CHEAPEST healthy recipie for family of 4?

Answer 1

1 Tin Tomato Soup (Cheapest 25p a tin)
1 Slice Bread (Cheapest loaf 25p)
Pasta (cheapest pasta 20p a bag)
Cheese (90p a block)

Boil up the pasta. Bring the soup to the boil. Toast the bread. Break the bread into tiny crumbs. Grate the cheese. Drain the pasta once cooked, about ten minutes. Take the soup off the boil. Mix the soup and the pasta together. Sprinkle grated cheese and breadcrumbs over the top. Voila. Pasta bake.

£1.60 the lot.

Answer 2

REALLY CHEAP, REALLY FAST, MINIMAL CLEANUP, tasty recipe found at web page listed below (i copied and pasted recipe from that site - there's others that are pretty good too)

Barley Chicken casserole

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup onion, chopped

3/4 cup carrots, chopped

1/2 cup pearl barley

1 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon

1 teaspoon oregano, dried and crushed

1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground

1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons olives and/or capers

1 cup water

4 chicken pieces, 1 1/2 pounds total (I prefer thighs & drumsticks)

2 tablespoons cilantro, minced

1 jalapeno, minced or crushed red pepper (optional)

1 packet sazon



DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a medium saucepan combine onion, cumin, pepper, oregano, olives, carrots, water, barley, bouillon, and garlic. Bring to boil.
Pour hot mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix in cilantro and jalapeno.

Arrange chicken pieces on top of mixture. Sprinkle with sazon.
Bake covered for one hour or until barley and chicken are tender. (I like to leave uncovered for an extra 15 minutes so the skins can get a little more color and a little more crunchy)

Serve with a salad.

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Answer 3

Baked Chicken with Vegetables

Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

4 sliced potatoes
6 sliced carrots
1 large quartered onion
1 raw chicken - cleaned and cut into pieces, skin removed
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper




Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place potatoes, carrots and onions in a large roasting pan.

3. Put chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.

4. Mix water, thyme and pepper. Pour over chicken and vegetables.

5. Spoon juices over chicken once or twice during cooking.

6. Bake at 400 degrees for one hour or more until browned and tender.

Cost:

Per Recipe: $ 4.80
Per Serving: $ 0.80

Source:

Adapted from:
Go with Chicken
Eau Claire County, 2002
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service

OR

Italian Broccoli and Pasta

Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups
Yield: 4 servings
Time: Preparation time - 10 minutes. Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

2 cups fettucini noodles, uncooked
3 Tablespoons chopped green onion (also called scallions)
2 cups broccoli florets
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 can (14.5 ounce) stewed tomatoes
2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese




Instructions:

1. Cook noodles according to package instructions (do not include oil or salt), and drain.

2. Spray a medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray; stir-fry onion and broccoli for 3 minutes over medium heat.

3. Add seasonings (but not the Parmesan cheese) and tomatoes; simmer until heated through.

4. Spoon vegetable mixture over noodles and top with Parmesan cheese.

Cost:

Per Recipe: $ 1.90
Per Serving: $ 0.48

Source:

Adapted from:
Discover the Secret to Healthy Living
California 5-a-Day—For Better Health! Campaign
California Department of Health Services

Answer 4

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI, nourishing & cheap.
8 ounces cooked chicken
3 cups cooked spaghetti ( 4.5 oz dry)
3 ounces Velveeta cheese
4.5 ounces chopped green chiles
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper cooked w/spaghetti

Mix Velveeta with soup & chiles. Heat. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into 13x9" dish sprayed with a non-stick coating and cook for 10 minutes at 450 degrees or until heated through. Serves 4-6.

Answer 5

Stews are probably the cheapest thing, because you can make a big pot and have enoguh for a while family, with leftovers. Plus, you can buy cheaper pieces of chicken or beef, since in a stew they will simmer and get softer and tender.

Answer 6

home made vegetable soup, or pasta with tinned tomatoes and peppers, but i think this could be the cheapest wholesome meal ever which is, mashed poptatoes with a tin of tuna mixed in it, served with beans, you have the fibre the carbs and the protien in this meal, and only costs about £1.50 to make and it feeds 4 people.

Answer 7

Chicken and Dumplings

1 whole chicken
1 bay leaf
2 tsp garlic salt
6 black peppercorns
6 cups of water
1 cup baby carrots
1 package refrigerator biscuits (10 – 12)



Place chicken in crock pot and add everything except carrots. Cook on low for about 8-10 hours. Remove chicken and de-bone. Remove peppercorns and bay leaf. Pour broth into large pot on stove and heat until boiling. Add carrots and cook for 30 minutes. Thicken broth with cornstarch or flour mixed with cold water. Tear refrigerator biscuits into 3-4 pieces each and drop into boiling broth, lower heat and cover. Simmer for about 5 minutes, until biscuits puff up. Add chicken and carrots, stir, and serve.

Answer 8

Jacket potatoes, toppings like baked beans or cheese or tinned tuna are very cheap.

Pasta, make a healthy cheap sauce with tinned toms, onion, maybe chop some ham up and chuck it in.

Answer 9

Soup of fish...made with one big fish head, boiled in two liters of water, then pass it by the colander, add...5 big tomatos passed by the liquidizer, 3 garlic cloves; 2 carrot , 1 sweet potato, 2 potatoes, 1 big onion all them cutted in small squares, 1 celery stem sliced, and green aromatic herbs, one little juliene of orange peel...
Serve them with toasted bread...
This is really healthy and cheap...

Answer 10

1 pound ground beef
package of taco seasoning
package of dry ranch dressing mix
2 cans of pinto beans
1 can of red kidney beans
2 cans of corn
1 can rotel
1 can del monte mexican flavored tomatos

brown beef
dump everything else in ( blend rotel and tomatos in blender first)

It lasts for a long time because the beans are really filling