tell me kind of cheap meal you would take when youre broke, as many as possible?

Answer 1

I am the queen of cheap cooking. Let me know if you want any of these recipes. They aren't so healthy, but they are definitely cheap!

1. Spaghetti
2. Meatloaf
3. Chicken Casserole
4. Tuna Casserole
5. Sausage and Sauerkraut
6. Greek Chicken
7. Mac and Cheese with Polish Sausage
8. Chicken Wraps
9. Baked Cheesy Chicken
10. Ramen Noodles and eggs.

These are the sort of things I grew up on. We didn't have a lot of money, and my mom so creative in the kitchen. We ate cheap, and it was always delicious.

Answer 2

store brand frozen veggies - like green peas, frozen brocolli, green beans - these are good for mixing into things like your mac & cheese, ramen, pasta.

quick cooking oatmeal in the cannister - not the kind in individual packets
(take an apple - cut in quarters - saute in a little butter - add sugar and cinnamon - while apple is is cooking make your oatmeal - when oatmeal ready and apples ready - pour apple sugar/cinnamon mixture over your oatmeal)

big blocks of cheddar cheese - may seem expensive - but it goes a long way with your cooking - and great for snacking.

saltine crackers

fresh veggies that are fairly cheap - cabbage, iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, carrots and celery

dried beans, rice, pasta

eggs

fruit - whatever is in season is normally the cheapest - apples usually not to expensive - and apples are also good to cook with.

fresh ground turkey - where I live you can get a one pound pkg. for about 1.55 US dollars

If you have a store named Aldi anywhere in your area - go there to shop - much cheaper than the big grocery stores.

Last week we had pinto beans, cornbread, sliced onion and tomato for dinner. This may not sound appealing to you - but where I am from - people love this kind of food!:) Anyway the meal would have easily have fed 6 people very heartily (it was just my husband and I - the kids were out - but we had lots of good left overs!).
the pkg. of beans - 69 cents
few slices of bacon for seasoning - at the most 40 cents
cornbread - I used a mix and milk - about 95 cents
onion - 50 cents
tomato - 90 cnets
The total meal cost was about 3.44 US dollars divided by 6 is
.57 cents a plate.

You can make low cost and healthy meals.
Beans & Rice
Pasta and Marinara
Mac & Cheese with veggies mixed in

Veggie Soup
2 cups water & 2 beef or chicken broth cubes
1 pkg. frozen mixed veggies
1 can diced tomato
garlic
salt
pepper

Simmer. This is very easy, healthy and inexpensive. If you had some left over beans or meat they would be good tossed into the soup.

Answer 3

Any dish with a pasta, bean, tortilla, rice, bread, or potato base is cheap. The possibilities are endless. To be sure they're healthy, try to add at least some sort of protein: eggs, beans, cheese, or meat. A couple of cups of veggies tossed in are also a good choice, and need not be expensive ones. Keep beef and chicken broth on hand for making instant soups and stews. Also keep cans of crushed tomatoes in a variety of seasonings available...like Mexican recipe, etc.

Answer 4

Pasta is great, you can buy a lot for cheap and make many meals. It's very versatile too, you could just do garlic and olive oil, add chicken if you have it. Or tomatoes, Basil and Parmesan. If you have a way to freeze you can buy meat on sale and freeze it right away, saving you lots of money.

Ramen is actually expensive when you think of what you are getting, and not very good for you. Convenient in a pinch though.

Ground Beef is really cheap usually, we eat it in tortillas with eggs, tomatoes, cheese. You can make a meat sauce with it. You can have a hamburger or cheese burger or meatloaf.

It's usually cheaper to cook yourself rather than buy processed food.

Answer 5

Ginger Chicken Soup

2 lbs Chicken legs or thighs
Fresh ginger root (about a 4 inch piece)
1 large can of chicken stock or 3 bullion cubes (if you leave the skin on the chicken you don't need this)
water
Garlic(fresh or powder)

Rice

sliced green onions
Soy sauce

Put the chicken in a large pot with water and/or chicken stock(I use both) so that the liquid is about an inch above the top of the chicken. Grate or thinly slice the ginger root and add it to the pot. (grating the ginger gives it a better flavor, and you can use less) chop and add fresh garlic or add powdered garlic.( I use 2 cloves of fresh garlic) boil for approx. one hour.
prepare rice as you normally would.

Shred the chicken with a fork just prior to serving.

Put the rice, chicken and some of the liquid in a bowl to make soup. Add green onions and soy sauce to taste.

Answer 6

I take lots of plain water to fill up my stomach so I won't eat so much during each meal.

I buy a couple of slices of ham to last a whole week and I buy a loaf of wholemeal bread. Wholemeal bread tends to be more filling. And I buy slices of cheddar cheese. When the bread is fresh in the early part of the week, I make ham and cheese sandwiches. During the later half of the week, I make my own ham and cheese bread toast (like a mini-pizza).

When I get really really broke, I substitute spam for ham coz it's so much cheaper.

Answer 7

Here is a favorite. Corned beef hash in the can. You can eat it right out of the can cold or you can put it in a a bowl or on a plate and microwave it. Same for Dinty Moore's beef stew in a can. Comes in a bunch of sizes too. How about canned Pork and beans that works too. Those hot pockets out there are pretty good too.

Answer 8

go to your local store and buy rice oroni of other flavored rice of flavored noodles. cut up a little meat and and peppers onions ect. one chicken breast could do a whole box and serve 4 people or make four meals. mix all ingred. together. you have your meat.starch and veggies in one cheap meal. can be frozen for later use.

Answer 9

Breakfasts are cheap--pancakes, eggs, potatoes. Any pasta dishes--spaghetti, macaroni. Learn to make your own bread, pizza crusts, biscuits and you'll save so much money. Baked beans and cornbread--cheap! Oh--Fried rice makes a huge portion for so little money. Good luck!

Answer 10

canned baked beans. they cost approx 65p in tescos or even less elsewhere

saute a large onion and a green chilli in some oil, add the canned bakedbeans and some red cilli powder or peprika or curry powder (optional) garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with bread or rice or asit is. its yummy, healthy and cheap!