Your favorite CHEAP meal!

californiansun

What is your favorite cheap meal that is nutritious?

sophomorelove

Omelet with frozen veggies, onion, and curry.

janejellyroll

Refried beans (make your own from dried for extra savings) on a tortilla with salsa and cabbage.

Pasta, frozen vegetables, and tomato sauce.

Minestrone soup.

kommodevaran

These kinds of questions make my head spin Everything I eat is nutritious, and the majority is made from cheap food ingredients; I aim to use it up and only make/prepare the amounts I'm going to eat, so the meals are cheap too. To pick ONE favorite meal is impossible, I love food now and the variety is an important contributor to that. But you can take a look at My meals (w/pics) to get an idea.

Bonny132

Rice noodles with whatever spices I have left in the cupboards, with either leftover meats or chicken/minced beef and a scrambled egg mixed in. If I have leftover onions/garlic, finely sliced carrots or peas/broccoli I throw that in too.

Cheap, healthy and great way to use up leftovers.

californiansun

Y'all rock! Thanks for the ideas!

JeffreyOC

I love tuna cakes!

TR0berts

Breakfast: 3 eggs on some lightly buttered toast with a slice of cheese.

Lunch: Can of tuna, and some veggies (spiced however).

carrieloveshk

I've been trying new recipes (used to HATE cooking) and found this last week. It's SO good! It made enough for me and my husband to eat 3 times.

https://www.skinnymom.com/skinny-chicken-fried-rice/

CatherineLaurel

I ALWAYS have a can of black beans and instant rice in my home. You just spice it right,.maybe add hot sauce, maybe cheese if you want. If you have any veggies lying around toss em in.

geneticsteacher

Vegetarian chili (homemade) with rice.

laur357

Jasmine rice with soft boiled egg, avocado (or asparagus), and soy sauce/sriracha.

enterdanger

beans & rice. This one. I only use 1 color pepper though since really, it doesn't taste all that different.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/arroz-congri-cuban-rice-and-black-beans/

Samuraiko

Almost all of my crockpot recipes are cheap. Lots of food, easily prepped, and a couple days' worth each time.

thenewkayla

JeffreyOC wrote: »

I love tuna cakes!

What's a tuna cake?

californiansun

thenewkayla wrote: »

JeffreyOC wrote: »

I love tuna cakes!

What's a tuna cake?

Like a crab cake but made with tuna.

And thanks for the ideas guys! Keep em comin!

elgie3

Had this tonight w/ some mods: White Bean and Roasted Chicken Salad (didn't have chicken or basil, added a bunch of spinach, gave son option of adding goat cheese we had in refrig) along with a couple slices of wheat baguette. Great for a hot night.

Gnocchi (I fry it with some onions, misc veg such as spinach or kale or other green stuff and sometimes a bit of leftover ham, sprinkle w/ parmesan)

Stir fry

lulalacroix

baked potato with 2 over easy eggs and salsa

thenewkayla

Eggs toast and salsa
Chicken and rice

AngryViking1970

lulalacroix wrote: »

baked potato with 2 over easy eggs and salsa

I know what's on my menu tonight! This sounds yummy.

savithny

Eggs with vegetable hash
Black bean burritos with veggies
Huevos Rancheros with tortilla, black beans, scrambled eggs
Big salads with shredded chicken.
Thai chicken and cabbage salad

Anythign can be cheap if you cook it yourself. Stretch expensive meat with inexpensive vegetables or whole grains. I would have a hard time eating hard-core paleo or very low carb on our current budget, but we eat a lot of whole foods, local meat, and veggies for well under the USDA Thrifty Plan pricepoint.

LuckyNumbers

Eggs overeasy on top of rice. Add salt and pepper and I'm in heaven.

jgnatca

Leftovers! Practically free. Put them in a wrap. Add a little cheese, a little lettuce, a little hot sauce.

johnnylakis

Pizza, yes pizza. If you eat only one slice, 272 cal, 10g fat, 33g carb, 12g protein. Very balanced

cblairnh

Don't forget to look in your grocer's produce section for marked down vegs that need to be sold right away. They might be a little bruised or getting limp but you can still cook with them.

CandehMandeh

Hummus sandwiches : )

Saskwatch99

Bean and rice with salsa and sliced avocado.

Ben_there_done_that

1 x bag of steamable frozen vegetables. 1 x pre-cooked (but microwaveable) frozen chicken breast. Costs like $2 a meal and it's all done with a microwave. I can't cook though. Clearly.

need2belean

Low carb tuna casserole. One bag of frozen broccoli/cauliflower (2$), a little light mayo (.50c), 2 cans of tuna (2$) and some fat free cheese (or whatever cheese you want) ($1.50). Super filling meal for 6$. And most people can't eat the whole thing but I like my protein and I love my veggies.

Need2Exerc1se

Beans and cornbread with chopped scallions
chili
Anything made with venison (supplied for the cost a bullet by our local furry friends)
Anything made with eggs (we have chickens, but eggs are pretty cheap anyway)
Beans and rice

Annamarie3404

Avocado and Egg salad