What are some cheap and easy recipes, that feed plenty?

Question

I live in a house of three bachelors (with a appetite of six) and myself, and we are just poor college kids right now...I make things like tacos and burritos allot, they are affordable, but are getting way over done. p.s. I hate tomato sauce

Answer 1

I used to mix tuna and mac&cheese. Ramon noodles are always cheep. Hamburger helper is cheap. You could always look at foodnetwork.com

Answer 2

Been there!
Chili is good. Pasta is always good. You can try some baked pasta dishes as well.
And plain ol cheeseburgers are good too. With some Mac n cheese.

I have a recipe called "Cowboy dinner" I think if you google it you should find the recipe for it. It is a casserole type thing.
Basically it is:
Ground Beef (cooked)
Can of corn
Salsa
Cornbread Mix (make the batter)
cheddar cheese

Cook meat and drain. put it in a 13 x 9 pan; pour in drained corn; salsa
Spread cornbread mix on top; sprinkle with cheese.
Bake for about 25 minutes or until the bread is browned on top and cheese melted.

You can make more or less depending.
I have a few others too.
Email me if you would like them.

Answer 3

Breakfast is by far the cheapest meal of the day and so easy to make.....and seriously do you take time to eat it in college because we never did! Make things like eggs, pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns are super simple and yummy too! Breakfast meat can get pricey but just add it when you can......if you make pancakes you can buy the just add water type for a buck a box and then you can afford to do a package or two of bacon. Also try doing things like hot wings or bbq wings they sometimes run those on sale to buy the wings or legs and they work great for that too.......just use your deepfryer or a pan on the stove.........just be careful and don't overfill so you burn your house down. Also what about hamburger helper or tuna helper? They make great flavors of those or even fish sticks.........I am almost thirty and I love those with mac and cheese and peas and what a cheap meal! Good luck

Answer 4

Your best bet is to use meat as a flavoring, rather than a main ingredient. Use rice, pasta, and/or veggies as extenders.

For example, cut two boneless chicken breasts into chunks or strips. Stir fry until done, and remove from the pan. Prepare a bag of frozen stir fry veggies according to the directions, and add the meat until heated through. Season with teryaki sauce, and serve over rice.

Or, cut a pound of flank steak into small cubes and brown lightly in oil. Add a package of Mrs. Grass' Soup starter and the amount of water that the directions indicate. Simmer until the meat is tender. You can add left-over veggies or some extra noodles to extend the number of servings.

Cook some egg noodles in a can of chicken broth, then add diced cooked chicken (you can use the already prepared Tyson strips), some chunks of carrots, a small can of peas, and a little bit of onion and celery. Simmer until the veggies are done and season with salt, pepper, and a little onion and garlic powder.

A canned ham is a good choice, too. Bake a five pound canned ham and slice part of it for one meal. Serve with baked potatoes and a veggie. Cut the remaining ham into cubes and add some to a pan of scalloped potatoes made from a boxed mix.

Or, season a large jar of Northern beans with ham chunks, diced onion, and a diced carrot. Serve with corn bread made from a packaged mix.

Other things that are cheap and good are chef salads, mac and cheese with hot dogs cut up in it, and your favorite pasta with cooked broccoli, some cubed chicken and a jar of Alfredo sauce.

These are all easy, quick recipes that don't cost much to make and are very filling. And best of all. . .no tomato sauce in any of them!

If you need more recipe ideas, email me. My husband and I were so poor in college that we actually celebrated the year that we broke poverty level for the first time.

Answer 5

Spaghetti either with or without meat. You can make cream sauces from either packets or by hand (jar stuff is pricey).

Macaroni & Cheese and ground beef (mix together).

Top Ramen (some like it, some don't....I could live on the stuff!).

Sandwiches...especially something like tuna.

Answer 6

Make up a very large pot of spaghetti, add sauce , and make a garlic bread to go with it, take the bread and slice in 1/2 spread garlic butter on it

Answer 7

salads, make them very big. ( a lot of lettuce, spinach, other greens) and add chicken/meat to it as well as tons and tons of veggies.
also pasta/rice. add vegetables to it when cooking. frozen work well such as peas,carrots, brocolli, etc.

Answer 8

pasta is always good and goes far