My family does not have a lot of money to work with for groceries. Im looking for a meal that is cheap but yet very filling. Any suggestions?
2006-09-21 21:41:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Beef/Chicken Stew and reg bread or frech bread for dipping is very hearty and filling - not expensive to make either.
To make ends meet I use to make Chili Volcanoes (still do) - Make up your favourtie chili recipe and serve or a mound of mashed potatoes on your plate - kids like it and I named it my Chili Volcanoes - quite filling.
2006-09-21 21:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thanksgiving is generally VERY filling. I think because of all the carbs/starches that people eat. :)
You could buy a large turkey and roast it, then have leftovers for a while. If you can buy a turkey on sale, that would be CHEAP and feed your family for a long time.
You can make any number of items with leftover turkey--turkey croquettes, turkey sandwiches, turkey tetrazzini. Really, any recipes that call for cooked chicken can be substituted with cooked turkey.
I like www.allrecipes.com because they have a good variety of recipes, and people rate them so you'll know if it's good before you go through the trouble and expense of making something, only to have it turn out as a flop!
2006-09-22 05:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potatoes, eggs, corn or tuna (can food) are cheap and filling
Potato Salad
Boil a lot of potatoes & eggs, mix with mayo + salt + lemon juice + pepper
Chicken / Turkey Salad Sandwiches
Steamed Chicken breasts (shredded + salt) & apples or celery (sliced) + mayo + lemon juice, sandwich with any kind of bread
Bean sprout + onions + ox tail or any kind of bones + tomato + ginger soup ----> fry the onion slices till golden then boil with all the ingredents in a big pot of water for 2 hours up
Steamed rice + vegetables (carrots, onions, celery, ) + Tofu + eggs (for protein)
You can fix fried rice with the left over for the next day.
2006-09-23 05:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meat is the most expensive part of any meal ....try and stay with dishes where you can cut back on the meat and increase something more such as more veggies.....oatmeal in meatballs burgers ,meatloaf does a lot of streching and only use a little and it is unoticeable...sauces are always good money savers...hot dishes with pasta are good...good old heavy cream soups are filling
2006-09-21 22:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by d957jazz retired chef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Us Latins use lots of rice and beans... they are healthy and very cheap... So usually we alternate the rice and beans and accompany it with a meat dish... Lasagna is very filling, I think pasta in general is also cheap as well...
2006-09-21 22:10:01 · answer #5 · answered by Blankito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fried rice
spaghetti
noodles dishes
macaroni & cheese
you can use veggies to act as a subsitute for meat
or use left overs to make a new dish like leftover meatballs for spaghetti & ham for fried rice
2006-09-22 01:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by liz c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of spaghetti and meatballs.You can use canned tomato sauce or try it with butter or olive oil,even mayonnaise.Macaroni and cheese is a standard,also!
2006-09-21 21:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by alchemy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
speghetti- just get cans of sauce noodles hamburger ...i make a lot b/c it makes good leftovers.
meat loaf
instant potatoes macaroni hotdogs
sandwhiches
hope it helps
2006-09-21 21:45:29 · answer #8 · answered by smoochy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definetly rice dishes . cook the rice and then you can fry it up with diffrent things . eggs , mushroom and onion chicken .
2006-09-21 21:53:02 · answer #9 · answered by LITTON M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken and dumplings are my favorite.Made with either frozen dumplings or with biscuit dough either way it is delicious
2006-09-21 21:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by gurlnbama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋