. Serves 2.

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MACARONI & BEEF
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 cups uncooked macaroni
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 can mushroom pieces -- drained
1 can corn -- drained
2 cans tomato soup salt and pepper -- to taste

Brown ground beef, drain fat; put in crockpot. Cook macaroni according to package directions till barely tender, drain well. (I find that cooking slightly less than half the time given works OK). Put macaroni and remaining ingredients in crockpot, stir to blend. Cook on low 7 to 9 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours. 6 servings.

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WESTERN SKILLET RICE

1 lb. ground beef
1 can (1#) stewed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup uncooked, processed rice
1 can cooked or frozen peas
1 package onion soup mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a skillet brown meat stirring often. Place all ingredients except cheese into crockpot and cook on low rice is tender. Top with cheddar cheese. To avoid a messy cleanup empty crockpot into a serving dish and top with cheddar cheese. 4-6 servings. To give this an Italian flavor use Italian sausage, and mozzarella cheese.

Hope this is a little bit of help to you. Have fun! :-)