What are some inexpensive meal ideas?

Question

breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner. but preferably lunch and/or dinner.

Answer 1

Go to the website below. I use it all the time for different recipes and ideas and actually have signed up for the free cookbook magazines they send out month. It's a great book with so many more recipes in it. Did I mention they were free?

Answer 2

Maccaroni and cheese (you can do a lot with this). You can mix tuna and half a can of mushroom soup into it and you have tuna casserole. You can mix in half a jar of salsa to make it 'Mexican'. You can brown sausage links and mix those in. It's a pretty versitile food.

Chicken fried steak. Get some cube steak and coat it in flour. Brown it in a little butter or oil. Take the meat out of the pan and sprinkle flour into the drippings (about 4 table spoons). Brown the flour...add some milk and stir on med. heat until it's thick. Add salt and pepper to taste. Then serve the meat with with mashed potatoes and pour the gravy over both. You can have a vegetable with it too.

Grilled cheese and tater tots or soup are cheap for lunch. Ramen noodles...hot dogs.

Hamburger bun pizza. I know it SOUNDS nasty but it's really not bad. Get a pack of buns, a pack of mozzarella, some pepperoni and some pizza sauce. Open the buns, spread the sauce on each half, put on the pepperoni and cheese and bake until the cheese is melted.

Breakfast you can do cheap cheese omlets, french toast is easy and cheap, or even egg sandwiches.

Answer 3

First, get a crock pot. Then, it's easy, fast and cheap

I put vegetable or chicken broth in the slow cooker and then throw in lentils (cheap), rice, whatever vegetables I have laying around, and some spices and then put the crockpot on and go to work. When I get home, dinner is ready and hot. (or make it at night and go to bed, it will be ready when you wake up). Look up crockpot recipes online, there are millions and you can make things easily and cheaply and it's healthy too.

Answer 4

Ground turkey meat can be used anywhere hamburger can be used. Noodles are cheap and filling, as is pasta.

Oat meal is cheep for breakfast, and good for us!

Eggs are inexpensive, and can be used 100 ways!

Answer 5

hambuger helper, sandwhiches, wraps so basically bread. just buy different fillings for it. such as tuna, eggs for breakfast and egg salad for lunch, ham. tuna can be used to make a casserole w/ some frozen veg's and a canned cream soup, pasta, ground beef. it can be used to make sloppy joe's w/ the bread , pasta, tacos w/ the tortillas and ground beef, shepherd's pie, the possiblities of what you can make w/ ground meat are endless!

Answer 6

Pasta
Soup
Hot dogs
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Egg salad
Omelets
Baked potatoes topped with veggies
Pizza
Salad
Beans and hot dogs
Meatball subs
Baked chicken meals in a box ($4) and you cook them in a casserole dish, chicken included

Answer 7

"Pigs in a Blanket" - hot dogs cut in half and wrapped up in crescent rolls. You can even add sliced cheese inside. Kids really like them; many grown ups do too.

1 pack inexpensive hot dogs
2 packs inexpensive crescent rolls (the kind in the can - refrigerated)

Answer 8

Salmon Patties
1 can salmon, bones removed
1 egg, beaten
1/4 onion, minced
1/2 sleeve saltines, crushed fine
1/2 tsp seasoning salt, garlic salt or cajun seasoning

In bowl, combine all ingredients, mixing well. Form into patties and fry in oiled skillet.



Beef Stroganoff Casserole
1lb. hamburger (or ground turkey works as well)
1 pkg. egg noodles or other noodle
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 onion, minced
1/2 tsp. minced garlic (about 1 clove)
1 cube beef boullion
1/3 cup water
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded swiss cheese

In boiling water, cook noodles according to directions. Brown hamburger, drain fat, add the boullion and water, adding onion and garlic to soften. Add soup to meat mixture, mix well as it warms and thins. Add mushrooms, cooked noodles, worcestershire sauce and sour cream. Mix well and pour into casserole dish. Top with swiss cheese and bake 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.



Meatloaf
1-2 lbs hamburger or ground turkey
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 can tomato paste plus 1 1/2 cans water, mixed

Topping
1 can condensed tomato soup
2 tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
2 tbsp. splenda brown sugar substitute

In bowl, combine beef, onion, garlic, eggs, and crackers. Mix well and pat into baking dish or cast iron skillet. Bake 1 hr at 400, drain off grease. Pour water and tomato paste mixture over and bake for 30 minutes at 350. Mix topping ingredients and pour over meatloaf, bake another 30 minutes at 350 degrees.



TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
1 1lb. bag egg noodles
2 tbsp. butter
2 cans water packed tuna, do not drain
1 can cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup
1/2 cup sour cream

Boil noodles according to directions, drain. Add butter, tuna, soup and sour cream, mix well. Store leftovers in freezer.

Answer 9

EGG SAndwich

Answer 10

Mac n' cheese. spagetti. ramen noodles. tomato soup and corn bread. french toast. scrambled eggs. All good and all good for you too! Niki