What kind of meals do you eat when you have to last on a little bit of money?

Answer 1

Lots of pasta, rice, and potato dishes. Those items are easy and inexpensive to keep on hand and can stretch a buck! I also eat a lot of breakfast type meals and sandwiches.

Heat up leftover pasta in a oven safe skillet. Pour in some beaten eggs and milk. Let the eggs set like an omelet. Put in the oven at 350 and cook for about 30 minutes or golden brown. Add some cheese to the top and cook until it melts. Tadaaaaaaa! Egg pie or frittata.

Take a few potatoes and cut up whatever way you feel that day. Cook them in a skillet with a little oil until soft. Add whatever leftover veggies you have in the frig. Season to taste. Tadaaaaaa! Potatoes a la Rosey55D.

Take leftover sloppy joe meat or chili and rice from two different dinners. Mix together and heat through. Top with some cheese and sour cream. Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Rice a la Rosey55D.

Answer 2

I'm a broke college kid living on my own. If you're trying to stay healthy, stay away from Ramon, and especially brand name mac n cheese. Shop store brand and set yourself a budget. Its better to buy raw goods, such as veggies, meat etc and make your own meals then to buy pre-made or quick meals. Chicken usually goes on sale a lot, and theres a bunch you can do with that and rice. Theres a great recipe I know called western mac where all the supplies cost less then 10 dollars and the amount that results easily lasts all week for dinner (and longer depending how much you eat). Check how much you're paying per unit also because sometimes you end up saving more by buying a bigger size.

Answer 3

You have lots of good answers, but nobody remembered good ol' tuna, or chicken wings. The wings can do at least two meals. You cut off the wing tips and freeze for use later to make soup. And if you also freeze any amounts of leftover veggies, then all you need to add to the soup meal is the rice or noodles to make it more filling.

Answer 4

Frozen bean burritos.3/$1 at my store. If you defrost first in the mic, then fry in oil, they are chimichangas. Great if you can afford a little cheese/sour cream, lettuce, whatever. Tuna noodle casserole. Ramen, and once it's boiling scramble an egg right in, like egg drop soup, for some protein. Stir fry- frozen veggies + rice, nutritious, low-calorie, cheap. Egg salad, omelets, peanut butter and jelly, potatoes, if you like liver, you can get 2 meals of liver and onions w/ mashed potatoes for about $1.50.

Answer 5

Ramen Noodles, Spaghetti/Sauce, Beanie Weenies, PBJ Sandwiches, Pancake Meals, Meatloaf, Lasagna, Stews, chili ....


These are some budget stretching meal ideas ... and are also relatively easy to make.

Answer 6

Ramen, rice, pasta, the store brand mac & cheese, store brand canned veggies, dried beans are cheaper than canned and can be made easily. Keep the shedded cheese in the freezer so it doesn't go bad. I learned to bake bread and make my own tortillas. Skip fresh veggies for a while. It's not good for you, but they can be expensive.

There's more work involved in cooking, but it'll get you through to the next check.

Answer 7

white boiled rice and cooked dry beans.. I wont even spare the amount on canned.. you can buy a bag of dried beans for next to nothing.. just soak them overnight, plop on stove, cover with water, add some salt, pepper, bay leaf.. a piece of cooking meat, like salted bacon, 1 small chopped onion, and 1 small garlic clove. let boil, then turn down and simmer for 1 hour.. Serve this over rice, or just eat with crusty bread.
I eat home made oatmeal for breakfast.. I buy a jumbo bag from some wholesale place.. cook it up, add just a tsp of butter, dash of milk and some sugar and cinnamon..
also if you have tons of beans left over and can spare at least a cup of ground beef. make homemade chili.. just ad tons of tomato paste/canned tomatoes to stretch it.. eat that with crusty bread or rice..
soup can go a long way.. tiny left over pieces of meat I saved in the freezer go well in the "kitchen sink" soup. throw in the meat and whatever veggies you have on hand.. add a bit of salt, pepper, bay leaf.. and you've got soup..

Answer 8

Mac and cheese, ramen noodles, pb&j, hamburger helper (buy the meat in bulk and divide it up before freezing it), tator tots, generic cereal and be sure to spend the $1.50 for Sundays paper. The coupons you get out of it will save you more than the paper costs!

Answer 9

You can't go wrong with Ramen Noodles. Rice is not that expensive and it can go along way. Cereal and milk, and peanut butter and jelly. Banquet TV dinners are only a $1.

Answer 10

Hot Dogs... Beef Stew.... Ramen Noodles.... Mac and Cheese.... Blogni sandwiches.... PBandJ sandwiches....Leftovers!!