grad student needs budget friendly recipes !

hhazlett62

Help! I'm a super busy grad student and need easy, gluten free , budget friendly recipes. Any advice /recipes would be totally appreciated

Queenmunchy

Www.budgetbytes.com is awesome!

Queenmunchy

You can make swaps - vegetable noodles or gf pasta, gf bread or use greens as wraps, etc. Aldi has a great gf line if you have one around you!

hhazlett62

Thank you! I do have an aldi nearby and have been going to it. A big issue is I work 2 jobs. So I need easy to make, grab and go healthy food.

phxteach

Try your public library and search for budget cookbooks. To actually get cheaper food for those recipes: Do you have dollar stores nearby? They have a good selection of staples like beans, tuna, bread, etc. Mine also has fresh veggies. Do you have a nearby church that sponsors events like 3000 club? In Arizona, we have a lot of surplus from growers that local organizations pick and distribute via events. Possibly there is one like this in your area.

hhazlett62

I've never heard of the 3000 club. What is that ?

bover145

A go to quick and inexpensive meal - baked potato with chili. My grocery store has soups including chili that are fresh and tasty. All can be microwaved.
Add a green salad to up the veg quota.

bebeisfit

Can you spare an hour or two to cook once or twice a week? Chili is super cheap and easy to make with or without meat. I use 3 different kinds of beans (kidney, black, pinto, white or pink), canned chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, peppers if you like (I don't), buy a good chili powder and add some cumin, salt and water or broth. And let it sit on the stove for a while. And it's better on day 2. I make enough to put some in the freezer and am always thrilled when there's nothing in the house to eat and find a container in the freezer.

I also make a lot of lentils. Brown and red.